Minister 'trying to brush aside problem' of specific places for previous Leaving Cert students

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris TD the legal advice given to him is that if  he ringfenced places it would cause more complications. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Minister for Higher Education has ruled out ringfencing college places for students who sat the Leaving Cert in previous years.

Thousands of pupils who sat the State exams in recent years have raised significant concerns that they will miss out on third level places because of grade inflation.