Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of counties that currently have one or more Gaelscoileanna but no Gaelcholáiste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20641/16]

Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of counties that currently have more than 100 pupils receiving their primary education through the medium of the Irish language that currently have no Gaelcholáiste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20642/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 and 247 together.

A list of all primary and post-primary schools including their county, Irish classification and pupil numbers is available on my Department's website at the following link: . All-Irish classification means that Irish is the normal language of communication with the class for all subjects & activities, except the teaching of English. The all-Irish schools include gaelscoileanna (outside Gaeltacht areas) and Irish speaking schools in the Gaeltacht. Part-Irish means that Irish is the normal language of communication with the class for at least one subject or activity, other than Irish. No Irish means that Irish is not used as the normal language of communication for any subject or activity, with the exception of Irish.

The number of schools where Irish is the normal language of communication with the class for all subjects and activities, except the teaching of English by county, and the number of pupils attending them, is available in the following table.