Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allow roll book entries be made in English in view of the diverse culture of the children attending schools here. [24120/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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It is a longstanding custom and practice in some schools at primary level that the roll books are completed through Irish and for schools to translate the names of pupils and in some cases the addresses, to Irish for this purpose. However, it is open to schools to use the English version if they wish.