Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have two brief questions. Ms Feeney mentioned earlier the delay with regard to the junior certificate results and the knock-on effect for people who may be doing apprenticeships. She mentioned that the SEC was in touch with SOLAS. Is it the case that the SEC is waiting for SOLAS to revert to her? Where is that at? Has the commission been corresponding with regard to what it will do with that cohort of people? That is the first question.

The second goes back to the number of examiners. It is an unfortunate reality we have to deal with but before Covid-19, what way were the examiner numbers trending? Ms Feeney said the number is at approximately 3,500 or 3,300. Up to that point, was there in excess of that? Has there been a steady decline in the trend? Has it been up and down? What kind of trend was there?