Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)

Can I ask the Minister about language support services for foreign students? Does he accept that education, specifically the language support system, must be part of any long-term strategy for turning our economy around? Is he aware that international experience suggests that children from foreign families or emigrants perform exceptionally well when language support services are made available to them in their host countries? Does he agree that such people can make a massive contribution to the development of Ireland and the Irish economy? Does the Minister accept that many well-off schools do not appear to have a balanced intake of foreign pupils? Does he have a plan for dealing with that issue?

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