Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In regard to languages, there was an initiative for developing an additional language at primary school level, spearheaded by the Kildare education centre. This was a pilot scheme, but despite results from it being positive the initiative ceased. Has the IDA advised the Government or its parent Department, the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, of the need for more proficiency in additional languages or called for this to commence at primary level?