Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I echo the Chair's sentiments. It is a disgrace. For the benefit of the people out there, it is just a matter of having 10% additional time for these people. That is all it is. It is not millions and millions. It is about the urgency, but also the regression if they are not given enough time to do these junior certificate exams, for example. They will not progress to the next stage. That is why it is urgent to get a response from the State Examinations Commission as quickly as possible. For those who need the extra 10% time, there only needs to be a sticker on the table to say they need that additional time. As it stands now, it is discrimination that these people are not being facilitated. That is why it is so urgent. I agree with that and I know the rest of the committee totally agrees with it. I hope we will move it forward as fast as we can.