Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aici beartas don oideachas trí Ghaeilge, taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht, a fhoilsiú; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [24965/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Tá obair leanúnach ar siúl ag mo Roinn le réamhphleanáil ar na céimeanna atá ag teastáil chun polasaí don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge a fhorbairt mar chuid de chreat foriomlán na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030 . Mar bhonn eolais d’fhorbairt an pholasaí, foilsíodh le déanaí dhá réamhthuarascáil Chigireachta a thugann léargas ar cháilíocht an tsoláthair oideachais i mbunscoileanna agus in iar-bhunscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht thar thréimhse ceithre bliana.

Táim ag súil leis an obair thábhachtach seo a thabhairt chun cinn chun tógáil ar na torthaí dearfacha atá á mbaint amach i gcur i bhfeidhm an Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta chun an t-oideachas lán-Ghaeilge a láidriú. Táim ag súil freisin le bheith ag obair leis na páirtithe leasmhara ábhartha chun na céimeanna éagsúla d’fhorbairt an pholasaí a chur chun cinn.

Question: To ask the Minister for Education if she intends to publish a Policy on Irish-medium Education outside of the Gaeltacht and if she will make a statement on the matter.

My Department is working continually on the initial planning for the steps required for the development of an Irish-medium policy as part of the overall framework of the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030. Two preliminary composite reports to inform the development of the Policy were published recently which give an overview, over a period of four years, of the quality of education in Irish-medium primary and post-primary schools outside of the Gaeltacht.

I look forward to progressing this important work and building on the positive outcomes achieved in the implementation of the Policy on Gaeltacht Education to strengthen Irish-medium education provision. I also look forward to working with the relevant stakeholders to progress the steps required in the development of the Policy.