Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education

Mr. Dalton Tattan:

I understand the point that the Senator is making. I would say that it is not solely that group who are sitting the exams at the moment. We did have others who, unfortunately, for various reasons, we could not give a calculated grade to, although we tried our very best, for example, out-of-school learners or those who were carrying an additional subject or two outside of school. There are a number of reasons why people are choosing to sit the exams.