Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)

I will convey the Senator's views to the Minister, Deputy Ruairí Quinn. In the last 12 months there have been increasing trade opportunities with Russia, particularly within the agricultural sector, so we might need to continue focusing on that language. However, I agree with the Senator that we should have an ongoing rolling review of foreign language provision in second level schools to ensure that it best meets the needs of students and of industry and trade in opening new markets in coming years.