State Examinations

Thursday, 13 May 2010

Questions (227)

Ciaran Lynch

Question:

229 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if provision will be made to accommodate a student (details supplied) in County Cork who was forced to miss a Leaving Certificate Vocational Applied exam due to the volcanic ash disruption; if there is a backup paper available to cover emergencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19783/10]

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Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Mary Coughlan)

The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations, including organising the holding of examinations, making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination and issuing the results of examinations.

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