Mr. Ian McKenna:

I can certainly respond and Dr. Patterson may wish to add to that. The admissions policy of each higher education institution is its responsibility and it is not a departmental responsibility. It is actually the regulations within each of the institutions. It was last reviewed in 2018 or thereabouts and additional points were allocated on the basis of A levels. If there have been further changes within the A levels process, that would certainly merit a review. I know it is an issue that the committee raised in the report. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of the institutions to respond to that. We can certainly raise it with the representative association, the Irish Universities Association, IUA, to find out if there is an appetite within the admissions offices.