Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My question relates to the issue of junior certificate reform, particularly the need for independent assessment and marking of examinations. Parents and teachers alike have expressed their concerns regarding the changes proposed by the Minister in this area. I understand the initial advice from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to the Minister was that the junior certificate should remain an externally assessed examination that is set and certified by the State. The Minister, however, seems to be going down a different path. I am asking for a commitment, as part of junior certificate reform, that there be independent assessment and that it remain a State-certified exam.

See this speech in context