Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Is the Minister prepared to move to formalise the advisory role of the Arts Council to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment? Is he prepared to establish an advisory role for the national cultural institutions so their expertise can feed into the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment? These matters must be undertaken with the Minister for Education and Skills. It is very important that we consider building on co-operation from the arts charter, set up as a dedicated national arts and education development unit. That would bear real fruit.

Is the Minister prepared to cost and consider the implementation of the recommendations of the 1979 Arts Council review to increase music provision in primary schools? There is very often great disappointment felt by parents that music is not a far more prominent part of the local curriculum at primary level. The idea of providing temporary teachers to provide such a service could be advanced.

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