Mar Aire Stáit do Ghnóthaí Gaeltachta, thug mé deontas suas le €502,500 do Lárionad na Gaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad. Baineann an €382,500 den deontas atá ceadaithe inniu le Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge (TEG) a dhearadh agus oiliúint a chur ar scrúdaitheoirí sa tréimhse acadúil 2016/17-2018/19. Cuirtear an scrúdú TEG ar fáil go náisiúnta agus go… Continue Reading
With Seachtain na Gaeilge well underway I am delighted to allocate €502,500 for the Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge for the period to mid-2019. The TEG is a syllabus for the learning and teaching of Irish and is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for languages. The TEG is very important in guiding Irish… Continue Reading
As Minister for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources I am doubling the grant available for Gaeltacht households who opt into the Irish Language Learners Scheme for the first time from this June. The Scheme provides a grant for Gaeltacht households to help towards the initial cost of adapting homes to accommodate Irish language learners.… Continue Reading
On Monday I travelled to Government Buildings in Dublin and briefed Taoiseach Enda Kenny on the traffic problems at Parkmore. At this stage the serious and intolerable traffic problems at Parkmore are all too familiar and especially so to the thousands of workers located there. At the meeting with Taoiseach Enda Kenny I highlighted the… Continue Reading
Minister for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources and Fine Gael TD for Galway West and Mayo South Seán Kyne has today confirmed that his Department is working on an Action Plan for the Twenty Year Strategy for the Irish Language. The Action Plan will draw on the report compiled for the Department by the… Continue Reading