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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (30 May 2013)

Dinny McGinley: ...that regular meetings are held by those fora to progress issues relating to Irish-medium education and the teaching of Irish. Foras na Gaeilge assists and facilitates the development and provision of Irish language resources as well as Irish language courses at all levels. For example, Foras na Gaeilge produces teaching resources for both primary and post-primary schools through its...

Grant Payments. (14 Feb 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I assume the Deputy's parliamentary question refers to voluntary Irish language organisations rather than to funding of the public bodies, Foras na Gaeilge, which includes the functions of the former Bord na Leabhar Gaeilge since 1 January 2008, and Údarás na Gaeltachta, that come under my Department's remit, or to other public bodies. Funding is provided under my Department's Ciste na...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (21 Jan 2014)

Dinny McGinley: As the Deputy is aware, many communities outside of the Gaeltacht are actively engaged in promoting the Irish language. Section 11 of the Gaeltacht Act 2012 provides for the designation of such language communities as Irish Language Networks, i.e. areas that have achieved a basic critical mass of community and State support for the Irish language. The Act provides Foras na Gaeilge with a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (10 Oct 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Joe McHugh: My Department provides funding towards the following initiatives which are aimed at learning the Irish language: Abair.ie The ABAIR project, based in Trinity College, Dublin, is developing linguistic and speech technology resources for the Irish language. It has produced an online Irish language text-to-speech synthesiser which is freely available at www.abair.ie and which can be used in a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (7 Mar 2017)

Seán Kyne: ...Foras na Gaeilge, an agency of the North South Language Body, which is co-funded by my Department and the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland, is the agency charged with promotion of the Irish language on an all-island basis. In carrying out its legislative mandate, Foras na Gaeilge provides support, advice and financial assistance to many groups who promote the language,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (18 May 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: There are currently a number of programmes in operation which are either funded under the Shared Island Initiative or by the North South Irish language agency, Foras na Gaeilge, aimed at supporting the Irish language within the education system in Northern Ireland. Under the Shared Island initiative, my Department provided Naíscoil na Seolta with €55,000 in 2022, to develop a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (21 Jun 2018)

Joe McHugh: At the outset, I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding for the Irish language and the Gaeltacht has actually increased over the past year. As the Deputy will be aware, Foras na Gaeilge is charged with promotion of the Irish language on an all-island basis, and provides support, advice and financial assistance to many groups, including the six lead organisations. ...

Other Questions: Irish Language (19 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: In line with the 20-year strategy for the Irish language and Foras na Gaeilge's understanding of best practice in promoting the Irish language it is recognised that there should be an emphasis on long-term, strategic language planning. Preliminary consultation meetings were held by Foras na Gaeilge, in conjunction with Conradh na Gaeilge and Glór na nGael, with stakeholders in 2019....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: The 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 (the Strategy), which represents the cornerstone of the Government’s policy on the Irish language, was published in December 2010, following cross-party support in the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Strategy contains a range of recommendations across nine areas, namely Education; The Gaeltacht; Family Transmission of the Language -...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (1 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: Foras na Gaeilge's new Scéim Forbartha Líonraí Gaeilge / Irish Language Network Development Scheme, which has 3 stages, will commence operation this year, with the primary goal being the facilitation of communities in achieving statutory Irish Language Network status in the long-term. The scheme is being developed in line with national language planning principals and policy...

Priority Questions: Irish Language (29 Nov 2016)

Mattie McGrath: They are fine words but the programme for Government states that the Government will increase investment in the Irish language, yet Foras na Gaeilge has had to reduce the number of Irish language summer courses. The public agrees that additional support should be made available and that has been shown in a Millward Brown survey, in which 61% of people in 2016 agreed that the State should...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (19 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government acknowledges the importance of the Irish language as the first official language of the State, as a living language and as a vital component of the heritage of this island.  My Department provides significant funding to Foras na Gaeilge to carry out its statutory mandate to promote the Irish language on an...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: My Department and the Defence Forces are committed to the relevant undertakings of the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010–2030. On foot of this strategy, my Department and the Defence Forces, identified certain objectives as being relevant to the Defence Organisation, in particular, objectives 2 and 12. Objective 2 of the Strategy is that the Official Languages Act will be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Catherine Martin: Foras na Gaeilge, an agency of the North-South language body, is charged with the promotion of the Irish language on an all-island basis. In carrying out its legislative mandate, Foras na Gaeilge provides support, advice and financial assistance to many groups who promote the language. An scéim forbartha lionraí Gaeilge is Foras na Gaeilge's multi-annual scheme to promote,...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (22 Feb 2006)

Mary Hanafin: My Department funded 25 Irish language courses, involving over 600 participants, which were provided as part of the 2005 summer course programme for primary teachers in line with the requirements of the revised primary curriculum. The 25 Irish language courses can be divided into two main categories: 20 courses had as their focus the teaching of all aspects of Irish in primary classrooms...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (21 Mar 2017)

Seán Kyne: My Department is working in partnership with a broad range of organisations to support the Irish language and to support and encourage its use on a daily basis. This work incorporates a broad range of research, development and training in various sectors. Under my Department’s Irish Language Support Schemes, funding continues to be provided for Irish language courses in third-level...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (16 May 2023)

Simon Harris: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are autonomous and academically independent and each Higher Education Institution is responsible for its own Irish language strategy. Information would need to be sought from the HEIs directly. However, my Department is committed to the implementation of the Official Languages Act and provision of Irish-language services to its customers, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (16 Jan 2013)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to the financial assistance provided by Foras na Gaeilge, a constituent agency of the North South Language Body, to 19 core-funded Irish language organisations, North and South. I am advised that the funding provided by Foras na Gaeilge to these organisations in 2012 was as set out in the table: TABLE: Funding provided by Foras na Gaeilge to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (27 Jun 2017)

Joe McHugh: Foras na Gaeilge, an agency of the North South Language Body, is the agency charged with promotion of the Irish language on an all-island basis. In carrying out its legislative mandate, Foras na Gaeilge provides support, advice and financial assistance to many groups who promote the language, including provision of courses and activities to help people improve or learn the language. ...

Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (28 Nov 2002)

An Foras Teanga, the Language Body, comprises Irish Language Agency, Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster Scots Agency. Foras na Gaeilge took over the functions of Bord na Gaeilge in promoting the Irish language with the key difference, of course, that Foras na Gaeilge operates throughout the island of Ireland. Headquartered in Dublin, foras opened a regional office in Belfast earlier this year....