Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 407: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when physical education will be made a leaving certificate examination subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12819/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Physical education is part of the prescribed curriculum for primary schools. Second level schools should offer a physical education programme based on an approved syllabus with teaching hours registered on the school timetable. At second level, the phasing in of a revised syllabus at junior cycle level for physical education — non-examination — commenced in September 2003. The syllabuses in physical education have been developed on the basis of a time allocation of two hours per week. No timescale for implementation has been decided upon for introduction of physical education as an examination subject.