Dr. Patricia Mulcahy:

I spoke briefly with Dr. Ryan and I think I know what he might have said, which is that there is a big discussion to be had around this issue and that THEA is fully committed to engaging in that discussion and having input into it. There is a great deal of talent and experience that can be brought to bear by our sector in terms of that discussion. Teachers work on this issue daily. I have two 15 year old daughters who have been through the junior certificate under Covid. With all of the changes that have happened, there is an opportunity to rethink the leaving certificate. Whether discussions provide for that is something we are all very interested in. THEA and the representatives from the institutes have many ideas that can feed into that process, but we do not have time to go into individual idea at this point.