Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review on the arrangements for the granting of exemptions from the study of Irish will be published. [42999/18]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The Department is currently reviewing the arrangements for the granting of exemptions from the study of Irish. A report “Review of Policy and Practice in Relation to Exemptions from Irish” has been written and draft revised circulars (Primary and Post-Primary) on exemptions from the study of Irish are being finalised for publication as part of a public consultation process on the contents of the proposed revised circulars.

The Department intends to publish both the proposed draft revised circulars and the report as the basis for the public consultation which the Department intends to commence in the coming weeks. The outcome of this public consultation process will inform the finalisation of revised arrangements for the granting of exemptions from the study of Irish.