Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

When can members of the junior certificate class of 2022 expect to see their results? They are all anxious to see the fruits of their labour but beyond wanting to get out and celebrate and digest their results, some of them have to make lower level decisions in respect of their fifth-year examinations and what may happen thereafter.

On the school transport measures, this is a fantastic scheme, although there have been glitches with it. Does the Taoiseach envisage the scheme being rolled out in the years ahead? In July and August, people can travel through any town or city because the cars dropping off children to school are gone. From an environmental point of view, it makes sense to have school buses on the road as this reduces congestion on the streets.

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