Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance to detail what has been done by his Department to match the extra funding required for Foras na Gaeilge. Minister of Finance: It is the responsibility of sponsor departments, both North and South, to jointly develop and agree budgets for Foras na Gaeilge. The … Continue reading AQW 23508/22-27 – Funding for Foras na Gaeilge
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any guidelines that will be introduced to recognise the community of Irish speakers by facilitating their inclusion in our legal services and spaces. Minister of Justice: I very much welcome the long overdue repeal of the Administration of Justice (Language) Act (Ireland) … Continue reading AQW 23418/22-27 – Irish language legal services
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail what consideration has been given to the Council of Europe Committee of Experts Report on the implementation of the European Charter for Regional Minority Languages, published 19th September 2024, which recommends the development and implementation of a strategy for the recruitment … Continue reading AQW 17481/22-27 – Recruitment and training of teachers in Irish medium education sector
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 12520/22-27, to detail the progress her Department has made in bringing forward the necessary statutory provision for wills to be validly made in Irish, as committed under New Decade, New Approach. Minister of Finance: Meeting the New Decade New Approach commitment … Continue reading AQW 13622/22-27 – Provision for wills to be validly made in Irish
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice what progress her Department has made in bringing forward the necessary statutory provision for wills to be validly made in Irish, as committed under New Decade, New Approach. Minister of Justice: The relevant commitments under ‘New Decade, New Approach’ were to be sponsored and … Continue reading AQW 10569/22-27 – Provision for wills to be validly made in Irish
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what steps have been taken by his Department to give effect to the provisions in The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The provisions relating to national and cultural identity, the Irish … Continue reading AQW 6706/22-27 – The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance what steps have been taken by her Department to give effect to the provisions in The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022. Minister of Finance: The duties and powers in the Identity and Language (NI) Act 2022 relevant to the Department of Finance … Continue reading AQW 6572/22-27 – Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what steps have been taken by his Department to give effect to the provisions in The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022. Minister for Infrastructure: My Department’s provision for the Act includes longstanding policy guides for both the Irish Language and Ulster Scots. … Continue reading AQW 6569/22-27 – Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
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