Mr. Tim Conlon:

I will make two brief observations on Deputy Conway-Walsh's point on leaving certificate options and Senator Byrne's point on the proliferation of programme choices at CAO. The point at which students make a career choice is the most important piece. The Minister alluded to the need to support students in making a decision that has an impact on the rest of their lives. Then, if that does not work out, what are the alternates and how can the student step up or step down between different levels in the system? I could say more about it but time is limited.