# Junior Cert Home Economics: Meal Planning & Food Skills questions

> Every Junior Cert Home Economics exam question on Meal Planning & Food Skills, grouped by level and year. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

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Food, Health and Culinary Skills: planning menus and meals, cooking methods, baking, food presentation, modifying recipes, convenience foods, kitchen equipment and food commodities.

19 past Home Economics questions on this topic, spanning 2022 to 2026, grouped by year. Each links to its exact page in the official paper and marking scheme.

## Common Level

### 2026

- Q7 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=6)
- Q11 (80 marks): family relationships, diet-related disease, home safety - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=8) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q13 (80 marks): technology in the home, online safety, textile design - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)

### 2025

- Q4 (8 marks): food waste - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=4) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q5 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q10 (8 marks): consumer choices - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=7) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=6)
- Q11 (80 marks): budgeting, consumer rights - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=8) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=7)
- Q12 (80 marks): health and wellbeing, room design, dietary needs - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)
- Q13 (80 marks): food labelling, textile design, clothing choices - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)

### 2024

- Q5 (8 marks): dietary needs - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q7 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=6) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q12 (80 marks): dietary needs, health and wellbeing, family structures and roles - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)

### 2023

- Q1 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=4)
- Q12 (80 marks): food labelling, technology in the home - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q13 (80 marks): upcycling, consumer choices, health and wellbeing - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=16) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)

### 2022

- Q4 (8 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=4) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q5 (8 marks): diet-related disease - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=5)
- Q11 (80 marks): food safety, online safety, consumer rights - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=8) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q12 (80 marks): food labelling, dietary needs, fabric care - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=12) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC052CLP000EV.pdf#page=10)

## Related

- [Nutrition & Diet](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/nutrition-diet)
- [Food Safety, Labelling & Waste](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/food-safety-labelling-waste)
- [Family, Health & Wellbeing](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/family-health-wellbeing)
- [Consumer & Money Management](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/consumer-money-management)
- [Home & Sustainable Living](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/home-sustainable-living)
- [Textiles & Craft](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec/topic/textiles-craft)
- [All Home Economics past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/home-ec)