asked the Minister for Education if Bellurgan national school, County Louth, is to be closed; if pupils are to be sent outside the parish to another school; if subjects in the school to which the children will be sent will be taught through the medium of Irish; and if he is satisfied that the majority of the parents of these children desire to have them taught through the medium of Irish.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Louth School.
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The amalgamation of Bellurgan national school with another school in the same parish is contemplated. The medium of instruction to be used in the amalgamated school is one of the factors which would be considered in connection with the proposal.