Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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An enormous body of work has been undertaken by the NCCA. This report has really been five years in the making. It is a substantial body of work and I am currently reviewing that. I am entirely committed to senior cycle reform and to the senior cycle review. I believe that we are all very clear that we need an education system that meets the needs of every child and every young person and which provides them with their own unique pathway forward. When we speak of senior cycle review, we are referring to transition year, the senior leaving certificate applied programme, the leaving certificate vocational programme and the leaving certificate established, as it is called. It is quite significant. I am giving it absolute priority. It demands a significant response from me and I will be in a position to do that in the not-too-distant future, and as quickly as I possibly can. I am committed to that.