Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her response and work in this area. The introduction of Say Yes to Languages has been a positive step right across the school community. Allowing pupils, teachers, parents and guardians to learn a modern foreign language promotes inclusivity and understanding of diverse cultures, so it is a positive step. It also encourages schools to take up the scheme. The Minister indicated the Department has seen a huge increase in take-up of the scheme year on year. What improvements have been made in the scheme for the forthcoming year, 2023-24? Is the Department also seeing students take up the Ukrainian language to help integrate new students who may have come to their school as part of our humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine?

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