430 Deputy Paul Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the international evidence that supports claims by representative bodies of Gaelscoileanna that the practice of teaching junior and senior infants solely through the medium of Irish helps to develop Irish language comprehension skills substantially without impacting negatively on the development of English language skills after that time; her views on whether a further detailed debate is necessary on the matter; if she will postpone the implementation of regulations regarding the teaching of English to students at junior and senior infant level in Gaelscoileanna and allow the continuation of choice of model until such a debate has taken place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26233/07]

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430 Deputy Paul Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the international evidence that supports claims by representative bodies of Gaelscoileanna that the practice of teaching junior and senior infants solely through the medium of Irish helps to develop Irish language comprehension skills substantially without impacting negatively on the development of English language skills after that time; her views on whether a further detailed debate is necessary on the matter; if she will postpone the implementation of regulations regarding the teaching of English to students at junior and senior infant level in Gaelscoileanna and allow the continuation of choice of model until such a debate has taken place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26233/07]

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