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Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: An féidir liom teacht isteach air sin?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Aontaím leis an Teachta go bhfuil suíomh speisialta ag an nGaelainn sa Stát seo agus is maith an rud é sin. Táim féin agus an Roinn sásta gach iarracht a dhéanamh chun an suíomh sin a chaomhnú. Tá an-dul chun cinn déanta againn in áiteanna áirithe. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil níos mó ag teastáil. We...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I appreciate that there are mixed and different views in this regard but we must recognise that there are demands being placed on the curriculum and that we have to expand it. It would be erroneous to think that the only experience of Irish is in the allocated hours. We have seen many other initiatives, for example, the content and language integrated learning, CLIL, programme through which...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Ó thaobh na múinteoirí de, from the point of view of the teachers and the need to support them and get as many of them as possible confident in the teaching of Irish, very significant work is going on in this area. Specifically, the Deputy referred to teachers in the Gaeltacht and the need for them to have a particular caighdeán or standard. For example, 10% of places in...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Tá.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Ó thaobh an 10%, tá an ceart ag an Teachta. Tá an scéim sin ann le tamall, gan dabht. However, there are other things. That is just one. I just gave that as an example. The bachelor of education through Irish is a significant investment by the Department and we have doubled the places there. Equally, there is the provision for the masters through Irish. This would be...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Bhain an dara ceist leis an straitéis atá againn. There are a number of aspects to that. It is práinneach. It is urgent agus táimid ag déanamh gach iarrachta chun é sin a chur chun cinn go tapa ach tá sé casta. For example, the Gaeltacht education policy has been completed. The next one we are working on is the Irish-medium policy outside the...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: About páipéar 1.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Tuigim an méid atá á rá ag an Teachta. We are also moving ahead with senior cycle reform at the same time. However, I hear what he is saying in terms of an overall strategy. We have two wings of the overall strategy well under way at this time. It will take us time to get the overall picture but we are a good way towards it. We have committed to giving further...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I thank the Deputy. The Department wants to support the establishment and the development of the Gaelcholáistí. In fact, and I mentioned it earlier, it is significant to say that since 2019 there have been 47 schools coming from the Irish-language medium established. As the Deputy has referenced, we are giving particular concession to the establishment of Gaelcholáistí...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I hear the Deputy's absolute enthusiasm and I utterly accept his bona fides, as I do those of the parents. There are some very impressive people here, including parents and those from the schools themselves, who are advocating very strongly. I do not take that for granted at all. Where it is possible, and we have consistently said we are keeping this under active review, I want this to...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: What is showing to us at present in terms of the three schools mentioned is that there is capacity in one of them. A full class could have been made up. I believe it is somewhere in the region of 30 places. Is that right?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: In excess of 30 places were available in one school. The other two schools are undergoing technical assessment. I acknowledge the patron for agreeing to do that, that is, to see what the scope is going forward. We will see what will come out of that and what the potential is in terms of reaching 400. If 400 has not been reached, there is the option of the aonad. It is not as if we are...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: We are saying there is capacity in the schools that are there presently. I hear what the Deputy is saying, that is, from a location point of view, it is not the preferred location. I hear what he is saying.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I hear that as well.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: They were pre-designated. That is what Mr. Hanly is saying, is it not?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Ó thaobh an ETB de, tá an méid a dúirt an Teachta an-suimiúil agus tarlaíonn sé in áiteanna. Mar shampla, i gCiarraí, tá an Gaelcholáiste ann agus tá an ETB i bhfeighil, agus tá na Gaelscoileanna ann agus an ETB atá i bhfeighil freisin. There may well be potential in what the Deputy is saying but he will be conscious as...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Everything must be bunaithe ar na demographics. It is as if I am referring everything to this policy but the policy is looking in its broadest sense and the demographics are undoubtedly important mar tá gá orainn a bheith praiticiúil. As I have said earlier, tá sé mar aidhm againne seans a thabhairt do na daltaí dul ar scoil idir Bhéarla agus Gaeilge agus...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Tá an ceart ag an Teachta agus tá an ceangal ann idir an Roinn sin agus mo Roinn. Bhuail mé leis an Aire ó thaobh an pholasaí a bheith againn agus chun an polasaí a chur chun cinn. I have spoken to the Minister on how we can be mutually supportive in what we can do. I should have said about the question of the naíonra and so on, that it falls within the...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: We are saying there has to be joined-up thinking.