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

The Minister met the students on quite a number of occasions and engaged with them. There were four requests. I have gone through the four. The Minister has been able to respond positively to three of those four requests. On the fourth, which relates to accredited grades, that simply was not possible.

I explained to Deputy McDonald, as she knows well, that there is a huge challenge to the accredited grades option because of the fact that 25% of this year's leaving certificate-----

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