Leaving Cert Home Economics: Social Studies questions

The family and its structures, marriage and relationships, education and work, and social issues including poverty and welfare.

75 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 · 5 questions

Q180 marks

house design, renewable energy, thermal comfort

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Q380 marks
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cereals, food processing, sensory analysis

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Q550 marks

wills

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Q126 marks
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2025 · 2 questions

Q380 marks
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Q550 marks
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2024 · 4 questions

Q380 marks
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Q550 marks
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Q106 marks
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Q136 marks

home management

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2023 · 3 questions

Q380 marks
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Q550 marks
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Q106 marks
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2022 · 3 questions

Q180 marks

nutrition, vitamin d, food choice

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Q380 marks
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Q550 marks

wills

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2021 · 3 questions

Q380 marks
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Q550 marks
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Q136 marks

housing

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2020 · 2 questions

Q380 marks
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Q550 marks
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2019 · 2 questions

Q380 marks
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Q550 marks
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2018 · 3 questions

Q180 marks

home design, housing, sustainable energy

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Q380 marks
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2017 · 5 questions

Q380 marks
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Q450 marks

housing, mortgages

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Q550 marks
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Q96 marks

resource management

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Q116 marks
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2016 · 2 questions

Q380 marks
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Q550 marks
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2015 · 4 questions

Q380 marks
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Q550 marks
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Q96 marks

resource management, management process

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Q126 marks

consumer studies, citizens information board

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2026 · 3 questions

Q240 marks

clothing design, fashion, textiles

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Q380 marks
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Q550 marks
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2025 · 3 questions

Q380 marks
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Q480 marks

yoghurt, dairy, savings

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Q550 marks
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2024 · 3 questions

Q380 marks
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Q480 marks

milk, dairy, household appliances

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Q550 marks
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2023 · 5 questions

Q380 marks
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Q480 marks

osteoporosis, food labelling, budgeting

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Q550 marks

wills

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Q76 marks

fibre, healthy eating

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Q106 marks

personal finance

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2022 · 4 questions

Q240 marks

textiles, fashion and design, man-made fabrics

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Q380 marks
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Q550 marks
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Q86 marks

child nutrition, food choice

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2021 · 4 questions

Q380 marks
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Q480 marks

eggs, consumer studies

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Q550 marks
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Q56 marks

healthy eating

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2020 · 4 questions

Q380 marks
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Q550 marks
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Q86 marks

food industry, irish food

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Q96 marks

personal finance, taxation

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2019 · 2 questions

Q380 marks
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Q550 marks
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2018 · 2 questions

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2017 · 2 questions

Q380 marks
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Q550 marks

wills

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2016 · 2 questions

Q380 marks
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Q550 marks
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2015 · 3 questions

Q380 marks
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Q36 marks

food choice, diet

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Q550 marks
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Nutrition & HealthFood Science & CommoditiesFood Preparation, Preservation & SafetyConsumer StudiesHousehold Financial ManagementHome Design & ManagementTextiles, Fashion & Design

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