Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

So the fault lies at his door and nobody else's. Did the Minister also say his Department became aware of this a good two hours after this problem emerged? I find it astonishing, given that the leaving certificate is the big deal for the Department of Education and Science annually, that the Department would know of this two hours after it emerged and that proper procedures were not put in place. What is the cost of this monumental cock-up?

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