Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

It is not. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA, has advised that faith formation is not a curricular issue. These schools were piloted, with their progress evaluated and what I have heard so far does not concur with what was alluded in a "Prime Time" programme as the majority of the parents are very happy with the work and progress of the schools. I have been advised that now we are not establishing a curriculum on faith formation as it is not within the remit of the NCCA.

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