Leaving Cert Home Economics: Food Preparation, Preservation & Safety questions

Planning and cooking meals, preserving and storing food, food hygiene and legislation, and labelling and packaging.

159 past Home Economics questions on this topic, spanning 2015 to 2026, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

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2026 · 8 questions

Q180 marks

protein, amino acids, deamination

Q250 marks

vegetables, nutrition

Q350 marks

convenience foods, food processing

Q106 marks

household appliances

Q116 marks

furniture, consumer legislation

2025 · 7 questions

Q180 marks

nutrition, fatty acids, emulsions

Q480 marks

meat, mortgages

Q56 marks

coeliac disease, special diets

Q66 marks

fish, smoking

Q86 marks

heat transfer

2024 · 8 questions

Q180 marks

consumer decision making, carbohydrates, sugar

Q250 marks

pregnancy, folic acid, special diets

Q350 marks

irish food culture, yogurt production

Q46 marks

osteoporosis, special diets

Q76 marks

food chain

Q86 marks

microbiology

Q96 marks

jam making, food science

Q126 marks

household appliances, home management

2023 · 9 questions

Q180 marks

nutrition, iron, vitamin c

Q26 marks

food science, carbohydrates

Q36 marks

microbiology

Q350 marks

added value foods, food processing

Q480 marks

meat, household expenditure

Q76 marks

food science, chemical changes

2022 · 11 questions

Q180 marks

nutrition, teenagers, vitamin d

Q250 marks

vegan diets, alternative protein

Q350 marks

micro-organisms, enzymes, moulds

Q36 marks

protein, food science

Q480 marks

vegetables, coeliac disease, household appliances

Q76 marks

consumer studies

Q86 marks

fish, heat transfer

Q96 marks

food science

Q146 marks

consumer studies, environmental awareness

Show 7 earlier years (2015 to 2021)

2021 · 8 questions

Q180 marks

nutrition, iron, eating patterns

Q250 marks

eggs, nutrition, emulsification

Q56 marks

carbohydrates, food science

Q76 marks

food processing, nutrition

Q96 marks

food science, browning

Q106 marks

household appliances

2020 · 3 questions

Q86 marks

food science

Q96 marks

consumer studies

2019 · 5 questions

Q180 marks

calcium, nutrition

Q26 marks

diet related diseases

Q106 marks

household appliances

2018 · 7 questions

Q180 marks

nutrition, lipids, weight reducing diet

Q350 marks

food processing

Q36 marks

nutrition, protein, meat

Q450 marks

home management, technology, energy labelling

Q56 marks

consumer studies, coeliac disease

Q76 marks

heat transfer, food science

Q86 marks

microbiology

2017 · 4 questions

Q36 marks

consumer studies

Q66 marks

microbiology

Q86 marks

milk, food processing

2016 · 4 questions

Q250 marks

nutrition, fish, vitamin d

Q116 marks

textiles, home design, fabric properties

2015 · 4 questions

Q180 marks

nutrition, calcium, osteoporosis

Q250 marks

eggs, nutrition, culinary properties

Q86 marks

enzymes

Q116 marks

home appliances, home design

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2026 · 8 questions

Q180 marks

iron, nutritive value, vegetarian diets

Q250 marks

cheese, irish food industry

Q26 marks

consumer behaviour

Q450 marks

consumer research, consumer complaints, waste management

Q86 marks

micro-organisms

Q96 marks

sustainability

2025 · 7 questions

Q180 marks

convenience foods, vitamin c, consumer studies

Q250 marks

eggs, cooking effects

Q66 marks

child nutrition

Q86 marks

consumer studies

Q96 marks

family resource management

2024 · 8 questions

Q180 marks

carbohydrates, fibre

Q250 marks

vegetarian diets, fruit and vegetables

Q350 marks

food industry

Q96 marks

heat transfer

Q146 marks

household appliances, safety

2023 · 7 questions

Q180 marks

protein, sports nutrition, consumer studies

Q250 marks

meat, food commodities

Q350 marks

household appliances

Q480 marks

osteoporosis, budgeting, family

Q86 marks

raising agents

Q136 marks

household appliances, consumer studies

2022 · 11 questions

Q180 marks

milk, dairy, calcium

Q250 marks

cereals, fibre

Q46 marks

fruit and vegetables, vitamin c

Q66 marks

invalid cookery, diet

Q76 marks

recycling

Q86 marks

child nutrition, preschool children

Q106 marks

food processing

Show 7 earlier years (2015 to 2021)

2021 · 7 questions

Q180 marks

obesity, lipids

Q250 marks

pregnancy

Q350 marks

fruit and vegetables, nutritive value

Q66 marks

food processing

Q76 marks

cereals

2020 · 6 questions

Q250 marks

coronary heart disease, diet and health

Q350 marks

fish, nutrition, food processing

Q450 marks

kitchen appliances, consumer studies

Q66 marks

food processing

2019 · 5 questions

Q180 marks

nutrition, carbohydrates, bread

Q250 marks

energy requirements, healthy eating

Q126 marks

consumer studies, environment

2018 · 7 questions

Q180 marks

protein, nutrition, online shopping

Q250 marks

osteoporosis, calcium

Q36 marks

consumer studies

Q350 marks

cereals, nutritive value

Q86 marks

food production, micro-organisms

2017 · 5 questions

Q250 marks

healthy eating

Q350 marks

food studies, meat

Q450 marks

consumer studies, appliances

Q66 marks

food science

Q86 marks

food science

2016 · 4 questions

Q180 marks

lipids, nutrition, environmental awareness

Q250 marks

vegetarian diets, vegetables

Q350 marks

eggs, food commodities, consumer information

2015 · 6 questions

Q180 marks

iron, meat, nutrition

Q250 marks

obesity, irish diet, healthy eating

Q350 marks

fish, omega-3, nutrition

Q36 marks

culture, diet

Q86 marks

consumer studies

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