Mr. Barry Slattery:

The Deputy asked what would be possible in terms of a move to more components in fifth year. There was nothing in the announcement to suggest that it would be happening in the short term, but it would be subject specific and subject to further research. There is nothing to rule it in or out, but the impact of the assessments' timing would be subject specific, by which I mean it would depend on the knowledge and skills that were being assessed and the extent to which they would be developed in the first year of study.