Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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528.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department that provided physical education as a leaving certificate subject, for each school year since 2018, in tabular form.[34228/24]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The following link sets out the number of schools offering Physical Education Leaving Certificate Examination subject for the years 2018 to 2024.

Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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529.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of all second-level education institutions, aided by her Department, that are affiliated with the Irish Schools’ Athletics Association, the governing body for post-primary schools athletics, in tabular form.[34232/24]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Education does not hold this information. Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school and the principal is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school, including arrangements for co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The decision taken to become involved with the Irish Schools’ Athletics Association is a matter for each school.

To note, Athletics forms part of the PE curricula across all levels of education.