Parents paying psychologists so their children can be exempt from Irish.
It has been revealed some parents are paying private psychologists so their children can be exempt from Irish.
A report by the Department of Education found that the majority of students who are exempt from doing Irish on the grounds of "special education needs", are doing other languages instead.
It also shows that the number of students not having to take the subject is significantly increasing.
General Secretary of Conradh na Gaeilge, Julian de Spáinn, says this growing trend will have damaging knock-on effects:
"The current system for exemptions from learning Irish is broken and that needs to be fixed."
"I think what the Department are trying to propose at the moment is more about tweaking the system."
