Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)

Does the Minister agree there is justifiable and grave concern among the people about the future of the Gaeltacht? Can he give assure us that scéim labhairt na Gaeilge agus scéim na bhfoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge will not be phased out over two years? Why, in the name of God, is it taking such a long time to publish the 20-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?

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