State Examinations Issues

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 October 2013

Thursday, 10 October 2013

Questions (71)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

71. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the boxed answer paper provided in the leaving certificate maths paper has inadequate room for solutions and calculations; if this could be easily resolved by replacing the blank pages at the back of the answer paper with boxed pages; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the 5 millimetre paper is impossible to write on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42840/13]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations, determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations and making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.