Donal Carey
Question:215 Mr. D. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the problems which exist in all-Irish secondary schools such as (i) very few adequate text books for teaching through Irish (ii) the lack of up-to-date, revised text books to accompany new syllabi (iii) the time spent by teachers and students translating material (iv) the lack of ancillary material available to students, for example, revision books, study guides, which place students at a distinct disadvantage, especially at exam time, to those students learning through English, and (v) the lack of sufficient extra marks as compensation for those students doings exams through Irish; the plans, if any, he has to deal with these problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14630/00]