Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Whether a school had the facilities or someone else had the facilities, that was not the issue. A school would have to show it could execute the programme. There was not a distinction made in that way. Clearly, this is the first phase of the pilot scheme. Therefore, we want to iron out potential challenges, if any. We want to test continual professional development, CPD, and upskilling. We need to test some of the examination methods because new methodology will be introduced due to the way the subject will be examined. We want to make sure that the system is strong before we roll it out nationwide in 2020.