Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am conscious that the session is drawing to a close, and I want to ask a follow-up question. In the same review, did the NCCA find any issues with single-sex as against co-educational schools at primary or post-primary level? I am very interested in the comparative review and the timelines to which Dr. Sullivan referred. Ireland is unique in still having such a large number of single-sex schools at both primary and post-primary levels, but particularly at primary level, whereas it is against the norm in other European countries. Did it come up as an issue, particularly in terms of the teaching of RSE or SPHE? I also refer to the more general context of Deputy Clarke's questions about subject options. It certainly came up in our engagement with other stakeholder groups.