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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (31 Jan 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...Occupied Fáilte Ireland 13 13 0 Occupied Foras na Gaeilge 16 13 3 Occupied Irish Language Services Advisory Committee 11 11 0 Occupied Irish Manuscripts Commission 20 19 1 Occupied ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Update on Key Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (24 Jan 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...a level 8 public services course that is done through Irish. Maynooth University is doing very good work setting out the teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge, TEG, which is the common European framework, for the Irish language. I would like to see that being rolled out to more locations so that more people place themselves on the common European framework as a matter of course, as is the case with...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cumas Dátheangach na nOifigeach Ardbhainistíochta sa Státseirbhís: Plé (24 Jan 2024)

...more competition for Irish speakers in what Ms McCabe has already said it is a very tight market. It is one of the things we are looking at in developing our own models and approaches to attracting Irish-language speakers into the Civil Service and public service. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media was involved in that project, as the committee is aware,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (17 Jan 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 719 and 720 together. The Irish Language Services Advisory Committee was established by my Department in June 2022 in accordance with section 18A of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021. The Committee has held 11 meetings to date, with another planned for the end of the month. The Committee’s primary focus during its first two years is the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...xed; atá lonnaithe i stáisiúin Gaeltachta. I wish to raise the issue of Irish-speaking gardaí working in Gaeltacht regions. Will the Minister provide an assessment of how much progress has been made regarding the Garda's Irish-language strategy, published in 2022? Is her Department aware that there is a shortage of Irish-speaking gardaí currently working in...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: ...absolutely necessary if we are going to avoid another Carrickmines. They are not there and they should be. Earlier, my colleague, Deputy Ó Snodaigh, mentioned the very significant omissions of aspects in relation to Gaeltachtaí and the Irish language. Conradh na Gaeilge has been in touch and we will bring amendments with respect to that. While they might be small issues,...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Dec 2023)

Fintan Warfield: ...the Electoral Commission should be as independent as possible and I think it did a very good job. As this Bill comes before us, I would like to raise one thing that was not in the terms of reference. The Irish language did not feature in the terms of reference for An Coimisiún Toghcháin and that should be rectified before the next report on constituency boundaries whenever they...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge (5 Dec 2023) See 3 other results from this debate

Pauline Tully: ...you lose it. In the months coming up to the budget, 138 community organisations from around the country came together to formulate and propose to Government an ambitious new investment plan for the Irish language. They want to address the long-standing issues with funding, particularly the lack of support for groups doing the work on the ground. The proposals look to reverse...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (30 Nov 2023)

Catherine Martin: ...(Irish Learners Scheme) This scheme offers a daily subsidy of €12 per day to eligible Gaeltacht families who provide certified accommodation for those who attend one of the c.42 recognised Gaeltacht Irish language colleges. A once-off start up grant (€6,000 or 80% of overall costs, whichever is greater) is available for new households seeking recognition under...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (29 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: I understand that Plean Fáis, Conradh na Gaeilge's Irish Language and Gaeltacht Investment Plan, was published on the 29th September. I note that the actions in the Plan that relate to entrepreneurship supports and employment creation are proposed for delivery by Údarás na Gaeltachta, which is the statutory agency for the economic, linguistic and cultural development of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (29 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: ...is currently underway in my Department on the development of a new policy on Irish-medium education outside of the Gaeltacht. This new policy will build on the achievements of the Policy on Gaeltacht Education and will be another important step towards achieving the Programme for Government commitment. A steering committee has been established with representatives from relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (28 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The Irish language is an integral part of the primary school curriculum and teachers are required to be competent in addressing this element of the curriculum, which is based on a communicative approach and places particular emphasis on developing children’s listening and speaking skills. My Department specifies minimum entry requirements in core subjects: Maths, English and Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: ...priorities and needs. This differs from the capitation grants provided to voluntary secondary schools. Work on the development of a new policy on Irish-medium education outside of the Gaeltacht is now underway in my Department. An extensive public consultation process has been conducted to gather the views of stakeholders, including young people, parents, education professionals,...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Seán Canney: ...sufficient funding is in place to run the service and to improve it for people. It is important the budget is very prudent but, at the same time, we need to make sure health is a priority. Lastly, I want to mention Conradh na Gaeilge and the Irish language. I ask that members of the Government meet its representatives because they have a plan in place that needs funding if we are to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Catherine Martin: ...has been allocated through grants awarded in 2023 and commitments made through Creative Communities and the Creative Youth Plan. The decision on the remaining allocations will be made in early 2024. Gaeltacht Irish Language Support Schemes Grant funds for current spending under Irish Language Support Schemes are allocated by my Department on an ongoing basis. The majority of current...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (19 Oct 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) and that the Deputy therefore has a particular interest in the interactions between that Department and the secretariat of the Irish Language Services Advisory Committee provided by my Department. The below information is therefore given in that context. The Irish Language Services Advisory Committee was established by my...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (17 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: ...den Ghaeltacht freisin. Tógann an polasaí nua seo ar a bhfuil bainte amach ag an bpolasaí don oideachas Gaeltachta. Is céim thábhachtach eile i dtreo cuspóirí chlár an Rialtais a bhaint amach é seo. Bunaíodh coiste stiúrtha le hionadaithe ó na Ranna agus ó na gníomhaireachtaí Rialtais chun maoirseacht a...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Catherine Connolly: In my time I hope to generally deal with three or four topics and then go to the issue of the Irish language. It takes a while, not just a few days, but a few weeks to analyse a budget. Notwithstanding the good points and the payments that are being made, I would like to give some of the reaction. The Antipoverty Network in Ireland described the budget as a wasted opportunity. It said...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (3 Oct 2023)

Simon Harris: The Higher Education Authority Act (2022) requires that institutions seek to promote the Irish language. The Department distributes recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for disbursement directly to the HEA's designated higher education institutions. The HEA distributes this funding as a block grant to the institutions. As autonomous institutions, each Higher Education...

Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (27 Sep 2023)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...of the Official Languages Act. When we started drafting this legislation way back in the past, the Act had not taken all its legal steps. As far as I know, all aspects of the Act have now passed. The proper way for any future legislation is to give the official Irish language title of State bodies, not the one which is referenced as "also in the English language". That is the intention...