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Review of language plans in the Gaeltacht this year.
Athbhreithniú ar phleananna teanga sa Ghaeltacht i mbliana.
Multimedia Journalist The newly appointed Minister of State for the Gaeltacht Patrick O’Donovan hopes that consultants will be appointed by Easter to conduct an independent review of the implementation of the language plans in the Gaeltacht.
Iriseoir Ilmheán Tá súil ag Aire Stáit nuacheaptha na Gaeltachta Patrick O’Donovan go mbeidh comhairleoirí ceaptha faoi Cháisc le hathbhreithniú neamhspleách a dhéanamh ar fheidhmiú na bpleananna teanga sa Ghaeltacht.
It is understood that the Department of the Gaeltacht hopes that the body appointed by the end of 2023 will have carried out up to ten reviews.
Tuigtear go bhfuil súil ag Roinn na Gaeltachta go mbeidh suas le deich n- athbhreithniú déanta ag an chomhlacht a cheapfar faoi dheireadh 2023.
Language planning officers in the Gaeltacht areas have long sought a review – a measure promised in the Department’s language planning guidelines.
Is fada athbhreithniú á lorg ag oifigigh pleanála teanga sna ceantair Ghaeltachta – beart a ghealltar i dtreoirlínte pleanála teanga na Roinne.
“The Department has done a lot of work on that matter”, said Minister of State O’Donovan in his first major television interview which was broadcast on 7Lá on TG4 in the evening.
“Tá an-chuid oibre déanta ag an Roinn ar an ábhar sin”, a dúirt an tAire Stáit O’Donovan ina chéad mhóragallamh teilifíse a craoladh ar 7Lá ar TG4 tráthnóna.
In addition, Minister of State O’Donovan indicated that draft planning guidelines for housing in the Gaeltacht would be published before Easter.
Ina theannta sin, thug an tAire Stáit O’Donovan le fios go bhfoilseofaí dréacht-treoirlínte pleanála do thithíocht sa Ghaeltacht roimh an Cháisc.
The Minister of State would not give any information about the details of those guidelines but said that “a lot of work has been completed (by) the Department of the Gaeltacht and the Department of Housing” regarding them.
Ní thabharfadh an tAire Stáit aon eolas faoi shonraí na dtreoirlínte sin ach dúirt sé go bhfuil “an- chuid oibre críochnaithe (ag) Roinn na Gaeltachta agus an Roinn Tithíochta” ina dtaobh.
At Christmas, his predecessor – Jack Chambers – announced that the Údarás na Gaeltachta board election would be brought back.
I mbéal na Nollag, d’fhógair a réamhtheachtaí – Jack Chambers – go dtabharfaí ar ais toghchán bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta.
Minister of State O’Donovan confirmed on 7Days that the appropriate legislation would be brought before the Dáil “as soon as possible” with the hope of holding the election on the same day as the local authority election and the European election in 2024.
Dhearbhaigh an tAire Stáit O’Donovan ar 7Lá go gcuirfí an reachtaíocht chuí os comhair na Dála “chomh luath agus is féidir” agus súil aige an toghchán a reáchtáil ar an lá céanna le toghchán na n-údarás áitiúil agus toghchán na hEorpa in 2024.
The Department of the Gaeltacht hopes that the Irish, Gaeltacht and Gaelic Speaking Community of the Oireachtas will have received the headings of the bill regarding the election of the Authority’s board this week.
Tá súil ag Roinn na Gaeltachta go mbeidh ceannteidil an bhille maidir le toghchán bhord an Údaráis faighte ag Comhchoiste Gaeilge, Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha Gaeilge an Oireachtais an tseachtain seo.
The Minister of State will soon have a series of meetings with the political parties in this regard, he said.
Beidh sraith cruinnithe ag an Aire Stáit leis na páirtithe polaitíochta go luath ina thaobh, a dúirt sé.
Tomorrow, Thursday, Minister of State O’Donovan will make his first official visit to the Gaeltacht, when he will meet with the Chief Executive of Údarás na Gaeltachta Tomás Ó Síocháin and the Coimisinéir Teanga Rónán Ó Domhnaill in Connemara.
Arú amárach, Déardaoin, a thabharfaidh an tAire Stáit O’Donovan a chéad chuairt oifigiúil ar an Ghaeltacht, tráth a chasfaidh sé le Príomhfheidhmeannach Údarás na Gaeltachta Tomás Ó Síocháin agus leis an gCoimisinéir Teanga Rónán Ó Domhnaill i gConamara.
Minister of State O’Donovan also informed 7Lá that he would be starting Irish classes tomorrow.
Thug an tAire Stáit O’Donovan le fios do 7Lá chomh maith go mbeadh tús á chur aige le ranganna Gaeilge amárach.
“I’m kind of worried about my confidence…
“Tá sórt imní orm faoi mo mhuinín féin …
speaking the Irish language”, said the Minister who hopes to give courage, he said, to people who have almost lost their Irish language.
ag labhairt na Gaeilge”, arsa an tAire a bhfuil súil aige misneach a thabhairt, a dúirt sé, do dhaoine a bhfuil a gcuid Gaeilge beagnach caillte acu.
Patrick O’Donovan – who is from Newcastle in Co Limerick – was a primary school teacher before he was elected to the Dáil.
Múinteoir bunscoile ab ea Patrick O’Donovan – arb as an Chaisleán Nua i gCo Luimnigh dó – sular toghadh chun na Dála é.
He pointed out that he was “turned upside down” when the Taoiseach appointed him as Minister of State for the Gaeltacht.
Thug sé le fios gur tháinig sé “aniar aduaidh” air nuair a cheap an Taoiseach é mar Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta.
Although it was said in the autumn that there would be a review of the Summer Colleges sector, the Minister would not give a hint about it in the afternoon interview, but he said that he understood the importance of the sector for the Gaeltacht.
Cé go ndúradh san fhómhar go mbeadh athbhreithniú á dhéanamh ar earnáil na gColáistí Samhraidh, ní thabharfadh an tAire leid ina leith san agallamh tráthnóna, ach dúirt sé gur thuig sé tábhacht na hearnála don Ghaeltacht.
“I want to meet the families, parents and people who are involved in that system… from now on, I will be going to every Gaeltacht area when I have the chance”, he said.
“Ba mhaith liom bualadh leis na teaghlaigh, tuismitheoirí agus daoine atá páirteach sa chóras sin … as seo amach, beidh mé ag dul go dtí gach ceantar Gaeltachta nuair atá seans agam”, a dúirt sé.
The amount of pressure on the Irish language from the English language is the biggest challenge facing the Gaeltacht, according to Donnabhánach.
An méid brú ar an Ghaeilge ón Bhéarla an dúshlán is mó atá roimh an Ghaeltacht, dar leis an Donnabhánach.
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