I now call on Deputy Barry.

All things come to he who waits. Why did the Minister for Education decide to back the biggest change to the leaving certificate in the history of that examination and announce this change without consultation with teachers? Does the Taoiseach understand that teachers feel that the goodwill they extended in producing predicted grades as a pandemic measure is now being abused by his Government? Does he expect teachers to mark 40% of the new leaving certificate examinations without major increases in pay? In Cork city, Bruce College is advertising courses in seven leaving certificate subjects for €825. Its website adds, "Fees are non-refundable - no allowance for absenteeism." Private grind schools are milking students' anxiety after the Covid pandemic, which negatively affected their teaching hours. Do they now want to take money off students who are unable to attend their grind classes as a result of Covid?

I would be interested to hear the Taoiseach's comments on this.

The Deputy has been consistently attacking the leaving cert system over the past number of months. As soon as one of the most radical reforms of the senior cycle programme is announced, he is back in with a different tack, attacking it. Which side is he on? The reforms announced by the Minister are student centred. They have followed the most comprehensive consultation on reform of the leaving certificate by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA, with all stakeholders. They will give greater breadth to the students by introducing new subjects: climate action and sustainable development; and drama, film and theatre studies. It facilitates students within the leaving cert applied and leaving certificate vocational programmes to have access to the established leaving certificate. It also introduces the assessment model.

What about grind schools?

I have no remit for them.