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Showing questions asked by Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh under the heading Irish Language.

24 questions match, newest first.

Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Education
318. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide for immersive Irish medium provision in Brussels according to the demand for same and in line with her powers under the policy governing language of instruction in European schools. [67710/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Rural
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]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Rural
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]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
356. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for providing additional opportunities for Irish-language immersion for graduate teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41109/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
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]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
493. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process through which an Irish language section may be established in a European school outside of Ireland; her Department's role in overseeing such a process; whether efforts have been made in the past to initiate same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21724/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
494. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has had engagement with a school (details supplied) in relation to the establishment of an Irish language section; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21725/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
825. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support the continued professional learning of teachers with respect to the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19768/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
830. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider scrapping the exemption system for the Irish language given that no evidence supports this practice and that no such system exists in any other European country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19785/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
854. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to account for the historic development of the Irish-language exemption policy in the education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20037/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
160. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which findings from the three-year Irish language youth work research pilot will inform mainstream funding, staffing and training, including outside Gaeltacht areas; when will translated training resources be widely accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13243/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
589. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress his Department has made in developing a comprehensive Irish-language strategy to support the implementation of the Gaeltacht Act 2012 and the Official Languages Act 2003, with particular reference to the provision and expansion of further education and training opportunities in Gaeltac…
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
590. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in view of the commitments under the Gaeltacht Act 2012 and the Official Languages Act 2003, whether his Department has identified specific funding streams or partnerships with SOLAS and ETBs to ensure that further education and training programmes in Gaeltacht service towns are delivered through I…
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
959. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science as part of the body of work being undertaken by his Department on the provision of Irish-medium education at third level, if he will consider conducting a survey of teaching staff in Irish universities who are proficient in the Irish language and interested in teaching through Irish; and if he will…
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Education
478. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who were granted an exemption from the study of Irish at primary level over the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61005/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Oral 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
3. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her position in relation to the exemptions system for the Irish language as it stands; her views on whether it is fit for purpose; her plans to combat the increasing number of students seeking exemptions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59852/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
651. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to tackle the increasing and worrying levels of student receiving exemptions for the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57944/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
653. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of pupils studying in Irish-medium schools over the past 20 years, by school type, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57946/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
654. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has imminent plans to open any new Irish medium schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57947/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
656. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work being undertaken to deliver the Programme for Government commitment to increase dedicated Irish-medium teacher training programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57964/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
696. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who currently hold an Irish language exemption for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58249/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
883. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider producing a policy for the Irish language in the youth work sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59856/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
21. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider setting out a target for the level students studying through the medium of Irish language at third level, considering the very low proportion at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55564/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Rural
3439. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cén uair a fhoilseoidh sé na caighdeáin teanga nua ionas gur féidir le obair leanacht ar aghaidh chun an sprioc 20% d'earcaigh inniúil sa Ghaeilge a bhaint amach. [40862/25]