Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 July 2016
275. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí currently recognised by his Department; the number of students that are receiving their education wholly through the medium of Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22401/16]
View answer276. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Aonad units that have been established and recognised by his Department; the number of students enrolled in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22402/16]
View answer277. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Sruth units that have been established and recognised by his Department; the number of students enrolled in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22403/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 275 to 277, inclusive, together.
The are 248 all-Irish primary schools and 48 all-Irish post-primary schools, with a total of 55,241 pupils receiving their education in them (43,275 in primary and 11,966 in post-primary). These all-Irish schools include gaelscoileanna and gaelcholáistí (outside Gaeltacht areas) and Irish speaking schools in the Gaeltacht.
Regarding the Deputy's queries on the number of Aonad and Sruth, both of these would be part of an English-medium school and there is no indicator on a pupil's enrolment record to identify whether or not they are part of the cohort of pupils in either an Aonad or Sruth. Accordingly, I am not in a position to provide the requested figures.
For the Deputy's information, in addition to the 48 all-Irish post-primary schools where all pupils are taught all subjects through Irish, there are 13 post-primary schools where some pupils are taught all subjects through Irish and nine post-primary schools where some pupils are taught some subjects through Irish.
