Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of LTIs across the State. [17547/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The majority of English language schools in Ireland are privately run and statistics on the number of these providers are not maintained by my Department.

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) operates ACELS (the Accreditation and Coordination of English Language Services). ACELS is a voluntary scheme which grants recognition to English language schools in Ireland annually. A list of schools holding this recognition is available online at www.acels.ie/schools.

English language schools in Ireland seeking to enrol non-EEA students must be listed on the Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP). The ILEP, which is maintained by the Department of Justice and Equality in association with my Department, is a list of education programmes considered to justify the granting of permission to students to live and work in Ireland. Details of English language providers that are listed on the ILEP is available online at: www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/Interim%20List%20of%20Eligible%20Programmes%20-%20ILEP.