Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank our guests for coming in and for the presentation. Formal training was covered a little in response to earlier questions. A DCU study published earlier this year found that almost two thirds of student teachers indicated they were not receiving enough RSE training. While many of them stated they were prepared to teach RSE in schools, they felt they were not getting the training they needed. Some indicated they were uncomfortable teaching the subject because of insufficient training and the training they were receiving seemed to be lacking standardised quality. I do not know whether the ethos in schools has something to do with that. Would the council support the establishment of appropriate subject requirements for SPHE to deliver the mainstreaming of the curriculum?