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Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General: Financial Resolution (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: ...digital publications will also support the sector and thereby help support jobs, production and independent journalism. Some €15 million for public service broadcasting, to provide interim support for RTÉ in 2022 through the licence fee mechanism, has also been agreed. The provision of an additional €7.3 million in 2023 will enable TG4 to better serve our...

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: ...are gone and it is nonsense. Of course, Tusla itself has had its own problems, and perhaps that has come from the word. The beginning of a new day, which would be tús lae or tús an lae nua, becomes Tusla. I do not know even how to pronounce it. Again, this is no reflection on the staff, but there is an absence of vision here. We stick in the Irish language rather than the...

Seanad: Report of the Future of Media Commission: Statements (15 Sep 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Catherine Martin: ...been assigned for a special round of the sound and vision scheme, which will create programming related to climate change and climate action, and is being co-funded by my Department and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. A sum of €2 million has been earmarked for Irish language programming, €2 million for live music programming and a further...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (14 Sep 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...commitment and it is notable that this coincides with Irish having become a full working language of the EU Institutions since January. From submissions made to the Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking Community, the achievement of an ambitious 20% recruitment target of proficient Irish speakers by 2030 requires a cross-Government approach.This is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Civil Service (14 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: ...Public Expenditure and Reform and PAS are already taking to increase the number of fluent Irish speakers in the civil service include - Dedicated recruitment and promotion competitions targeted at Irish language speakers:Since the summer of 2021, PAS has held general civil service competitions for individuals with fluency in Irish at Clerical Officer, Executive Officer, Higher Executive...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (13 Jul 2022)

Catherine Martin: ...offering important considerations when it comes to collecting data on people’s gender and what we should be aware of in relation to creating forms. Foras na Gaeilge All of Foras na Gaeilge’s employment and funding opportunities to promote Irish language are emphatically open to all. Foras na Gaeilge does not knowingly fund any exclusively LGBTQIA+...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Logainmneacha na Gaeltachta: Plé (Atógáil) (13 Jul 2022) See 2 other results from this debate

...of address. An Post supplies address information and OSI provides boundary and official townland names. Our relationship with both of these bodies is critical to our success, and I acknowledge the very positive relationship we have with them. Regarding the Irish-language version of an address, we use the Irish version as provided by Logainm.ie wherever possible. Logainm.ie is the...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Simon Harris: ...is a provision in sectoral legislation for independent dispute resolution to resolve any disputes and student unions, together with staff associations, are required to be consulted on the preparation of any dispute resolution processes. This Bill has been significantly strengthened in respect of the Irish language. We brought forward more amendments after engagement in the other House,...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Foilsitheoireacht agus Léitheoireacht na Gaeilge: Plé (Atógáil) (6 Jul 2022) See 4 other results from this debate

Mr. Liam Donnelly: I thank the committee for inviting us to speak before it on the topic of encouraging the publication and reading of Irish language material. As a bookshop, we will try to describe some of the issues which affect us and therefore the wider trade in stocking books in the Irish language. In Dublin, there are very few bookshops that devote more than a shelf or two to Irish...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...very often driven in the first instance by young people, be these issues associated with marriage equality or a woman's right to choose. In my experience in recent months and years, the absolutely vibrant campaign demanding Acht na Gaeilge, an Irish-language Act, in the Six Counties, has been driven primarily by young people. Therefore, we need to accept, understand and agree that young...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Pa Daly: ...amendments Deputy Ó Snodaigh submitted are straightforward attempts to ask the Government to live up to commitments under the recently passed Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021. It is disappointing that the amendments related to the Irish language were rejected on Committee Stage and the Government is not bringing forward any amendments of its own on Report Stage. This...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (29 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: ...directly by the Department which may be of interest to the community to which the Deputy refers: - The Fáilte ar Líne Project – this project provides 5 courses aimed at beginners covering Irish language and culture. - Cill Dara le Gaeilge, a community-based organisation in Co. Kildare whose activities include the provision of Irish classes locally, some in...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Ag Spreagadh Fhoilsitheoireacht agus Léitheoireacht na Gaeilge: Plé (Atógáil) (29 Jun 2022)

...xed; ann do pháistí. Bhíomar i gcónaí ag stocaireacht le hagallaimh agus le léirmheasanna a fháil sna nuachtáin. Is cuimhin liom an uair gur scríobhadh léirmheas. Thosaigh sé, mar a bhítí ag an am dá d'fhaightí léirmheas, lena leithéid: “my memories of the Irish language are being terrorised by...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...number of recommendations Sinn Féin put forward during pre-legislative scrutiny and on Committee Stage in the Dáil. These include issues regarding the role for the HEA in promoting an Gaeilge or the Irish language, increasing North-South co-operation, increasing the number of board members and the removal of the limit on numbers of members on academic councils as well as others....

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (22 Jun 2022) See 3 other results from this debate

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: .... 26. I mentioned earlier that the intention of this amendment is to ensure that "not less than one of the persons appointed ... shall be representative for the interests of the Gaeltacht [or the] Irish language speaking community". It is important that we give due recognition to that in any group of appointments, given what we are trying to achieve with this legislation, namely, the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy is aware, The 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 and the accompanying Action Plan for the Irish Language (Plean Gníomhaíochta 2018-2022) represent Government policy in relation to the Irish language and Gaeltacht regions.  My Department is responsible inter alia, for coordinating its implementation which has cross-departmental ownership....

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...trying to have an argument but to ensure all of this is given proper effect in advance of the commencement of Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2021. I am happy enough to withdraw the amendments in my name on the basis and the understanding that the Irish language will not be sidelined at any stage in the future, as the Minister reflected on Committee Stage. That is now...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Foilsitheoireacht agus Léitheoireacht na Gaeilge: Plé (Atógáil). (15 Jun 2022)

...of funding for the projects it may have. If the clár na leabhar Gaeilge is concentrating more on original material, then it might not be the right source of funding for us. Dalen is coming to Irish language publishing from the Welsh perspective, where the market is fairly strong and where there is essentially one funding organisation that assists publishers in so many different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Supports Provision for Displaced Ukrainian Students: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: ...where they want to be. The Gaeilge exemption kind of goes to the heart of the matter on this. Are we considering this medium-term to long-term approach? I am very much an advocate of teaching the Irish language within our primary and secondary schools but is it a good use of these children's time? If my child was dislocated and arrived somewhere I would hope that they would have...