493. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to preserve Hiberno-English through its use in schoolbooks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32737/15]

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) briefs publishers three or four times a year on curriculum developments that they may wish, as companies operating in a free market in publishing, to respond to. Textbooks produced by the educational publishers are generally aligned to standard English, and the question of Hiberno-English has never been raised in the course of these meetings. There are no specific guidelines in this regard set out for publishers.