Ms Noelle O'Connell:

Thank you, Chairman. Ms Coady, Ms Gayson and Ms Lambe referred to improvements that could be made in the history and CSPE courses. The fact that it is no longer compulsory to study history for the junior certificate is an issue that is of some concern to me in this regard in a personal capacity. At primary level, European Movement Ireland runs a Blue Star programme, of which the Chairman and committee have been very supportive. There are 172 primary schools throughout the country involved in it, and as part of their Europe Week activities we will have more than 10,000 pupils-----