Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach will know that the reform of the leaving certificate started seven years ago and it was designed to build on the difficult but successful reform of the junior cycle. The latest postponement which we read of may reflect genuine concerns but we cannot move to a situation where reform is at the pace of the slowest mover. The last reform was nearly 30 years ago and there has been a radical change in Irish society. The OECD describes our leaving certificate as creating second-class robots in a rapidly changing world of technology. We need to move on and we need momentum to deliver serious reform. I am concerned that we are losing that momentum and determination to deliver the change needed.

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