Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 March 2009
518 Deputy Olwyn Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will reconsider the granting of a waiver to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly in respect of the leaving certificate; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the same person had a similar waiver for their junior certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9677/09]
View answerThe State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations and determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations.
I can inform the Deputy that the Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the certificate Examinations. Applications for such accommodations are submitted by schools on behalf of their students.
In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to the Deputy.
