Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government included an undertaking to introduce steps to improve the quality and effectiveness of the teaching of Irish at second level and indicated that consideration would be given to whether or not Irish should be an optional subject to leaving certificate level. Has the Tánaiste convinced her colleagues in the Fine Gael Party to drop the latter proposal?

When is the universities (amendment) Bill, which is on the A list, due to be published? Will it include proposals to change the matriculation conditions for the NUI colleges?

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