Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I share Deputy McConalogue's concerns because, as the Minister knows, Aistear has two parts and the first part has 12 principles. It is very similar to the primary school curriculum but there are some notable additions which take place at preschool level. When one moves into the primary school setting, it is done through a curriculum whereas Aistear in the preschool setting is done through a number of themes. It is a question of how we transfer the themes being used at preschool level to a set curriculum in the primary school setting. There is a little more work to be done in how we manage that joined up approach.

See this speech in context