Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the €1 million allocated to the Irish language as outlined in budget 2018; the amount of the allocation that has been spent; the way in which the funds were spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24305/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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A budgetary allocation of €2.3m was provided for the implementation of the Policy on Gaeltacht Education in 2018. The estimated expenditure in 2018 on the Policy on Gaeltacht Education 2017-2022 is largely in line with projections.

The projected spend on the Policy in 2019 is dependent on the outcome of the formal 2019 Estimates process, which has not yet commenced in terms of engagement with spending Departments. The parameters for this engagement will be set out in the Summer Economic Statement and the Mid-Year Expenditure Review, to be published over the summer by the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform.