Mr. Dalton Tattan:

I do not want to re-argue the decision to cancel the leaving certificate exams but in terms of mental health and student well-being, the decision that was made in May by the Government was informed by NEPS advice and concerns. The public health advice we were getting led us to believe that we would have had to run very truncated and limited exams or exams that did not bear much resemblance to a normal leaving certificate. Undoubtedly, the leaving certificate experience is extremely stressful for students every year-----