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Irish Language. (5 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: ...between the funding we provide and the funding in Northern Ireland. It did not allow them to expand the programmes as I would have liked. We need the coalface programmes, whether RAPID, CLÁR or Irish language, that get to the people who need the services. I have always said the Gaelscoileanna should not be just a school but a community. We must particularly support parents. Even if...

Irish Language. (5 Dec 2007)

Brian O'Shea: ...Ministers about what their Departments could do to make Irish a strong community language in the Gaeltacht. I welcome the Minister's commitment to seek public support. I have long said that, as the Irish language belongs to everyone, the more people who engage with the language, the more momentum and strength it will gain. Can the Minister proceed in implementing the recommendations of...

Irish Language. (5 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 54, 57, 59, 71, 92, 94, 98, 99 and 189 together. We have already discussed issues regarding the development of the 20 year strategy on the Irish language in my reply to Question No. 52. It was envisaged at the time of the publication of the Government statement that it would take up to two years for the strategy to be prepared. I am confident this target...

Irish Language. (5 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: ...such a strategy. When we discussed it, we decided to have a two-step process. We decided to publish a clear and understandable Government statement on the headlines of Government policy on the Irish language. This was the first time it had happened since the 1960s. To publish a detailed strategy before we had all the headlines in place and publicly known would not have been right....