HC Deb 16 April 1999 vol 329 cc362-3W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list the Irish-medium(a) primary and (b) secondary schools and state the number of pupils enrolled in each at the start of the current school year. [80611]

Mr. McFall

The information requested is as follows:

Primary Pupils
Bunscoil Phobal Feirste 332
Bunscoil Na Fuiseoige 77
Bunscoil Na Bhfal 187
Bunscoil Cholmiclle 218
Bunscoil An Tsleibhe Dhuibh 118
Bunscoil Bheann Mhadagain 82
Bunscoil An Iuir 60
Bunscoil Larigh 31
Bunscoil Ui Neill 35
Bunscoil An Droichead 31
Bunscoil Dhal Riada 18
Secondary
Meanscoil Feirste 268
Meanscoil 65

Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many school pupils were being taught in the Irish language medium in each year since 1985. [80612]

Mr. McFall

Information on the number of pupils taught in Irish Medium schools is as follows:

Year Pupils
1985–86 198
1986–87 253
1987–88 304
1988–89 339
1989–90 370
1990–91 378
1991–92 400
1992–93 527
1993–94 771
1994–95 847
1995–96 1,038
1996–97 1,167
1997–98 1,375
1998–99 1,522

Figures on pupils in Irish medium units in English medium schools are not available.