Studies of Gaeltacht employment and migration
Higgins asked whether a worthwhile study was under way on employment and migration in Gaeltacht areas. Gallagher said Údarás na Gaeltachta assesses employment needs but struggles to attract industry; Noonan condemned the lack of emigration estimates as a dereliction of duty, while Gallagher defended the Department’s work and criticized the previous Government before the Chair moved to the next question.
Mar fhocal scoir, an mbeadh an tAire Stáit sásta an t-eolas a fháil dom féin agus dó féin, an bhfuil aon staidéar fiúntach á dhéanamh faoi láthair faoi fhostaíocht agus imirce ó na háiteacha taobh istigh de na Gaeltachtaí éagsúla don bhliain seo chughainn?
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Tá sé mar dhualgas ar an Údarás eolas a fháil faoi líon na ndaoine sa Ghaeltacht a bheas ag iarraidh fostaíochta agus a leithéidí sin, agus bíonn sé sin mar obair acu nuair atá siad ag iarraidh fostaíocht a chur ar fáil sa Ghaeltacht, agus caithfidh siad na rudaí sin a chur san áireamh. Ach i láthair na huaire tuigfidh an Teachta go bhfuil sé deacair lucht tionscail a fháil le lonnú sna Gaeltachtaí, agus sin an deacracht atá ag an Údarás le postanna úra a chruthú.
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(Limerick East): The question by Deputy Michael Higgins concerns the estimate of emigration from the Gaeltacht and the Minister has replied saying that no Department could establish those figures. Will he agree that it is a gross dereliction of the duty imposed on his Department to look after Gaeltacht areas, and the people who live in the Gaeltacht? I should like the Taoiseach, who is still at the back of the Chamber, to take this on board. There is a responsibility, which is now the Taoiseach's, to look after the interests of those who live in the Gaeltacht. If the Minister's opening position is that he does not know how many are living or how many are leaving he is not taking the Department of the Gaeltacht seriously and he is not taking the Irish language seriously.
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Tá sé ceart go leor ag an Teachta éirí agus ráiteas den chineál sin a dhéanamh. Tá cúraimí na Gaeltachta á bhfreagairt ag mo Roinn, agus tá sé á dhéanamh acu leis na blianta anuas. Nílimid ag clamhsán agus nílimid ag ardú achrainn leis an Údarás atá ag iarraidh an jab a dhéanamh le postanna a chur ar fáil do mhuintir na Gaeltachta.
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Nílimid ag caitheamh daoine as a bpostanna agus ag dul ar aghaidh leis an bpleidhcíocht a bhí ar siúl ag an Rialtas a raibh an Teachta páirteach ann.
