Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

On behalf of the many students in Kerry who have my phone reddened, I ask that they be given a choice this year. In 2020, I asked the then Minister, Deputy Joe McHugh, the very same question and he responded. I believe I was the first to ask that students be given a choice. The Covid-19 virus is not yet finished and teachers and pupils could miss more time. This set of students missed three months last year and they also missed time in the autumn because teachers and pupils were missing.

I ask the Minister to please give these students a choice this year because they have been through a tough time. We should remember that these students did not sit the junior certificate exam. They must be given a choice now to either use a predicted grades system or sit an exam because they have been through such a tough time. They need that chance so the Minister should please give that to them.

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