Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 268: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the year French and German orals were brought in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9237/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Oral examinations in French and in German were first introduced for the Leaving Certificate Examination in 1986. The oral examination carries 25% of the overall marks for Higher Level candidates and 20% for Ordinary Level candidates.