Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider holding the practical components of the main State examinations during an extended Easter break in order to avoid the expense of employing substitutes for teachers who are conducting exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13757/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations, determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations and making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.