Questions

928. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the level of additional funding he plans to seek for the Irish language and Gaeltacht sector in Budget 2027; the measures being considered to support the implementation of the Government's language objectives and An Plean Fáis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67999/26]

935. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the measures being considered by his Department in the context of Budget 2027 to further support the Irish language and Gaeltacht sectors; and if consideration is being given to increasing funding for organisations operating in these sectors. [68526/26]

944. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he has considered proposals from Irish language and Gaeltacht organisations seeking additional funding for the Irish language and the Gaeltacht in Budget 2027; and the approach being taken by his Department to such proposals in the budgetary process. [68868/26]

946. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht If he has engaged with the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation regarding funding requirements for the Irish language and Gaeltacht sectors in the context of Budget 2027; and if consideration is being given to providing additional Exchequer resources for these sect…

446. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to review and give consideration to funding in Budget 2027 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54849/26]

11. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has engaged, or plans to engage, with a company (details supplied) regarding the availability of the Irish language on the company's operating system as part of efforts to promote the use of Irish in digital services and technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53283/26]

17. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which the recently announced investment of over €5.3 million for Gaeltacht initiatives will support the intergenerational transmission of Irish and strengthen the use of the language as a living community language both within Gaeltacht areas and in recognised Irish-language communities outside the Gaeltacht…

39. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which the Irish language is being promoted and prioritised in the development of an enterprise hub (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53316/26]

930. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to help establish Irish language settlements and communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47183/26]

931. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the capital funding streams available to communities seeking to promote Irish language as a community language, both at European and domestic levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47253/26]

548. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the grant schemes or financial supports currently available to businesses who wish to erect or replace external signage using the Irish language; whether supports exist to encourage businesses outside Gaeltacht areas to promote the visibility of the Irish language through shopfront signage; the criteria and application…

549. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the annual capital expenditure for each of the past ten years on Irish language centres or centres (details supplied); and the estimated cost of recruiting an additional full-time language planning officer for every Gaeltacht language planning area, for every Irish language network, and for every Gaeltacht Service T…

550. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total number of children between ages three and 18 living in the Gaeltacht who speak Irish daily outside the education system, who attend an Irish medium school, or who are being raised through Irish. [46649/26]

551. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total number of children for whom payments under the Irish speakers scheme were made each year for the last ten years of its existence. [46650/26]

552. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the rate paid under the Irish learners scheme per child for Gaeltacht host families/mná tí in each of the past ten years; and the number of recipients each year, in tabular form. [46651/26]

553. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of students receiving scholarships to attend a Gaeltacht summer college at each rate of partial and full scholarship; the associated cost in each of the past ten years; and the estimated cost of increasing the full scholarship rate to match the average fee for attending a course at colleges currently cove…

554. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of doubling the funding provided through Foras na Gaeilge to the Irish language network development scheme, including the specific funding increase that would be required from the administrations in Dublin and at Stormont. [46653/26]

555. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of increasing the funding allocation for the lead organisations funded by Foras na Gaeilge by 50%, including the specific funding increase that would be required from the administrations in Dublin and at Stormont. [46654/26]

556. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of restoring the Irish Language Books Programme to the level of funding it had in 2008; the cost of increasing to that level adjusted for inflation since 2008; and the total annual expenditure on the Irish Language Books Programme each year since 2008. [46655/26]

557. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of recruiting a full-time language planning officer for each local authority area in the State. [46656/26]

1514. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports for families who wish to raise their children as native Irish speakers from birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40140/26]

1519. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht given the low level of families in the Gaeltacht raising their children in the Irish language, the supports given to families to support and encourage them to raise their children in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40139/26]

140. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide funding to communities to support the use of the Irish language in Omeath in County Louth, which was the last Gaeltacht on the east coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38001/26]

1330. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there are any financial supports/grants for summer camps through Gaeilge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30939/26]

584. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department will consider undertaking a body of research that will outline the socioeconomic impact and value of the Irish language to Gaeltacht Communities (details supplied) with a view to increasing awareness economic value of the Irish language to these communities. [29368/26]