Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am aware of the changes to the CBAs but I do not see the consistency. I am disappointed that the Minister has not gone further in respect of the leaving certificate but, if we are to be consistent and we are acknowledging that the time lost to leaving certificate students was such that it required adjustments to the papers, why is it not the case that the time lost requires changes to be made to the junior certificate papers? Junior certificate students have experienced arguably more disruption due to school closures, amounting to almost four months last year. They are probably getting less priority for substitution this year. There were significant amounts of self-isolation, including among students. Why is the Minister not taking the same approach? Why is she not making changes to the junior certificate papers so those students have additional choice? It is a simple question of consistency. If it is worth it for the leaving certificate, why not for the junior certificate?

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