Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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53. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department is working with other Departments to develop job opportunities within the gaeltacht regions in order that working life can be conducted through the Irish language. [32079/22]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that state-support for job creation and enterprise development in Gaeltacht regions is provided via Údarás na Gaeltachta. In order to further support the agency in discharging its functions my Department has provided significant additional exchequer funding over consecutive budgets in recent years.

The Deputy may be assured that my Department will continue to engage with relevant stakeholders, including Government Departments, in order to support and foster the further development and maintenance of Gaeltacht regions as the natural domain of the language where such opportunities present themselves.