It comes as Department of Education & Youth’s Primary School Survey has been released
Over 3,300 of primary school children in Kildare are unable to access a gaelscoil.
That's according to data from the Department of Education & Youth’s Primary School Survey.
The survey indicates that 13% of parents nationally would like their child’s school to operate through Irish.
In Kildare, 12.5% of parents voted for this option which translates to an estimated 3,308 children who currently have no access to a gaelscoil.
At present, just 8 of the county’s 101 mainstream primary schools are gaelscoileanna, serving only 8.7% of pupils.
An Foras Pátrúnachta is the largest patron of gaelscoileanna which have a catholic or multi-denominational ethos.
National research published this year by government body Foras na Gaeilge (The Irish Language Attitudes Survey 2025) put demand at 45%.
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