Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I concur with the comments made by Senator Dolan. We need a decision in the next week. Parents and children have contacted us as public representatives and I am sure they have contacted the Minister of State. We want a final decision to be made in the next two to three days as it would let everyone know where they stand.I would prefer a hybrid model but that may not be attainable due the junior certificate having been sat, so we need to put an alternative leaving certificate in place for students. We have to take into account the fact they have not had two years of consecutive learning. It cannot go back to the old model.