Road safety lessons could be brought in for Leaving cert pupils following the recent spate of deaths on Irish roads.
Minister for Education Norma Foley wants the Road Safety Authority to explore avenues to enhance road safety education within schools, especially during senior cycle.
There are modules on road safety at Junior Cycle level.
However, Minister Foley said measures targeting older students should be considered, given that this group is most likely to be learning to drive.
“There has been a significant and saddening increase in fatalities on Irish roads in the past year, many of which have tragically involved children and young people,” she wrote in a letter to Road Safety Authority chairman Sam Waide.
“This worrying trend must be curbed, and I believe awareness raising has a very significant role to play in this regard.”
She asked for the authority to explore potential avenues for awareness-raising measures in schools, especially at senior cycle.
