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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 26 May 1998

Vol. 491 No. 3

Written Answers. - Irish Language Schools.

Richard Bruton

Question:

503 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools that teach through the medium of Irish in Gaeltacht areas and in non-Gaeltacht areas. [11980/98]

Richard Bruton

Question:

507 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers teaching in Gaeltacht schools. [11984/98]

Richard Bruton

Question:

508 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers teaching in scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge outside the Gaeltacht. [11985/98]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 503, 507 and 508 together.

The information requested by the Deputy, which has been extracted from records within my Department, is set out as follows:

School type

Number of schools

Number of teachers

Scoileanna lá n Ghaeilge (outside Gaeltacht areas)

97

754

Gaeltacht schools

133

462

The information specified above does not include all Irish streams which operate in mainstream schools as it is not readily available.
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