Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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277. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the budget allocations, capital and current, for the 20-year language strategy in 2016, 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50945/17]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The 20-Year Strategy for the Irish language 2010-2030 is a cross governmental initiative not just limited to the programmes administered by my Department. It encompasses State interventions in many sectors including, but not limited to education from early years to 3rd level, broadcasting, enterprise development, language technology and specific language legislation such as the Official Languages legislation and the Gaeltacht Act 2012.

Regarding my own Department's interventions, the 2016, 2017 and 2018 current budget allocations to specifically support the progression of the language planning process under the terms of the Gaeltacht Act 2012 as a key element of the Strategy are set out in the table.

In addition to this specific allocation for language planning, the annual budgetary allocation made to my Department in support of the Irish language is deployed on an ongoing basis in support of the Strategy's key objectives. In that regard, the table below sets out the funding provided (capital and current) in 2016, 2017 and 2018 in respect of the Irish language and the Gaeltacht: