Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)
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165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the English curriculum in the primary level education cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52767/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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A new integrated Primary Language Curriculum for junior infants to second class, incorporating both Irish and English, was introduced from September 2016. This curriculum supports children’s language learning in our two languages, Irish and English, through high-quality experiences. The curriculum aims to ensure that children acquire transferrable language skills which will assist them in learning both Irish and English during their primary education and in additional languages when they choose them at second level. Work is currently underway in developing the Primary Language Curriculum for third to sixth class which will be available to schools in autumn 2018.