Dáil debates
Thursday, 20 May 2021
Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions
Irish Language
11:10 am
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I will not give the Deputy the date and the time of the meeting but I will certainly give him the month. I would be very happy to meet with him on this matter in the month of June. He should have his office contact mine today and I am sure we can identify a date and time, put that date in the diary for June and engage on the issue.
As regards specific engagements, I do not have all my Department's meeting schedules in front of me but I have no doubt that, as my response stated, my Department stands fully ready to discharge all our obligations under the Official Languages Act and the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019. We will engage with all relevant Departments and agencies in that regard. We will substantially engage on this matter with my officials and the Higher Education Authority in June. I look forward to learning from the Deputy and working with him on this issue.
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