Daily half-hour of PE 'unrealistic', says Quinn [IrishTimes]
- Published: 10 May 2011
MINISTER FOR Education Ruairí Quinn says schools are unable to provide the 30 minutes a day of physical activity recommended in the National Taskforce on Obesity.
Mr Quinn told the Dáil last week that it was “unrealistic” for schools to achieve the 30-minute daily minimum which the taskforce said was needed to fight child obesity.
The Minister cited a number of reasons why this was not possible, including the length of the school day and the pressure on time to cover other areas of the curriculum adequately.
Mr Quinn also pointed out that any changes to the length of the school day would require negotiation with the teacher unions, as well as significant additional resources.
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