Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Will she encourage the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, to talk to the teachers' unions about protecting the integrity of the junior certificate? We need outside, independent assessment and professionalism, and, above all, we need confidence in the process. I support the Teachers' Union of Ireland, TUI, and the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, ASTI members who are on the picket line today. They deserve our support. They are standing up for education, pupils, teachers and this country.

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