Sir, – In "Leaving Certificate urgently needs reform" (Opinion & Analysis, June 10th), Clive Byrne suggests that it is essential that all groups need to be made comfortable with the changes through extensive consultation and that a long lead-in time is essential.
The need for reform of the Leaving Certificate constitutes a national emergency, and the primary focus needs to be on ending this emergency.
The Government needs to name a firm timeframe by which reforms will be implemented, and all consultations with groups need to be completed within this time-frame.
Otherwise, attempting to get groups comfortable with “all changes”, taking whatever time is necessary to do so becomes the primary driver.
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If this happens, reform of the Leaving Certificate will continue to be delayed, with the corresponding negative consequences for thousands of young Irish people and for the nation as a whole. – Yours, etc,
JAMES QUINN,
Rochester,
Michigan,
US.