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Wed 09 Sep 2007English classes urged for migrantsThe Government must provide adequate opportunities for migrants to learn English if it intends to make proficiency in the language a requirement for citizenship, the Immigrant Council of Ireland has said.Speaking at the launch of a council report on the issue of language provision agency chairman John Cunningham said demand far exceeds supply when it comes to existing English language courses. "If, as it has been suggested, the Government were to make competency in English a requirement for long-term residency or citizenship, it has an obligation to ensure there are enough courses available to allow migrants with limited language skills the opportunity to learn," he said.