200. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the process for secondary schools within Gaeltacht areas which are considering changing their primary teaching language from English to Irish through the concept of tumoideachas or full immersion of teaching through the medium of Irish; the process of consultation for parents and school stakeholders before such a decision would be taken, outlining the process by which each parent's opinion would be sought and recorded by ballot or otherwise; his views on whether it is essential that no parents should feel excluded from a clearly defined process or that students should not be excluded from receiving secondary education through the medium of English if that is their preferred choice and which in many of these schools would have been the standard teaching practice for the past 50 years or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26622/18]

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200. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the process for secondary schools within Gaeltacht areas which are considering changing their primary teaching language from English to Irish through the concept of tumoideachas or full immersion of teaching through the medium of Irish; the process of consultation for parents and school stakeholders before such a decision would be taken, outlining the process by which each parent's opinion would be sought and recorded by ballot or otherwise; his views on whether it is essential that no parents should feel excluded from a clearly defined process or that students should not be excluded from receiving secondary education through the medium of English if that is their preferred choice and which in many of these schools would have been the standard teaching practice for the past 50 years or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26622/18]

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