Ms Evelyn O'Connor:

Ms Mannion has outlined very well where ISL is currently in the curriculum. To add to that, the Department has asked the NCCA to carry out research to further the research base it already has in relation to ISL. The NCCA research looks at ISL in the curriculum in six other jurisdictions. It considers the vision, aims, principles, priorities and so on, and the place of ISL in the curriculum. The Department is considering the report, which will be published later this year.

The Department is currently considering that report.