Results 1-15 of 15 for ("irish language" gaeilge) speaker:Brian O'Shea

Straitéis 20 Bliain Don Ghaeilge: Ráitis (18 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: ...the most important issue is driving the strategy. If people are unaware of it in the first instance then how can they engage with it? We all agree there is a large measure of soft support for the Irish language among the public but we must convert this into something more active and we must arrange for the people to engage and develop a sense of ownership for the Irish language. There is...

Irish Language (11 May 2010)

Brian O'Shea: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. The list sounds impressive but I must ask whether there is evidence to confirm the efforts of Foras na Gaeilge have increased the use of the Irish language, particularly its oral use. It was recently brought to my notice that Foras na Gaeilge does not come within the remit of the Freedom of Information Act because a cross-Border body is...

Departmental Expenditure. (6 Oct 2009)

Brian O'Shea: ...-year strategy? It has been promised over and over again, but we still have not got it and from what the Minister has said today, we appear to be no closer to it. Has the Government abandoned the Irish language in the Gaeltacht?

Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)

Brian O'Shea: ...go ahead, so I am calling on the Minister, Deputy O'Dea, to persuade his colleague, the Minister for Finance, to rectify urgently such an absolutely arbitrary and unfair decision. To return to the Irish language, I was disappointed that there was not some reference in the Budget Statement to a review of the functions of the Official Languages Act, particularly in regard to translations....

Grant Payments. (4 Mar 2009)

Brian O'Shea: ...€3 million. Will the Minister clarify this for the House? Other than transport to the islands and the 62% increase for Coiste na Gaeilge, funding under every other subhead relating to the Irish language and the Gaeltacht has been reduced. The Minister has made a public statement in which he said that the precise funding for Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in 2009, and the breakdown...

Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (30 Apr 2008)

Brian O'Shea: ...the word "course". As I pointed out on Committee Stage, the course provided by the King's Inns is delivered solely through Irish. This may cause difficulties for students with a poor grasp of the Irish language. In this context, I refer to an extract from Rialtas na hÉireann: Ráiteas i Leith na Gaeilge 2006. In setting forth the "modern-day context of the Irish language", it states:...

Irish Language. (5 Dec 2007)

Brian O'Shea: The answer is more or less as I feared. It is almost a year since the statement on the Irish language and there is still no absolute guarantee that the consultants will be appointed before the end of the year. The Minister stated that he expects the strategy to be completed by the end of next year. There is a need to examine the background to this matter. There are contradictory dates on...

Irish Language. (5 Dec 2007)

Brian O'Shea: ...Ministers about what their Departments could do to make Irish a strong community language in the Gaeltacht. I welcome the Minister's commitment to seek public support. I have long said that, as the Irish language belongs to everyone, the more people who engage with the language, the more momentum and strength it will gain. Can the Minister proceed in implementing the recommendations of...

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Brian O'Shea: ...tá mé chun labhairt as Gaeilge agus as Béarla. For the purpose of today's debate, I intend to address the House in both Irish and English. We are discussing two documents, the statement on the Irish language issued by the Government in December 2006 and the 2002 Coimisiún na Gaeltachta report. The main decision in regard to the 2006 Government statement was to prepare a 20-year...

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Brian O'Shea: An bhfuil? Tá go maith. What is happening with regard to seachtain na Gaeilge? A special Oireachtas committee dealing with the Irish language solely, in all its ramifications, should be set up. Furthermore, a high level committee should be formed between the Department of Education and Science, RTE, TG4 and Radió na Gaeltachta to maximise the resources available for promoting the Irish...

Irish Language. (28 Feb 2007)

Brian O'Shea: The Minister's answer is like the statement on the Irish language made in December — nothing really new or much in it. The Minister has a litany of projects that were started but not finished. For instance, Fóram na Gaeilge was to develop a 20-year strategy but very little has emanated from it. The Minister initiated an analysis of the Gaeltacht boundaries but again the work is not...

Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Brian O'Shea: ...the Official Languages Act and for the Minister to explain why certain organisations are being included in the operations of the Act and others are not. In general, there is insufficient debate on Irish language affairs and an opportunity such as this should not be passed up.

Irish Language: Statements. (23 Mar 2005)

Brian O'Shea: ...agus cosúil leis na seanfhocail sa Book of Proverbs sa mbíobla, tá críonnacht ag baint leo, críonnacht éagsúil ó chríonnacht aon tír eile ar an domhain, sin críonnacht na nGael. The Irish language is an endangered language. The only languages in Europe that are generally known to be in danger of disappearing are the Celtic languages of Britain and Ireland, such as Scottish...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (3 Mar 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the fact that no grant for 2005 has been approved by Foras na Gaeilge for any Irish language organisation in the south-east region; the action he proposes to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7433/05]

Foras na Gaeilge. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to widespread dissatisfaction with and loss of confidence in Foras na Gaeilge among Irish language organisations; if he plans to take action urgently to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5857/05]