Seanad debates

Wednesday, 5 April 2006

4:00 pm

Photo of Ann OrmondeAnn Ormonde (Fianna Fail)

There is now a gaelscoil in every county in Ireland, which clearly shows evidence of a new interest in the language in areas where there was no past interest. My party will do everything to facilitate that group, and the Government remains committed not just to the conservation of the Irish language but to the promotion and expansion of its use. We have seen significant improvements in the provision of textbooks and teaching material through An Comhairle, set up in 2002. There is a perception, whether we like it or not that we wish to downgrade Irish.

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