Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil aon phleananna aici chun leasú a dhéanamh ar bpolasaí cuimsitheach oideachais trí mheán na Gaeilge mar atá molta ag an bhfeachtas #Gaeilge4All; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [25196/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Tá próiseas comhairliúcháin poiblí don pholasaí nua don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht á reáchtáil ag mo Roinn faoi láthair. Tháinig an chéad tréimhse den chomhairliúchán seo, ina raibh ceistneoir ar líne agus glao ar aighneachtaí i scríbhinn, chun críche ar an 30 Eanáir 2023.

Cuirfear críoch leis an dara tréimhse den phróiseas comhairliúcháin go luath. Mar chuid den tréimhse sin, reáchtáladh grúpaí fócais i scoileanna le leanaí agus le daoine óga lena chinntiú go gcloistear a nguthanna sa phróiseas forbartha pholasaí. Tá grúpaí fócais ar siúl ar líne le tuismitheoirí, caomhnóirí, oideachasóirí agus páirtithe leasmhara eile faoi láthair chun téamaí tábhachtacha atá ag teacht chun cinn a fhiosrú.

Beidh tuilleadh rannpháirtíochta le páirtithe leasmhara, i bhfoirm cruinnithe dé-thaobhacha, sna seachtainí atá romhainn mar chuid den tríú tréimhse den phróiseas comhairliúcháin. Tabharfar cuireadh d’eagraíochtaí a bhfuil baint acu leis an bhfeachtas #Gaeilge4all chuig na cruinnithe seo. Déanfar tuairimí na bpáirtithe leasmhara go léir a mheas go cúramach agus an polasaí nua á fhorbairt.

A public consultation process for the new policy on Irish-medium education outside the Gaeltacht is currently underway in my Department. The first phase of this consultation, which included an online questionnaire and a call for written submissions, concluded on 30 January 2023.

The second phase of the consultation process will be completed soon. In phase 2 focus groups were held in schools with children and young people to ensure that their voices were heard in the policy development process. Focus groups are currently being held online with parents, guardians, educators and other stakeholders to explore important emerging themes.

There will be further engagement with interested parties, in the form of bilateral meetings in the coming weeks as part of the third phase of the consultation process. Organisations associated with the #Gaeilge4all campaign will be invited to these meetings. The views of all interested stakeholders will be carefully considered in the development of the new policy.