Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. I have no difficulty that she is repeating the answer. I accept some of it. The bit I do not accept is that it was impossible to come up with a solution in this regard. The other question I put related to the fear that students are being short-changed at this point by not being offered the hybrid model. I accept those other necessary mitigations are occurring. The fear is that the Department is wedded to the leaving certificate as is, however, and that the reform that is necessary, which everyone across this House accepts should happen, will not happen, and that is the reason we are in a situation where the hybrid model is not in place.

We all know a significant number of students have not done the junior certificate. I will be clear. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae spoke earlier about full disclosure. My son is doing the leaving certificate. I would probably be a lot happier if he was a bit more stressed about it, but a large number of kids are stressed and we should be trying to deliver for them. Reform into the future is the only thing that will work.

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