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- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 419: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in accordance with her Department's rules and programme for secondary schools, home economics â scientific and social â is an optional subject for study for the leaving certificate examination at both higher and ordinary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36370/05]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 420: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in accordance with her Department's rules and programme for secondary schools, accounting is an optional subject for study for the leaving certificate examination at both higher and ordinary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36371/05]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 421: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in accordance with her Department's rules and programme for secondary schools, business is an optional subject for study for the leaving certificate examination at both higher and ordinary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36372/05]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 422: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in accordance with her Department's rules and programme for secondary schools, economics is an optional subject for study for the leaving certificate examination at both higher and ordinary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36373/05]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in accordance with her Department's rules and programme for secondary schools, economic history is an optional subject for study for the leaving certificate examination at both higher and ordinary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36374/05]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 424: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in accordance with her Department's rules and programme for secondary schools, art is an optional subject for study for the leaving certificate examination at both higher and ordinary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36375/05]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 425: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in accordance with her Department's rules and programme for secondary schools, music is an optional subject for study for the leaving certificate examination at both higher and ordinary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36376/05]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 426: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in accordance with her Department's rules and programme for secondary schools, Russian is an optional subject for study for the leaving certificate examination at both higher and ordinary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36377/05]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in accordance with her Department's rules and programme for secondary schools, Arabic is an optional subject for study for the leaving certificate examination at both higher and ordinary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36378/05]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 428: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in accordance with her Department's rules and programme for secondary schools, Japanese is an optional subject for study for the leaving certificate examination at both higher and ordinary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36379/05]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in accordance with her Department's rules and programme for secondary schools, religious education is an optional subject for study for the leaving certificate examination at both higher and ordinary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36380/05]
- Written Answers — Teaching Staff: Teaching Staff (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department runs a scheme to encourage persons into the teaching profession, especially those who wish to teach mathematics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36394/05]
- Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 431: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the essential qualifications required for all persons wishing to teach mathematics at second level education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36395/05]
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she proposes to introduce Chinese as a subject in the primary school system here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36505/05]
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the educational policy of Conradh na Gaeilge one plus one plus one as the preferred method of teaching language in the primary school system here; her proposals to implement this policy; if she has estimated the cost of the implementation of this policy in the primary school system here; and if she will make a statement...
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the method by which her Department implements the compulsory element of Irish as a subject for the leaving certificate, higher level or lower level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36507/05]
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if students are entitled to obtain a leaving certificate by obtaining five or more subjects from the approved list of subjects, including those who have not sat the Irish exam for the leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36508/05]
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the actions that are open to her where a non-exempted student refuses to attend compulsory Irish classes and who does not sit the Irish examination in the leaving certificate but who achieves recognition in five or more approved subjects; if such student can be awarded an approved leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement...
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 444: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the report of the language commission; if she intends to implement a radical overhaul of the second level curriculum both in content and structure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36509/05]
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 445: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether it is appropriate that students for higher level leaving certificate Irish should be required in some instances to learn Irish essays by heart for purposes of complying with a points structure; her further views on whether such activity is a test of memory rather than an assessment of capability and presentation...