asked the Minister for Education if he will take steps to have the date of holding examinations for local authority scholarships to secondary schools changed to the month of June.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authority Scholarships Examinations.
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It is necessary to have the results of these examinations available in July or early August so as to enable the Councils to award the scholarships and to give all the scholarship winners ample time to reserve a place and make arrangements for attendance at a secondary school.
It would not, therefore be feasible to hold the examinations in June.