Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 72: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if arrangements will be made to allow a person (details supplied) sit their exam in June 2009. [14830/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. I suggest that the parent contacts the State Examinations Commission (Entries Section) to discuss arrangements for her son to sit the Junior Certificate at 009064-42702/42703/42706 or by e-mail: entries@examinations.ie.

Section 29 of the Education Act 1998, provides parents with an appeal process where a Board of Management of a school or a person acting on behalf of the Board expels a student. The school is obliged to inform parents of their right under Section 29 of Education Act 1998 to appeal that decision to either the relevant Vocational Educational Committee or to the Secretary General of my Department. In the case of the latter, only where an appeal under Section 29 is upheld can the Secretary General of my Department direct a school to re admit a pupil.

The National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) is the statutory agency which can assist parents who are experiencing difficulty in securing a school place for their child. The Board can be contacted at National Educational Welfare Board, National Headquarters, 16-22 Green Street, Dublin 7 or by telephone at 01-8738700.