Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 30 Jun 1992

Vol. 421 No. 8

Written Answers. - Primary Education Review Body Recommendations.

Ivor Callely

Question:

138 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Education if he intends to implement the recommendation of the Primary Education Review Body relating to the length of (a) the school day and (b) the school year; if he will expand this recommendation to include second level schools; and his views on the benefits of such action.

Minister for Education (Mr. S. Brennan)

My proposals in relation to the matters raised by the Deputy are set out in section 5.3 of the Green Paper on Education, Education for a Changing World, which was published on 25 June 1992.