Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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641. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if alternative arrangements will be made by which there are no provisions for students due to sit exams and due to unforeseen circumstances are hospitalised as an emergency and in many cases have no alternative to leave hospital to sit exams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19596/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. My predecessor as Minister, Joe McHugh TD, last year asked the State Examinations Commission to review the supports provided to Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) students who suffer trauma or adversity around the time of the state examinations.

The Commission operates the scheme of Reasonable Accommodations at the Certificate Examinations, known as the RACE scheme, to accommodate candidates who suffer bereavement, illness or other trauma, either immediately before or during the examinations. 

In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.