Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

The Minister said the Department is offering students more choice in the papers and that some exams have been postponed until the Easter holidays. That does not really matter a damn. It is not the point or the issue. The issue now is whether there will be a traditional leaving certificate or non-traditional leaving certificate. What is the Minister's answer on that?

On the mental health issue, the Minister and I both know there is a mental health crisis in schools. Is she going to compound that further by imposing a leaving certificate that 70% of students - that is seven in ten - are against, as shown clearly by the ISSU poll?

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