Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 405: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she had approved of the big ballot project forming part of the SPHE Curriculum and the CSPE Curriculum. [34987/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department did not approve the Big Ballot and was not involved in the development of the initiative, which was implemented by the Office of the Ombudsman for Children. Many agencies, organisations and groups provide resources and material to support the curriculum in schools. In regard to the resource packs provided for the Big Ballot, the material complements the objectives of part of the curriculum in Social Personal and Health Education and Civic Social and Political Education. The resource pack for junior cycle was developed in collaboration with the Curriculum Development Unit of City of Dublin VEC and the Civic Social and Political Education curriculum support team of the Second Level Support Service. Schools participated in the initiative on a voluntary basis.