asked the Minister for Education the present cost to pupils repeating the leaving certificate; and the corresponding fees for (i) 1986 (ii) 1987 and (iii) 1988.
Written Answers. - Repeat Leaving Certificate Fees.
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The leaving certificate examination fee for repeat school candidates in 1989 is £100. Where such candidates take one or two subjects only, the fee is £35 or £70, respectively.
Where the parent or guardian of a school candidate repeating the examination is the holder of a current medical card, the ordinary examination fee, £35 in 1989, applies.
A similar situation applied in relation to the 1988 leaving certificate examination.
In 1986 and 1987, school candidates repeating the examination paid the same fees as first time candidates, i.e. £30 in 1986 and £33 in 1987.