asked the Minister for Education the number of schools teaching all subjects through the medium of Irish at (a) primary level and (b) post-primary level in the years (i) 1950 (ii) 1960 (iii) 1970 and (iv) 1987 and the percentage of the total numbers of schools in each sector which was represented by the number in each of those years.
Written Answers. - Teaching Through the Medium of Irish.
292.
The information required by the Deputy is given in tabular form. The figrues in parentheses refer to the percentage of schools in each sector teaching all subjects through the medium of Irish.
No. of Schools teaching all subjects through the medium of Irish
|
National |
Secondary |
Vocational |
Community and Comprehensive* |
|
|
1950/51 |
523(10.7) |
104(24.5) |
Not Available |
— |
|
1960/61 |
423 (8.7) |
80(15.2) |
do |
— |
|
1970/71 |
199 (5.1)** |
31 (5.2) |
do |
Not Available |
|
1986/87 |
182 (5.6)† |
15 (3.0) |
10(4.0) |
3(5.1) |
*There were no community and comprehensive schools in existence in 1950/51 and 1960/61.
**National school data refer to the 1971/72 academic year. Corresponding data are not available in respect of 1970/71.
†National school data in respect of 1986/87 are provisional.
Corresponding data are not yet available in respect of the 1987/88 academic year.