Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the proposal to amend the leaving certificate examination grading system to award bonus points to students who study the T1 specification for leaving certificate in order to encourage students to choose this specification in view of the fact that there is no advantage to the students to do the T1 specification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18181/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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Matters in relation to the development and implementation of new specifications for Leaving Certificate Irish are being considered by my Department and relevant agencies. This includes the matter of measures to encourage students in Gaeltacht and Irish-medium schools to undertake the L1 specification for Leaving Certificate as is set out in the Gaeltacht Education Policy.

These matters are also being considered in the broader context of the review of Senior Cycle which is currently underway by the National Council for Currriculum and Assessment.

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the proposal to amend the leaving certificate examinations grading system in order that T1 leaving certificate specification be made available for students in schools that do not function through the medium of Irish in circumstances in which some students in an English speaking school may use Irish as their primary language in the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18182/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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Matters in relation to the development and implementation of new specifications for Leaving Certificate Irish are being considered by my Department and relevant agencies. This includes the approach to implementation of the specifications in Irish-medium post-primary schools and in English-medium post-primary schools.

These matters are also being considered in the broader context of the review of Senior Cycle which is currently underway by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.