Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)

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 completed. Is the promise of a strategy just a sop to those with an interest in the Irish language? Very little is being done to prepare a comprehensive strategy. Without a proper strategy, the current decline of the Irish language will continue. Recently, I noted the Minister invited statements on the strategy.

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