574 Mr. McEllistrim asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a student (details supplied) in County Kerry is unable to re-sit their maths exam in the local CBS school due to bureaucracy; the number of students in this category whereby they can not re-sit their exam due to the fact that their application was late; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11626/07]

The 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.

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