Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 November 2021
256. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais cén fhoireann bhreise agus cén maoiniú breise atá curtha ar fáil cheana féin don Aonad um Oideachas Gaeltachta chun beartas maidir le hoideachas trí Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht a fhorbairt; cén fhoireann agus cén maoiniú breise a chuirfear ar fáil ina leith sin in 2022; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [56735/21]
View answerTá mo Roinn tiomanta do chur chun cinn an oideachais trí mheán na Gaeilge sa chóras oideachais trí forbairt a dhéanamh ar pholasaí nua don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh de cheantair Ghaeltachta, mar aon le cur i bhfeidhm leanúnach rathúil an Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta. Beidh forbairt an pholasaí nua don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh de cheantair Ghaeltachta bunaithe ar chomhoibriú idir rannóga ábhartha mo Roinne, le tacaíocht chuí ó ranna rialtais agus eagraíochtaí ábhartha eile agus trí phróiseas comhairliúcháin fairsing agus cuimsitheach le páirtithe leasmhara. Cuirfear acmhainní breise ar fáil in 2022 chun tacú le forbairt an pholasaí nua don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht, lena n-áirítear maoiniú breise chun taighde náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta a choimisiúnú.
QUESTION:
To ask the Minister for Education what additional staff and funding has already been provided to the Gaeltacht Education Unit to develop a policy on Irish-medium education outside the Gaeltacht; what staff and additional funding will be made available in this regard in 2022; and shall make a statement thereon.
ANSWER:
My Department is committed to promoting Irish-medium education in the education system through the development of a new policy for Irish-medium education outside of Gaeltacht areas, as well as continuing to successfully implement the Policy on Gaeltacht Education. The development of the new policy on Irish-medium education outside Gaeltacht areas will be based on co-operation between relevant sections of my Department, with appropriate support from other government departments and relevant organisations and through an extensive and comprehensive consultation process with stakeholders. Additional resources will be made available in 2022 to support the development of the new policy on Irish-medium education outside the Gaeltacht, including additional funding to commission national and international research.
