Daniel McConnell: Education Minister waffles on as Leaving Cert students suffer again

It is alarming to see how poor Norma Foley’s handling of the Department of Education has been after only three weeks in the job, writes Daniel McConnell

Education Minister Norma Foley  arriving for a Dáil sitting at the Convention Centre Dublin this week.Picture: Gareth Chaney

Have we learned nothing?

Why, at such a critical time, has the country been landed with a rookie minister when confusion around our education system is swirling all around us?