PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR Leaving Certificate subject music and Junior Cycle home economics due to be held tomorrow have been postponed.

It follows uncertainty as to the transport situation regarding the ongoing fuel protests.

The Department of Education confirmed the postponement, saying the decision was made as “at this time, the SEC cannot be sure that all examiners and students will be able to travel to their schools”.

The deferral applies only to practical examinations scheduled for Monday, 13 April. Not all schools were due to hold exams on this date.

The SEC will put alternative arrangements in place for affected students and will contact impacted schools directly with further details.

All students impacted will get the opportunity to undertake their practical examinations, it assured.

At this time, practical examinations scheduled for Tuesday will go ahead. The SEC will update schools by lunchtime on Monday should there be any change to that position.

Bus Éireann, which operates the school transport scheme on behalf of the Department, confirmed that school transport services are intended to resume tomorrow after the Easter holidays.

Bus Éireann is liaising with contractors through local school transport offices to ensure that any disruption to school transport services is limited and localised, the Deparment said.

“Parents are advised that if blockades continue to impact on road access in some parts of the country and challenges continue with fuel distribution, there are likely to be delays and potential service disruption experienced to some services.

“Bus Éireann will endeavour to advise families of any disruption to services as soon as such information is made available.”