Mr. David Byrne:

In terms of blockages to an accredited pathway to SPHE, I cannot identify anything as to why it has not been accredited. The biggest issue going forward will likely be resources. It would be quite an undertaking for an institute that is offering teacher training to develop a curriculum and resource lecturers. It would take a little bit of research because one would want to it right and get students', teachers' and parents' perceptions of what needs to be taught, especially with RSE, because there are issues. As has been pointed out by Ms Neville, there are significant issues, which are well-documented. Resourcing the development of the curriculum at third level would be the big roadblock to trying to achieve an accreditation in SPHE.