School Curriculum

509. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number and percentage of parents of pre-school children that expressed support for multi-denominational education in the recent primary school survey carried out by her Department; the number and percentage of parents of children currently attending multi-denominational schools expressed support for multi-denominational educat…

1218. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of young people with an exemption to study Irish and who are learning a modern foreign language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23612/26]

1219. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of exemptions from the study of mathematics that are currently in place for students with specific learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23616/26]

268. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent to which financial literacy is currently delivered within the post-primary curriculum; the subjects and programmes through which it is provided; and whether her Department has assessed the proportion of students who receive structured financial literacy education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23338…

269. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has assessed the effectiveness of the current cross-curricular approach to financial literacy education at post-primary level, including in the context of national and OECD data on financial literacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23339/26]

270. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is considering the introduction of a more structured or universal approach to financial literacy education at post-primary level, including the potential for a standalone module, subject or mandatory programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23340/26]

810. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth his views on issues that have been raised in relation to curriculum in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19583/26]

519. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when sample AAC reports will be provided to teachers for science subjects to illustrate the expectation that will be considered when grading these projects from students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17069/26]

520. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when students undertaking AACs in science subjects will be provided with guidance on approaching the additional assessment component, particularly in relation to word count; the number of questions to answer; the amount of detail required for each question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17070/26]

521. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth following the recent ‘WATTS report’ based on input and data gathered by an organisation (details supplied), if she will pause the introduction of the AAC component in science subjects, with particular concern from science teachers given to health and safety risks, infrastructure gaps, workload crisis and equity and integrity is…

522. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason no marking scheme was introduced with exam papers for the written component of the Leaving Certificate for science subjects; when she expects this will be circulated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17072/26]

523. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide additional funding to accompany the introduction of AAC’s for science subjects following the concern raised in the recent ‘WATTS report’ based on data provided by an organisation (details supplied), with great concern given to health and safety issues, lack of storage, inadequate facilities, lack of lab tech…

131. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is working on a set curriculum for transition year to complete a base level of topics and subjects, while leaving scope for flexibility for schools to undertake individual subjects and topics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15457/26]

188. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to make more meaningful provision for students who have opted out of religious education; if the Department plans to give more specific guidance to schools on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13418/26]

674. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the working definition of the term ‘social justice’ as used by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment in its 2022-2025 Strategic Plan (details supplied); to detail how this definition is operationalised in curriculum design, including reference to any underlying theoretical frameworks, authors or academic traditions on…

675. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the NCCA has undertaken any analysis of the potential implications of multiple, divergent stakeholder interpretations of the term ‘social justice’ as used in its Strategic Plan and curriculum specifications, particularly in terms of how such divergence may affect the intelligibility of stated curriculum aims and principles…

683. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration has been given to the inclusion of age-appropriate education on premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) within the school curriculum, including within Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE); the steps being taken to ensure that menstrual and reproductive hea…

207. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if digital literacy can be added to school curriculums to ensure responsible use of AI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10989/26]

566. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the submission made over two years ago by an organisation (details supplied) calling for the inclusion of health literacy and patient empowerment within the secondary school SPHE curriculum; the expected timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8429/26]

567. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider the inclusion of structured health literacy and patient empowerment content within the redevelopment of the SPHE/wellbeing curriculum at post-primary level; the current work underway between the Department, the NCCA and health sector stakeholders on this issue; and if she will make a statement on th…

568. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and other relevant stakeholders on embedding health literacy and self-advocacy skills in the post-primary curriculum; if she will report on any planned consultations in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8431/26]

575. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the situation of a child having a reduced timetable at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6566/26]

99. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the removal of sailing as an eligible activity for the additional assessment component of the leaving certificate physical education curriculum; if she will review this decision in light of sport’s national significance, and youth participation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4514/26]

361. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to include modules in relation to toxic relationships in coercive control within the Junior Cycle SPHE curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3296/26]

1195. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is engaging with counterparts in Britain on curriculum development, teacher exchanges or shared educational initiatives [1260/26]