What are the Time Allocations for Subjects in Primary Schools in Ireland?

The 1999 Curriculum Introduction outlined suggested the following minimum weekly time framework for each subject: 

 

Circular 0056/2011 instructed schools to increase the amount of time spent on literacy and numeracy as follows:

 

So the new time allocations are:

 

This is going to change in 2025/ 2026 when the redeveloped curriculum is launched! 

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