The Gazette 1986

APRIL 1986

GAZETTE

Dail Debates

The External Examiners review a cross section of all scripts and all scripts of those candidates whose marks are on the borderline of Pass and Failure and are the final arbiters of the marks to be awarded to such candidates. The Internal Examiners present written reports on the examination and all Examiners are invited to meet with the Education Committee immediately prior to the con- sideration of the results. 371 candidates sat the examination in 1985. 159 of them were declared to have passed the examination. 82 of the candidates passed all the subjects which they sat (law graduates are exempt from Criminal Law which is not one of the five competitive subjects). 77 candidates were allowed compensation from other subjects. 224 were graduates in law, of whom 114 (51%) passed. 123 candidates were graduates in disciplines other than law, of which 42 (34%) passed. Other candidates totalled 24, of whom 3 (12.5%) passed. The following compensation rules were applied on this occasion: 1. No candidate who failed to reach the pass mark in three subjects - and also, where applicable, in criminal Law - was allowed to compensate. 2. No candidate who achieved less than 40 marks in any subject was allowed to compensate. •

National House Building Guarantee Scheme. 23. Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment if his Department will review the National House Building Guarantee Scheme in light of the serious financial conse- quences for house purchasers of unfinished estates, insol- vencies and builders going into liquidation. Minister for the Environment (Mr. Kavanagh): The National House Building Guarantee Scheme is operated by a company established under the aegis of the Construction Industry Federation and provides a structural guarantee of new houses registered under the scheme. A review of the scheme is primarily a matter for the guarantee company itself and I have no direct function in the matter. My Department have, however, persued the question of deposit cover with the company on a number of occasions and have again recently asked the company to further examine the question. I understand that the company is considering the matter in the context of a general review of its rules and I hope to be informed shortly of the outcome. It is a matter for each planning authority to take appropriate action to deal with the problem of unfinished estates. • The Society held its Final Examination - First Part (the "En t r y" Examination) in November 1985. The provi- sional results were announced by the Education Commit- tee on January 9th 1986. The Society's examiners for the Final Examination - First Part were: Subject Internal Examiner Tort Mr. Patrick McGovern, Solicitor Contract Mr. William Johnston, Solicitor Property Ms. Mary B. P. O'Mahoney, Solicitor Constitutional Law Mr. Eamonn G. Hall, Solicitor Company Law Mr Gerard Meehan, Solicitor Criminal Law Mr. Brendan Garvan, Solicitor Subject External Examiner Tort Professor Bryan M. McMahon (UCC) Contract Dr. Henry Ellis (NIHE Limerick) Property Professor J. C. Brady (UCD) Constitutional Law Mr. Patrick Horgan (UCC) Company Law Mr. Patrick Ussher (DU) Criminal Law Professor Kevin Boyle (UCG) The Examination papers are set by the Internal Exam- iners, subject to the approval of the External Examiners. EDUCATION NOTE Final Examination - First Part 1985: A Report

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