Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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I have one other issue with regard to the State Examinations Commission, which has a turnover of €23 million. How much of that would be in respect of fees for examinations? The Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, announced earlier that the fees will be waived this year. The questions most people have are how the hell did we ever charge people to sit the leaving certificate in the first place and what happens if somebody cannot afford the fees? Could Mr. McCarthy give us an indication of how much that would be? What would the shortfall be if the decision to waive were made permanent?