Ulick Burke (Fine Gael)

I endorse the requests of Senators O'Toole and Kitt regarding the denial to 906 students of their junior certificates. Will the Leader impress upon the Minister the fact that, for many of the students concerned, this would be the only certification available to them? They are now officially classed as failures among their peer group. Will the Leader ask the Minister to forward the certificates to the management of the schools in which the students sat their examinations in order that the matter can be decided at local level? The certificates mean so much to the students, even if it is only the junior certificate, because they represent their attainments in school. What is probably a great achievement for many has been denied to them. Will the Leader impress upon the Minister the importance of granting them their certificates?