Ms Maureen Mulvihill:

I would like to make a quick comment on why PE should be on the curriculum ahead of many of the other subjects. The hours allocated for PE would not be the same as those required for other subjects. We are talking about 250 hours over three years for those subjects, but we are only seeking 198 hours for PE over three years. We contend that the Government and the Department cannot afford not to have PE available for every student in our schools.