Written Answers - State Examinations

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Dáil Éireann Debate
Vol. 760 No. 3

 236.  Deputy Brendan Smith    asked the Minister for Education and Skills    the number of retired teachers involved in oral Irish examinations, oral French examinations, oral German examinations and oral Spanish examinations in the State Examinations 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16921/12]

 237.  Deputy Brendan Smith    asked the Minister for Education and Skills    the number of retired teachers employed supervising the State Examinations 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16923/12]

 238.  Deputy Brendan Smith    asked the Minister for Education and Skills    the number of then recently qualified graduates who applied for employment with the State Examinations 2011; the number that were offered employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16924/12]

 239.  Deputy Brendan Smith    asked the Minister for Education and Skills    the number of retired teachers involved in oral Irish examinations, oral French examinations, oral German examinations and oral Spanish examinations in the State Examinations 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16925/12]

 240.  Deputy Brendan Smith    asked the Minister for Education and Skills    the number of recently qualified graduates who applied for employment with the State Examinations 2012; the number that were offered employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16926/12]

 241.  Deputy Brendan Smith    asked the Minister for Education and Skills    the number of retired teachers who were employed to correct examination papers for the State Examinations 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16927/12]

 242.  Deputy Brendan Smith    asked the Minister for Education and Skills    the number of retired teachers who will be employed to correct examination papers for the State examinations 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16928/12]

Minister for Education and Skills (Deputy Ruairí Quinn):   I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 to 242, inclusive, together.

The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations, determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations and making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination.

In view of this I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to him.