Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 November 2015
177. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to improve the situation at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin where students have not been able to choose an appropriately balanced arrangement of second level subjects. [39839/15]
View answerSubject choices are a matter for the individual schools depending on resources available. The programme that each school plans and delivers should be based on the Department's approved syllabuses, and the teaching hours should be registered on the school timetable.
The Department of Education and Skills does not have the authority to dictate to schools regarding what subjects are offered. Schools are generally privately managed institutions which, although largely funded by the State, are relatively autonomous. Any issue with the subject choice being offered would have to be addressed to the principal of the school in question, and/or the Board of Management.
