Shane McEntee (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 85: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will amend the rules and programme for secondary schools in respect of the subject requirement for leaving certificate Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13363/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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In accordance with the rules and programme for secondary schools, the approved course for the established leaving certificate must include not less than five approved examination subjects, of which one must be Irish. The exception to this is where a student has been granted an exemption from the study of Irish. I do not propose to make any change in respect of the Irish requirement for students following the established leaving certificate programme.