Irish language support
Deputy Ó Cuív says State services in Irish are inadequate and asks whether a Cabinet subcommittee on the language, promised in the 20-year strategy, will be set up. After some language confusion, the Taoiseach says there is no current proposal for extra Cabinet subcommittees but he will give it further thought.
Bítear ag maíomh go minic maidir le tacaíocht an Rialtais agus tacaíocht an Stáit don Ghaeilge ach duine ar bith a dhéanann iarracht gnó a dhéanamh leis an Stát trí Ghaeilge, bíonn fadhbanna ollmhóire acu, go mór mór má tá siad ag iarraidh rud a dhéanamh ar líne. Tháinig sé chun solais inniu, mar shampla, nach féidir le múinteoirí clárú leis an gComhairle Mhúinteoireachta trí Ghaeilge i láthair na huaire nó le dhá bhliain anuas. Mar sainchuid den Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, 2010-2030, bhí soláthar ann go mbeadh fochoiste Comhaireachta agus an Taoiseach mar chathaoirleach air a stiúrfadh cúrsaí na Gaeilge sa tír seo agus a dhéanfadh cinnte go gcuirfí an straitéis i bhfeidhm agus go mbeadh cothrom na Féinne agus a gcearta ar fáil do Ghaeilgeoirí. An bhféadfadh an Taoiseach a rá liom an bhfuil sé i gceist fochoiste Comhaireachta a bhunú ar a mbeidh an Taoiseach mar chathaoirleach, mar a bhí geallta sa Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, 2010-2030?
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Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta as a cheist. Níl mé cinnte faoin bhfreagra ach cuirfidh mé ceist ar an Aire agus tiocfaidh mé ar ais chuig an Teachta.
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I am sorry. I do not expect people to understand me in Irish but I do think they could do the courtesy they do in the European Parliament, and wear the earphones. What I asked was-----
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The Deputy asked me about support for the Irish language and the Irish language strategy.
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---- if it is the Taoiseach's intention to set up a Cabinet sub-committee on the Irish language as was promised in the 20-year strategy for the Irish language. That would not be a matter for the Minister, it would be a matter for the Taoiseach.
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Tá sé soléir ón méad a bhí le rá ag an Taoiseach go mbeidh sé i dteagmháil leis an Teachta arís.
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I am happy to come back. I am sorry, I did miss that part of the Deputy's question. We do not have a proposal at the moment to have any additional Cabinet subcommittees. The Cabinet subcommittees that we have tend to take groups of Departments rather than a subdivision of a Department. It is something we will give some thought to.