Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I can see that. There are requirements for Garda vetting and so on, but many of these people are retired bus drivers who could take up this work.

I appreciate that where the leaving certificate is required, one of the foremost matters on the Department's mind is the well-being of students. Has it any engagement with the UK in that regard? The UK is already considering not holding next year's A-levels and O-levels on the basis of Covid continuing. A great deal of money may be spent by the time our Department reaches a decision. Mr. Ó Foghlú stated that it would use the written exams as a template. While I appreciate that, I ask that the Department not go beyond that. We will face the same conundrum as we did this year. We already have a template, namely, not doing the leaving certificate.