Shane Curley (Fianna Fail)
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On a different committee with the Chairman, Deputy Crowe, the coiste Gaeilge, we are both pushing the idea that reducing the marks in the new draft leaving certificate for the oral exam is scandalous but we will get back to that on another day.

Ms Bissett has been campaigning on the extra time for two years. I ask her to please keep the foot on the throttle until it is done, please. I raised it in the Seanad with Senator Ollie Crowe. The two of us are trying to campaign for it. It is a no-brainer.

Councillor Donna Phelan contacted me about assistive technology recently. Is there no autonomy at all for schools in relation to the administration of it? Is it purely an application process? Is it really restricted?