There has been further criticism of the government after Eamon Ryan admitted he found out about errors in the Leaving Cert grades last Friday. The Minister for Education was told on the morning of Wednesday, September 23, with Transport Minister Eamon Ryan told two days later, with the remaining members of the Cabinet not informed for a further five days. Speaking during leader's questions, Mr Ryan said the decision not to inform the public or politicians was in order to investigate what had gone wrong. "Minister Foley was only informed on Wednesday morning, that there was a difficulty but not clear exactly what it was." "The department informed my party, myself on Friday," he added.

Source: Irish Examiner October 01, 2020 13:16 UTC