Mr. Eamonn Moran:

I have some initial statistics from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA on the L1 and L2 consultation. There was an online survey to which there are 738 responses received. The NCCA also conducted 13 focus group meetings, which were attended by 275 participants.

The NCCA held eight bilateral meetings with relevant bodies, although I do not know which bodies those were. There were 19 one-to-one interviews conducted and 240 written submissions were received by the closing date of last week. There is a lot to get through, which reflects the level of interest in this subject. The report from the committee will also feed into that process.