Written answers
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Irish Language
11:00 pm
Brendan 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]
Éamon 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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