Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 332: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1351 of 25 January 2006 the reason for these exemptions in respect of the 17% of children awarded an exemption from the study of Irish for reasons other than a learning difficulty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7320/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Of the total number of children who were granted an exemption from the study of Irish, 9% were granted an exemption on the basis that their primary education up to 11 years of age was received in Northern Ireland or outside Ireland and 8% were granted an exemption on the basis that they were pupils from abroad, who had no understanding of English when enrolled and who would be required to study one language only, Irish or English.