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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 October 2021

Tuesday, 5 October 2021

Questions (269, 270)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

269. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which she and her Department continue to promote and develop the use of the Irish language in all Gaeltacht areas throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48355/21]

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Bernard Durkan

Question:

270. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which she and her Department continue to monitor the use of the Irish language throughout the country, its potential in non-Gaeltacht areas and the encouragement of its use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48356/21]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 269 and 270 together.

The overarching 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 and the accompanying Action Plan for the Irish Language (Plean Gníomhaíochta 2018-2022) represent state policy for the Irish language and Gaeltacht regions.

The Strategy and supporting Action Plan have cross-departmental ownership and, accordingly, responsibility for implementation falls on a number of Government Departments, bodies and Irish language and Gaeltacht organisations. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is responsible inter alia, for coordinating their implementation.

The 5-Year Action Plan sets out 180 or so actions to be advanced by c. 60 stakeholders in support of the language and Gaeltacht regions over the 5-year lifecycle of the plan in respect of the nine areas of action contained in the overarching strategy.

In line with the commitment contained in the plan to publish a progress report regarding implementation on an annual basis in the interests of transparency and accountability, the first such report covering the period July 2018 to June 2019 was published following Government approval in October 2019. The second such report covering the period from July 2019 to December 2020 will be published shortly.

A copy of the Action Plan, together with the aforementioned inaugural progress report, as well as further information regarding the range of schemes, measures, programmes and initiatives being implemented by my Department on an ongoing basis in support of the language both within Gaeltacht regions and nationally - including the language planning process, can be found on the Department's website.

An overview of the work in hand on the part of Údarás na Gaeltachta in support of Gaeltacht regions - and supported by my Department inter alia, can be found on the Údarás website.

Question No. 270 answered with Question No. 269.
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