Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)

Cuireann sé áthas orm go bhfuil suim ag an Teachta McGrath, as Contae Thiobrad Árainn, ins an obair seo. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil ceantracha i gContae Thiobrad Árainn, cosúil le hAonach Urmhúmhan agus Caiseal féin, a bhfuil an cultúr, an traidisiún agus an teanga go han-láidir ar fad. Níl aon fáth nach mbéadh twinning idir ceantracha Gaeltachta agus ceantracha cosúil lena cheantar féin.

The 20-year strategy is a national strategy, not just a Gaeltacht strategy. Any community and every community will have an opportunity, if it wishes, to prepare a language development plan for its own area, whether it is a parish, town or otherwise. They will be given every assistance to do that over a two-year period and the situation will be monitored over the next five to seven years. The Deputy has put forward an excellent idea, which will certainly be considered. As an example, towns in my constituency, the fíor-Ghaeltacht, could be twinned with towns in the Deputy's constituency or any other part of the country. As they say in Irish, ar scáth a chéile a mhairimid.

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