Irish-only schools not opposed to English

IN his letter (November 26), Maurice Fitzgerald refers, erroneously, to Irish-only schools being opposed to the teaching of English.

This is not the case.

Gaelscoileanna present a choice to parents who wish to give their children a good grounding in all subjects. The full English language curriculum is taught to every child in every gaelscoil. The issue is not whether English is taught, but rather when is the optimum time to introduce it as a subject.