Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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60. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 1 October 2020, if the revised scéim pobal Gaeilge has been launched (details supplied). [12281/21]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I understand that Foras na Gaeilge has issued correspondence to all recipients of SPG in November 2020 and again in February 2021, to apprise them of ongoing developments relating to the scheme.

In that correspondence Foras na Gaeilge confirmed that the funding under the current scheme would be extended to 31 December 2021. Current grant recipients were also informed that decisions regarding the next iteration of the scheme would be taken in April 2021, pending a decision by the North South Ministerial Council on the body's baseline budget.

Foras na Gaeilge has also met with Glór na nGael, their lead organisation responsible for the development of Irish at community level to apprise them of ongoing developments.

Once finalised, the Scheme will be advertised publicly.