Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of students who in 2012/13 have been refused a waiver for the assessment of spelling/grammar/punctuation in language subjects when sitting their leaving certificate examination by the State Examinations' Commission; the number of these children that were granted a waiver to assist them when sitting their junior certificate examination; and if he has the authority to intervene directly and overrule the decision of the SEC when disputed cases are appealed. [17828/13]

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