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Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (Atógáil) (19 Jan 2022)

Dara Calleary: ..., to challenge us to do more as a legislature to encourage the Gaeltacht, and not to be afraid to encouraging it. I know it is a multicultural city - I get that - but a unique part of Galway is our Irish-language part of the city. I am not hearing from the witnesses that they are ambitious or hungry enough to do more to develop that. Perhaps I am wrong, but I just do not get it from our...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (24 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: ...Gaeilge ag a lán de na daoine ar an gcomhrá anseo, seachas oifigigh na Gaeilge. Ní sheasann sé sin go maith i gcomhthéacs na n-aidhmeanna atá ag na hudaráis áitiúla an Ghaeilge a spreagadh. It is interesting that it was the Irish language officers who were in some cases giving the presentations today. All of the county development plans have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (23 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: ..., which has been impacted by the various Covid issues? All these wonderful supports will be diluted unless we get the specifications right and there is confidence in those specifications among the Irish language teaching community.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (23 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: First, I wish to query the status of supports that have been provided to Irish-language schools, an tacaíocht atá ar fáil do scoileanna Gaeilge chun Gaeilge a mhúineadh. Second, I ask the Minister for an update on the consultation on the leaving certificate specification. We had a very good discussion with her at the coiste na Gaeilge before the recess. Táim ag...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Múinteoirí Nuacháilithe agus a gCaighdeáin Gaeilge, Deontais le hÁbhar Oidí a thabhairt faoi Thréimhsí Foghlama sa Ghaeltacht mar chuid dá n-Oiliúint agus Curaclaim nua na hardteistiméireachta T1 agus T2: An Roinn Oideachais. (30 Jun 2021)

Dara Calleary: ...that was communicated to her which is that we need a full strategy on education from preschool to third and even fourth level and all of the work that is underway should be within that strategy. In the Minister’s opening remarks she mentioned that was part of the Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, the Irish language 20-year strategy. Tá fuinneamh iontach ann i...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (7 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 604. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the efforts her Department is making to ensure proposals from Foras na Gaeilge to extend the Irish language community scheme are discussed at the upcoming meeting of the North-South body; if she will confirm that the proposals have the support of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27163/15]

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Jul 2011)

Dara Calleary: ...consideration. On Part 15, it is ironic that, on the day the President of the European Parliament is visiting us, the House is considering a proposal that would serve to diminish the status of the Irish language. The Minister has outlined the legal and constitutional reasons for the provisions in section 46 but their effect will be to send a signal that we are willing to countenance a...