Mr. Dalton Tattan:

I believe there is. The Senator made a point about those who may be at greater risk of educational disadvantage and students with special educational needs. The NCCA and the Department are very mindful of ensuring inclusion in any set of measures. We have a level one and level two programme up to junior cycle level. What do we do when it comes to senior cycle in terms of students with significant special educational needs but who are still able and wish to have access to education in the senior cycle? We need to think about how we cater properly for that group. On the disadvantaged side, we must ensure the steps we take are equitable and fair. If we think of things like transition year, it is not a completely even experience across the system. We would like all students to be able to undertake transition year but we also want that to be a really good-quality experience for students. Again, we must think about how we support schools properly to ensure that can happen.