AQW 35943/22-27 – Criteria for the appointment of the members of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 35070/22-27, to detail why testing in Irish language proficiency did not form part of the selection criteria for the appointment of the members of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression. First Minister and deputy First Minister: Following … Continue reading AQW 35943/22-27 – Criteria for the appointment of the members of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression

AQW 35070/22-27 – Board of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression and Irish language

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the number of members of the Board of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression who are competent in the Irish language. [Priority Written] First Minister and deputy First Minister: Testing in Irish Language proficiency did not form part … Continue reading AQW 35070/22-27 – Board of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression and Irish language

AQW 23931/22-27 – Appointment of language commissioners

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the timescale for the appointment of the language commissioners. First Minister and deputy First Minister: We were delighted to announce that competitions to recruit: the Director and other members of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression; the Irish … Continue reading AQW 23931/22-27 – Appointment of language commissioners

AQW 23932/22-27 – Language commissioners’ budget

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the budget that has been allocated for the office of each language commissioner. First Minister and deputy First Minister: The business case provides for the establishment of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression (OICE), the Irish Language Commissioner, … Continue reading AQW 23932/22-27 – Language commissioners’ budget

Irish News Platform: We need a meaningful conversation about how British identity can be accommodated within a new Ireland.

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The acclaimed US civil rights activist and poet Maya Angelou once wrote that we are all the sum total of everything we’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told and forgotten. Everything influences each of us, and because of that, she argues, we should try to make sure that our experiences are positive. In a … Continue reading Irish News Platform: We need a meaningful conversation about how British identity can be accommodated within a new Ireland.