Complex sentence: In the Republic of Ireland, Irish is a mandatory subject in primary and secondary education and as such between 700,000-800,000 pupils and students are taught Irish on a daily basis within the education system which is similar to the situation of Welsh in Wales.
Split into simpler sentences: In the Republic of Ireland, Irish is a mandatory subject in primary and secondary education. Between 700,000-800,000 students are taught Irish on a daily basis within the education system; this is similar to the situation of the Welsh language in Wales.