Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if schools (details supplied) in County Kerry will be allowed to appoint a French teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8315/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The modern languages initiative in primary schools supports the teaching of Italian, Spanish, German and French in almost 400 schools nationwide. The number of schools partaking in the initiative is limited and a waiting list system is now in place. Schools which opt out of the initiative are replaced with schools from the waiting list. The applications of the schools referred to by the Deputy have been approved in principle by the initiative's consultative group and the schools have been placed on a waiting list for inclusion on the Initiative.