Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

This is a major policy of the Government, but the Government is ending and nothing has been achieved. There is still a great sense of uncertainty. Second level is a critical time in a child's development. How will it be handled, given the importance of the learning programme in teenage years? Will the Minister take any initiative in the coming months either to advance the programme or address the grave concerns that have been put to her by the ASTI and its members in recent years?

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