Written answers

Tuesday, 18 November 2008

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Irish Language

9:00 pm

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 387: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the actions taken to date by the senior officials group, consisting of representatives from the Department of Education and Science and his Department, to enhance the actions of both Departments and their agencies in addressing challenges in supporting the Irish language including strengthening the teaching of Irish throughout the education system under the Agreed Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40983/08]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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A high-level group has been established at Secretary General level between my Department and the Department of Education and Science and meets periodically to consider matters of common interest in the context of the Irish language and the Gaeltacht. Joint actions arising from the work of the group are advanced through regular engagement at Assistant Secretary level between the two Departments, as well as interaction with relevant agencies, including Foras na Gaeilge, Údarás na Gaeltachta and An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta. Recent work has focused on issues considered in meetings with the CEOs of those agencies and on matters arising in the context of the Report on the Linguistic Study on the Use of Irish in the Gaeltacht.

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