Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 March 2022
477. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire den Aire Oideachais cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ar an mbeartas don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge a chur le chéile; cathain a fhoilseofar amscála chun an beartas a chur le chéile agus cathain a roinnfear leis na geallsealbhóirí cuí é; agus cé atá ceaptha chun bheith i gceannas ar an mbeartas a chur le chéile. [13990/22]
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Tá polasaí nua don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh de cheantair Ghaeltachta á fhorbairt ag mo Roinn faoi láthair. Is í aidhm an pholasaí nua seo ná creat a chur ar fáil chun oideachas lán-Ghaeilge ar ardchaighdeán a sholáthar lasmuigh de cheantair Ghaeltachta.
Tá obair pleanála ar fhorbairt an pholasaí nua ar siúl i mo Roinn faoi stiúir an Aonaid um Oideachas Gaeltachta. Tá structúr rialachais á chur i bhfeidhm chun an obair ar fhorbairt an pholasaí a mhaoirsiú. Éascóidh sé seo ionchur ó pháirtithe leasmhara éagsúla agus déanfaidh sé maoirsiú ar phroiséas comhairliúcháin chun rannpháirtíocht fhorleathan na bpáirtithe leasmhara a spreagadh chun bonn eolais a chur faoin bpróiseas forbartha polasaí.
Táim ag súil leis an obair thábhachtach seo a thabhairt chun cinn agus tógáil ar na torthaí dearfacha atá á mbaint amach cheana féin i gcur i bhfeidhm an Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta chun an t-oideachas lán-Ghaeilge a neartú. Táim ag súil freisin le bheith ag obair leis na páirtithe leasmhara ábhartha chun na céimeanna éagsúla is gá chun an polasaí a fhorbairt a chur chun cinn.
Question PQ 13990/22
To ask the Minister for Education what progress has been made on the development of the policy for Irish-medium education; when will a timescale for the development of the policy be published and when will it be shared with the relevant stakeholders; and who has been appointed to be in charge of developing the policy
Answer:
A new policy for Irish-medium Education outside of Gaeltacht areas is being developed by my Department at present. The aim of this policy is to provide a framework for the provision of high quality Irish-medium education outside of Gaeltacht areas.
Planning work on the development of the new policy is under way in my Department under the direction of the Gaeltacht Education Unit. A governance structure to oversee the work of developing the policy is being put in place. This will allow for the input of relevant stakeholders and will oversee a consultation process to encourage the widespread participation of interested parties to inform the policy development process.
I am looking forward to progressing this important work and building on the positive results being achieved already in the implementation of the Policy on Gaeltacht Education to strengthen Irish-medium education. I am also looking forward to working with the relevant interested parties to progress the various steps that are necessary to develop the policy.
