Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

One mechanism of measuring the success of the Irish language is through the census. Our five-year action plan will be our measurement of the effectiveness of the resources we are putting into preschools, na naoínraí. We are identifying how to put resources into younger learners and give support systems to parents wishing to raise their children through Irish when they are not proficient themselves. The five-year action plan we have launched is the mechanism for us to measure. Unfortunately, it takes time if there is a two year old or a three year old in a naoínra.