Report on public consultation on exemptions from the study of Irish in schools
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2019-05Author
Flynn, Niamh
Murray, Clíona
Lynch, Andrea
Davitt, Emer
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Flynn, Niamh, Murray, Clíona, Lynch, Andrea, & Davitt, Emer. (2019). Report on public consultation on exemptions from the study of Irish in schools: Department of Education and Skills.
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Abstract
Public consultation on the future direction of policy on exemptions from the study of
Irish in schools was undertaken in the context of recent changes in the arrangements
for granting additional supports to children with special educational needs (SEN), in
addition to Irish language curricular developments and related Department of
Education and Skills (DES) policy. The consultation was initiated on the 7th of
December 2018 through an invitation to members of the public to participate in an
online survey and to send submissions via email or in writing if they wished to
supplement their online responses. Due to “record” numbers of survey responses from
the public (DES, 2019), the deadline for responses to the consultation was extended
from the 11th of January to the 18th of January, 2019. The public consultation sought
views on the draft revised circulars for primary and post-primary schools which
presented key changes to the processes, circumstances and criteria for granting
exemptions from the study of Irish (see Appendices 1 and 2 for the draft revised
circulars)