Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community

An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais

Ms Jill Fannin:

That is right. The 10% for the Gaeltacht entry stream into the bachelor of education at primary level has been there for quite a while. Obviously students from the Gaeltacht, by their own merits, do not always need to avail of that scheme. The bachelor of education through Irish is a relatively newer development which stems from the Gaeltacht education policy. This is the fifth year of intake and there are now extra numbers, as the Minister referenced. That is at primary level too. The master of education through Irish is a separate piece and that is also going into its fifth year. I am looking towards Ms Nic Dhoinnléibhe, who probably knows the detail a bit better.