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.