Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to enable the Minister for Education and Science to make a statement on the severe difficulties experienced by students nationwide in registering for third level education with the Central Applications Office. I call on the CAO to extend its applications deadline by one week to facilitate students who have had difficulties registering on-line due to capacity limitations in its computer system and to ease the great stress on students, teachers and families.

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