Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 281: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the role his Department plays in the physical education school curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24326/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department's role in relation to physical education in the school curriculum is to approve the syllabus to be delivered in primary and post-primary schools, to prescribe the amount of time to be allocated to it, to provide appropriate training for teachers to deliver the subject and to provide resources to schools. In fulfilling that role, my Department is advised by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) was established as a non-statutory body in 1987, and as a statutory body in July 2001 under section 38 of the Education Act 1998. The role of the NCCA is to advise the Minister for Education and Science on matters relating to the curriculum for early childhood education, primary and post-primary schools, and to the assessment procedures employed in schools and examinations on subjects that are part of the curriculum.