Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community
Díolúintí i leith Staidéar na Gaeilge sa Mheánscolaíocht: Plé (Atógáil)
Ms Anne Tansey:
It depends on the level of need the child has. We know there is research that indicates learning two languages is useful and beneficial for children. We know there are benefits in that regard and we recognise that. Sometimes there is a cognitive load on a child and the effort the child puts into learning the first language is such that learning a second language is very difficult for him or her.
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