Richard Bruton: Teaching of consent in primary schools of 'considerable importance'

Update 11.38am: The Minister for Education Richard Bruton confirmed this morning on Today with Sean O'Rourke that he has written to the NCCA to initiate a review of sex education curriculum and how it is delivered in schools.

He said the review is very timely as students are facing challenges that are dramatically different today compared with the student 20 years ago for whom the curriculum was designed, particularly in areas such as consent and marriage equality.