Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Okay. It has been said, and I believe it, that there is an inequality with regard to the mainstream schools with young people who have special educational needs. I see it even in my constituency in terms of one school being able to meet the needs of students with special educational needs while another is not. It is very confusing for parents. They feel a sense of injustice and inequality in that regard. The Minister spoke about 20,000 students and when we have brought back so many other students, they find that difficult to accept.

However, I am constrained in the amount of time I have, so I wish to ask a question about the leaving certificate. The Department's document, A Guide to State Examinations and Accredited Grades, lays out in detail how teachers should arrive at the grade, but there is much less detail on how the grades will be standardised other than to state that they will be adjusted based on the class performance in the junior certificate. Will anything else be used to change the grades issued by teachers?