Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

Responsibility for modernisation of the vocabulary of the Irish language to reflect the creation of new technical terms rests with Foras na Gaeilge under the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999. This work is ongoing with the assistance of an advisory group of experts, An Coiste Téarmaíochta.

Regarding the grammar of the language, the Deputy will be aware that the caighdeán oifigiúil was last reviewed in 1958. While I have no formulated proposals in this regard, the question of whether there is a need at this point to review the official standard again was raised briefly at the most recent meeting of Fóram na Gaeilge, and Foras na Gaeilge agreed to prepare a paper in that regard. I anticipate that the paper will be discussed at the next meeting of the fóram.

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