Questions

922. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to ensure the accessibility of the Irish language and Irish classes, particularly for those who want to learn but may not have the means for a private course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28082/26]

923. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the efforts that have been made to ensure young people's voices are heard and taken into consideration in the language planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28084/26]

925. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the grants and supports available for students seeking to attend summer Gaeltacht courses, to ensure cost is not a prevention from accessing these cultural and educational areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28086/26]

37. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to ensure the accessibility of the Irish language and Irish classes, particularly for those who want to learn but may not have the means for a private course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23007/26]

40. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a specific progress report on the 20% recruitment target for Irish-competent staff in public bodies as outlined in the Action Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2026-2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16843/26]

42. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to increase youth participation in the language planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22528/26]

65. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht in light of a report (details supplied) noting the surge of interest in Irish language courses, the measures his Department are taking to ensure the Irish language will be increasingly visible, usable and valued in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23006/26]

520. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the housing incentives being put in place to ensure that the Irish language is protected and flourishes in County Kerry going forward; the steps being taken to ensure Irish speakers continue to live, work, retire, return or relocate to the Kerry Gaeltacht, , Corca Dhuibhne, Dingle Peninsula and Uíbh Ráthaigh, Iveragh P…

521. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps being taken to promote the Irish language in the Kerry Gaeltacht, Corca Dhuibhne, Dingle Peninsula and Uíbh Ráthaigh, Iveragh Peninsula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23302/26]

523. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether central guidance exists across public bodies regarding the use of Irish place names, including in cases where the Irish and English versions are similar in spelling; whether his Department is considering the development of a consistent national approach to the use of Irish only place names in such cases; and if…

2297. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has engaged with a commercial service provider (details supplied) regarding their inability to correctly record Irish names containing síneadh fada characters; whether this practice is consistent with State expectations for companies operating in Gaeltacht areas and throughout the State; and if he will…

2298. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will request from a company (details supplied) the total number and percentage of its customers residing in Gaeltacht regions and in the West of Ireland; and the steps his Department will take to ensure that companies providing essential services in these areas meet minimum Irish language accommodation standards. …

2299. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his Department's position on telecommunications and broadband companies operating in the State without an Irish language strategy, despite providing essential services in Gaeltacht communities; and whether he intends to raise with a company (details supplied) their reported lack of any policy for enabling Irish speaking…

2300. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he considers the failure of major service providers to support Irish language name formatting and customer service pathways to be compatible with the goals of the National Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2024-2030; and the measures that are available to his Department to promote compliance with this plan amon…

1281. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he has written to the Minister for Transport, with regard to the official languages Acts, to discuss bilingual signage on speed signage in Gaeltacht areas that continue to display speed limits in English only; and if he will take steps to overturn the rules laid out by the Department of Transport on the matter…

33. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline a timeframe for the implementation of the national plan for Irish language public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8628/26]

35. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the importance of the Action Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2026-2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8719/26]

12. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the indicators his Department will use to measure progress on the Clondalkin Irish Language Network and the Gaeilge 365 initiative from 2025 to 2028; the specific annual targets for the number of innovative projects to be developed each year; the number to be mainstreamed; the number to be scaled within the four Dublin …

13. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the projects developed by Gaois in DCU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68148/25]

57. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of the national plan for the Irish language in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67895/25]

380. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he can provide details of the regulations governing Gael Coláistí, specifically, the procedures for making a complaint in the situation where parents are unhappy about the treatment of their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64257/25]

514. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to examine along with his Ministerial colleagues with responsibility for the named Departments (details supplied), the proposal that will not alone enrich students by encouraging a greater understanding and learning of our native language and culture, but will also encourage Gaeltacht areas themselves to grow and exten…

2164. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the specific requirements placed on non-governmental organisations in receipt of Government funding to ensure that they cater for Irish speakers in Gaeltacht service towns and networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57853/25]

916. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is aware that, in the 13 years since the enactment of the Gaeltacht Act 2012, only three Irish Language Networks have been formally recognised under the Act in 2021; that no new call for applications has been issued since then; if he will outline when the next statutory round of applications for Irish Language N…

85. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps his Department is taking to promote the Irish language in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51547/25]