Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [35270/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The syllabus for the Leaving Certificate Technical Drawing was revised by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). The name of the subject was changed to Design and Communications Graphics and the new subject was introduced in September 2007, into a number of selected Post-Primary schools, for examination for the first time by the State Exams Commission (SEC) in June 2009.

The implementation of a revised syllabus for an existing subject and / or the implementation of a new subject into the school curriculum require careful planning and considerable financial resources. The extension of this syllabus into further schools will be considered in light of current competing demands on the capital budget of the Department

My Department has no record of correspondence from this school seeking funding to introduce the new curriculum in Design and Communications Graphics. When schools were initially assessed for the new syllabus, this school had no pupils taking Junior Cert Technical Drawing at that stage. Therefore the school would not have a cohort of pupils in September 2007 to whom the new Design and Communications Graphics course could be offered. In these circumstances the school was not considered for the first phase of introduction of the new syllabus.

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a matter (details supplied). [35271/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Physical education is part of the primary curriculum and is taught by primary teachers in schools throughout the country. My Department has no plans to introduce additional resources in primary schools such as those referred to by the Deputy.