Minister for Education Norma Foley has ruled out scrapping homework after the debate sparked by comments from President Michael D Higgins.
The President surprised the nation with calls for homework to be abolished. He told viewers of RTE's news2day, a current affairs programme for children, that he would like the school day to end for young people once they had left the building, allowing them to engage in more activities.
However, Ms Foley has ruled out a debate with the President on the issue. She reiterated that individual schools are responsible for their own homework policies in her statement.
