Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister for Education is dealing with that as we speak and has engaged over recent days with all the stakeholders and the advisory group on the examinations. We appreciate fully that clarity is required as quickly as we can possibly get it and must be provided to the students, who are going through a lot of anxiety as a result of this. Adjustments have already been made to the written papers. There may be further consideration or further adjustments in that regard. The opportunity to learn from Covid will be taken up. It will not be possible to have the more medium-term reforms in place by this summer, but the opportunities will certainly be taken and work is already under way through the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA, on reforms. The Minister is very committed to bringing about leaving certificate reform.

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