School Curriculum
Seanad Éireann — 2020-10-22
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Malcolm Byrne (FF), Cultural and Educational Panel

I welcome the fact that there has been some progress made but many of these, as the Minister says, are in the pipeline. The difficulty is it represents a challenge for schools. In terms of addressing some of the issues around native speakers who may be able to assist, that is something that will be important.
I understand what the Minister of State is saying about the NCCA and the primary school curriculum, but he will remember we in the past had a programme around modern European languages at primary school.

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Sitting date: 2020-10-22