431 Deputy Paul Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science the legal obligations on second level schools in Gaeltacht areas regarding the teaching of subjects through the medium of Irish; if the relevant Acts state that Irish should be the primary language as opposed to the sole language; if it is the primary language, does this allows boards of managements some leeway in terms of the way students with a poor comprehension of Irish are taught subjects or supported, particularly in situations where amalgamations of schools takes place and changes in the levels of flexibility afforded to students changes suddenly; if this could include the possibility of teaching some subjects to specifically identified students through English or provide explanations in English as to the meaning of Irish technical and scientific terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26234/07]

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431 Deputy Paul Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science the legal obligations on second level schools in Gaeltacht areas regarding the teaching of subjects through the medium of Irish; if the relevant Acts state that Irish should be the primary language as opposed to the sole language; if it is the primary language, does this allows boards of managements some leeway in terms of the way students with a poor comprehension of Irish are taught subjects or supported, particularly in situations where amalgamations of schools takes place and changes in the levels of flexibility afforded to students changes suddenly; if this could include the possibility of teaching some subjects to specifically identified students through English or provide explanations in English as to the meaning of Irish technical and scientific terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26234/07]

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