1242 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the recent statistics published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, regarding the learning of foreign languages in secondary schools (details supplied); his views on the poor showing of Ireland, in which 18.8% of students here do not study any foreign language compared to an EU average of 6.4%, when only 8.2% of students here study two foreign languages compared to an EU average of 60.1%; his strategy to ensure Ireland reach the European average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33851/09]

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1242 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the recent statistics published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, regarding the learning of foreign languages in secondary schools (details supplied); his views on the poor showing of Ireland, in which 18.8% of students here do not study any foreign language compared to an EU average of 6.4%, when only 8.2% of students here study two foreign languages compared to an EU average of 60.1%; his strategy to ensure Ireland reach the European average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33851/09]

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