I want to raise the leaving certificate. Students and teachers have been raising concerns with me about the shape of the examination for next summer. The traditional examination had shortcomings, and returning to it as a default would be a real missed opportunity. It has not been a traditional experience in the classroom either. There is a great chance to learn from the past two years and to put an improved leaving certificate in place. There are students who want something similar to last year's leaving certificate. In order to give students and teachers clarity and a chance to focus on the months ahead of them, a decision is needed as soon as possible. Will the opportunity to learn from the past two years be taken and an improved leaving certificate put in place this year instead of the traditional leaving certificate? How soon will such a decision be made?

The Minister for Education is dealing with that as we speak and has engaged over recent days with all the stakeholders and the advisory group on the examinations. We appreciate fully that clarity is required as quickly as we can possibly get it and must be provided to the students, who are going through a lot of anxiety as a result of this. Adjustments have already been made to the written papers. There may be further consideration or further adjustments in that regard. The opportunity to learn from Covid will be taken up. It will not be possible to have the more medium-term reforms in place by this summer, but the opportunities will certainly be taken and work is already under way through the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA, on reforms. The Minister is very committed to bringing about leaving certificate reform.