Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. I heard the interview with Mr. John Leech to which the Minister referred, during which he bemoaned the fact that water safety is not as high a priority as it should be in our schools. I accept that water safety is part of the curriculum, but as the Minister said himself, subjects being on the curriculum and being delivered are two very different things. One practical measure the Minister could take would be to issue a circular over the summer to all primary schools pointing out their obligations in terms of addressing water safety as part of the curriculum. Were the Department to send a circular to all 3,200 primary schools, we might have achieved something by raising this issue here this morning.