Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Department of Education has announced an alternate sitting for leaving certificate 2022 for students who have close family bereavement, Covid-19 illness or certain other categories of illness. I have been contacted by families of students with epilepsy who are trying to be included in that scheme, especially students who may experience a seizure just before or during an exam. So far they have had vague, uncertain answers on whether students with epilepsy will be included in the scheme. Can the Government give certainty a flexible and compassionate approach will be taken for students with epilepsy by including them in the scheme?

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