Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 June 2004
288 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Question No. 2 of 3 June 2004, the progress which has been made in the matter of securing the agreement of the North-South Ministerial Council for the proposed decentralisation of Foras na Gaeilge to Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal. [18624/04]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, progress on the proposed decentralisation of staff of Foras na Gaeilge to Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, is subject to and awaits the agreement of the North-South Ministerial Council.
I met Minister Angela Smith, MP, who has co-responsibility for the North-South Language Body, on 12 May 2004. One of the matters discussed was the proposed decentralisation and it was agreed that the ongoing process of assessment in this regard should be brought forward by our respective Departments, in consultation with Foras na Gaeilge. Matters in this regard are ongoing. I met the board of Foras na Gaeilge yesterday to discuss a range of issues of current mutual interest, including decentralisation.
