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Junior Cycle Home Economics: Special dietary needs

How often Special dietary needs comes up on the Home Economics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 2 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Special dietary needs, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Special dietary needs.

(a)Coeliac disease is a lifelong intolerance to which protein?
  1. Lactose
  2. Gluten
  3. Casein
(b)What does a vegan diet leave out?
  1. Meat and fish, but not milk or eggs
  2. Only red meats such as beef, lamb and pork
  3. All animal foods, including milk and eggs
(c)Which meal is suitable for a person with coeliac disease?
  1. Grilled chicken, baked potato and salad
  2. Pasta bake with a breadcrumb topping
  3. Beef stew served with soda bread
Show the answers

(a) Gluten

(b) All animal foods, including milk and eggs

(c) Grilled chicken, baked potato and salad

Your turn: Common Level questions on Special dietary needs.

Common Level

Asked on 2 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026B12a
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022B12c

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Special dietary needs questions

Special dietary needs, 2 marks

Which food would a Muslim following a halal diet not eat?

  1. Halal lamb curry
  2. Chickpea and vegetable stew
  3. Pork sausages
Show the answer

Pork sausages

Islam forbids pork and alcohol, and other meat must be halal, slaughtered in a set way. Jewish diets also exclude pork, and many Hindus do not eat beef.

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