§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Irish schoolteacher qualifications were recognised under EU rules in 1993–94 in(a) Northern Ireland and (b) Great Britain; how many United Kingdom schoolteacher qualifications were recognised in the Republic of Ireland; and what assessment he has made of the desirability of making a submission to the European Commission requesting enforcement proceedings in the European Court of Justice against the Republic's Irish language requirements for such recognition. [23233]
§ Mr. AncramTwo such qualifications are recognised in Northern Ireland and in Great Britain. The number of United Kingdom qualifications recognised in the Republic of Ireland is a matter for the Irish Government. The European Court of Justice has already considered the compatibility of the requirement of linguistic knowledge with EU law.