Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I most certainly do. The survey was provided for the Department. I am not sure who is doing the counting in it, but essentially the parents maintain that an Aonad will not cut it. They have sent their children to all-Irish primary schools and the numbers in all-Irish primary schools can be counted. We do not expect every child who attends an Irish primary school to go to an all-Irish secondary school, but our experience suggests approximately 60% do. An Aonad is not acceptable to them. There is now a well established community in place and the first all-Irish school was established in 1979. Essentially, what is being provided in Maynooth amounts to two second level schools side by side, with the education and training board as patron. Many of us are wondering where the Department obtained the numbers for the provision of secondary education. There is no capacity available in Lucan or Clondalkin. Put simply, the students will have no gaelcholáiste option. The parents know the difference between immersion in the language in a gaelcholáiste as opposed to an Aonad which covers the core subjects core. In any case, the core subjects are often not provided through Irish. Has the Minister State read the report? Did someone read the findings of the survey and, if not, why not? If the report has not been read, will the Minister of State ensure someone will read it and come back to us with a though-out position?

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