Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)

It is the Chair's turn to ask a few questions. Back in the day, I went to what was then called the tech, which then became a VEC school, so I am the proud product of an ETB school. I also worked in Cavan VEC back in the day so I have a vested interest. I also come from a family of tradespeople so the success of all of this is very important and personal to me. There has been some great discourse here today.

I will go back to Deputy Connolly's queries on accreditation and the standards we are talking about. Accreditation and trust in that accreditation is very important. I want to dig down into the actions the organisations are taking in that regard. There were media reports that people got their exam papers in advance. Leaving certificate exams are also paper-based so that cannot be an excuse for the release of exams. Accountability goes to the core of trust in a system. These are really important jobs. These people will be fitting boilers and dealing with high-voltage electricity. Is there full confidence in that system? What are the witnesses doing to ensure everyone else has full confidence in it in light of those media reports?