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‹ Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation

Calculated grades and school transport

Summary

Deputy Healy-Rae raises student distress over downgraded calculated grades, then adds that school buses are also causing chaos. The Chair insists only one item can be dealt with, and the broader exchange remains focused on the grading issue.

Students have been extremely upset in recent days with the downgrading, in many instances, of high-performing students who always had excellent results. They have seen their results being downgraded. This has been extremely upsetting. I know that many other people in this House have been contacted by parents and students. What are the Government, Department and Minister going to do about this? Students and their parents really feel that they have been hard done by and that the structures and methodology have detrimentally affected them and their results. I could not express how sorry I am for those students who put their hopes, aims and work into this over the last years. Due to the pandemic and how it has been addressed by the Government, they feel hard done by.

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I thank the Deputy.

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Ten seconds. Students have been left on the side of the road because buses are not taking them to their schools. That is in chaos as well.

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We can only deal with one item.

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The Ceann Comhairle will excuse my indulgence. Thank you.

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