Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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I thank the witnesses for attending the meeting. There has been an open expression of views with the committee. I thank Mr. Farrell for the knowledge he has imparted to us. It is clear that there is a very good ongoing process, and it is good to hear that. There is no question that the vast majority of students can work within the timeframe, given the figures that have been presented to us relating to complaints. That is obvious. Four complaints is very low. However, would he accept that there might be a considerable number of people who will not make a complaint?

Many people have a fixed notion that they should give X amount of time to answering each question. I accept that the witnesses are the experts in this area. Dr. Desmond referred to students attempting to answer questions but not finishing their answers. Is it envisaged that the number of marks for project work will increase in the leaving certificate? It is great that examinations are moving in this direction because a significant number of students freeze when confronted with an examination paper and find it difficult to deal with examinations.