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Published: 03 May 2011

TWO groups involved in the country's growing number of gaelscoileanna have rejected the report on future primary school provision, claiming it blocks children's chances of an all-Irish education.

 

Around 40,000 children attend 139 all-Irish primary schools, representing 6.5% of all 3,169 primary schools, in addition to the 106 Gaeltacht primary schools.

An Foras Pátrúnachta na Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge, which is patron to 58 non-Gaeltacht all-Irish schools, says the recommendation that parental surveys be used to identify the type of school to be built in areas of population growth will leave those seeking all-Irish education in the minority so the system is not likely to meet their needs.

 

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