Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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My predecessors were involved in the junior certificate curriculum changes. In fairness, it was a very difficult job, and I am not just saying that because Deputy Jan O'Sullivan is sitting in front of me. It met with a great deal of resistance and much of that was justifiable. Teachers were trying to figure out how they could be fair and how they could ensure they would be able to continue doing other important parts of education. It was a massive change at the time, but one of the things that emerged from it was more choice and a broader spectrum. To answer the Deputy's question, I do not have any plans at present to do any more reviewing of that. However, I want to see what comes from the history review.