Vol. 548 No. 2
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Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 12 Feb 2002
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Written Answers. - Schools Funding.
473 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science if an application has been received for funding to run an all-Irish section within Tullamore College, Tullamore, County Offaly, to cater for children who have been receiving an all Irish education at primary level; his plans to meet the request; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4746/02]
It is my Department's policy to support the provision of all-Irish school facilities at primary and second level in areas outside the Gaeltacht regions, where a demand for such provision is demonstrated and no alternative exists within a reasonable distance. An application to establish an all-Irish unit at Tullamore College with effect from September 2002, has recently been received from County Offaly VEC. This application is under consideration in the planning section of my Department and a decision on the matter will be made as soon as possible.
