Written answers

Tuesday, 24 April 2007

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Irish Language

11:00 pm

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 55: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding made available by his Department for the teaching of Irish in educational institutions abroad; the amount of money allocated; the colleges and institutions to which money was given; the effectiveness of such programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15001/07]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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In September 2005 I announced that a new fund would be made available from my Department to promote the teaching of Irish at third level overseas. Funding of €1 million over a 3-year period from Ciste na Gaeilge was allocated to this scheme.

Since the beginning of this scheme, grants have been approved for the following institutions and programmes:

Daltaí na Gaeilge, Washington, USA

Fealsún — Teagasc Gaeilge do Thosaitheoirí, Missouri, USA

Catholic University, Lublin, Poland

University of Cambridge, England

University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA

SKSK, Konigswater, Germany

Glucksman Ireland House, New York University, USA

Newman College of Aston, Philadelphia, USA

The Centre for Canadian Irish Studies, Concordia, Montreal, Canada

Rennes 2, University of Brittany, France

University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA

Boston College, Boston, USA

University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, USA

University of St. Thomas, Texas, USA

North American Association for Celtic Language Teachers, Ontario, Canada

University of Bonn, Germany

Freiburg University, Germany

Dusseldorf University, Germany

Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany

Marburg University, Germany

University of Liverpool, England

Cardiff University, Wales

Ionad an Léinn Éireannaigh, Karlova University, Prague, Czech Republic

Szeged University, Hungary

Karoli Gaspar University, Budapest, Hungary

University of Wales, Aberswtwyth, Wales

Irish College, Paris, France

University of Oslo, Norway

Institiúd na hÉireann, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Universitat Mannheim, Germany

Institiúid an Léinn Ghael-Mheiriceánaigh (Lehman), New York, USA

Humboldt — Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh, Berlin, Germany

Wisconsin University, Milwaukee, USA

Ducis-Dalarna University, Denmark

I am satisfied that this is a worthwhile initiative, which promotes Ireland and our language and culture in a positive way abroad. The availability of this funding has increased awareness of the language in third level institutions and will lead to development of enhanced links between Ireland and the countries of these institutions with positive long-term impacts on the language.

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