Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Dalton Tattan:

It will depend on the nature of the response. I touched on this a little earlier. Some issues in the report may be issues that can be implemented at a quicker pace than others.

We would certainly be keen not to wait for everything to come together and have it all arrive in some kind of big bang way. The approach we would like is for things to be implemented as soon as they can be. Some things may be trickier than others. Some might be simple structural changes but others, which may require further engagement with stakeholders and further development, will take that bit longer. It is hard in the current circumstances to be absolutely firm about dates but the Deputy can take it that we will be seeking to move things as quickly as we can and will not be waiting for the slowest-moving piece to come into place.