Mr. Dalton Tattan:

We are engaging with the Department of Health and the HSE on this matter because it has been raised with us. Our default position is that people should transition. A child who is in his or her final year of school and who would normally transition into adult day services with the HSE ought to make that transition. We have done other things.

Mention was made of calculated grades. What we sought to do there was not to put students into a holding or repeat position. We found a mechanism through which they could progress to the next stage in their lives. We do not believe that it is appropriate to deal with this group differently. They also should move, transition and progress with the next stage of their lives. We recognise that some of the normal things which would happen to support that transition have not been possible since March. We will continue to engage with the HSE as a way to support children in making that transition successfully.