Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date the Leaving Certificate results for 2023 will be issued to students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17390/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that 2022 marked the return to externally delivered State examinations for all candidates at both Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle. . There were a number of factors that affected the timing of the issue of results for both examinations in 2022. There were a number of factors that affected the timing of results of State examinations in 2022.  These included a challenge in recruiting sufficient examiners, the provision of deferred examinations at Leaving Certificate for candidates who experienced illness or bereavement, and the implementation of a post-marking adjustment.

The State Examinations Commission (SEC), which has responsibility for the operation, delivery and development of the State examinations, has not confirmed a date on which the Leaving Certificate 2023 results will be issued. 

However, both the SEC and my Department are acutely aware of the importance for students of this and they continue to work closely together to ensure that the results for Leaving Certificate 2023 are delivered in as timely a manner as possible.