Irish Language

1087. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expected timeframe for the publication of the 3-Year Action Plan for 2025-2027 for the National Plan for Irish Language Public Services; to detail the objectives of the action plan; to detail any impact the plan will have on the provision of public services in the Gaeltacht areas over the next t…

1126. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will endorse and support the promotion of the Irish language (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20628/25]

1844. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has commissioned any research on the efficacy of public assessments of need for children who are being educated through Irish, or whose first language is Irish; and if she will make a statement on children whose diagnosis and interventions are being delayed due to the nonprovisio…

1892. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all IT systems used by her Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

577. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will support the promotion of the Irish language throughout the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry by resourcing and implementing the Nascadh Uíbh Ráthach community-based language plan (details supplied) as a matter of priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16775/25]

582. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will examine a list of proposed actions in respect of the Irish language and the Gaeltacht (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17003/25]

332. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in light of the 20% recruitment target in the Official Languages Acts for the State system, if his Department has spoken to any university regarding third-level courses through the medium of Irish, and training in the language available to students across the country; and if so, when we…

404. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the implications for a pupil who is granted an exemption from Irish in primary school, including what they should be doing during Irish class. [15291/25]

16. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the need to further incentivise teaching through Irish; if additional grants or scholarships could be considered for any prospective teacher pursuing that career; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14511/25]

46. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide funding for Irish-language conversation classes in third level institutions to support those wishing to learn Irish and also provide an opportunity for those who speak Irish, especially those who attended Gaelscoileanna, to continue to use their Irish within the educational s…

280. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the resources provided within his Department for the summer camps scheme, which provides Irish language enrichment and acquisition opportunities for young people in the out-of-school environment during the summer; and whether an increase could be provided to support organisations which seek to organ…

271. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will commit to increasing the percentage of Irish-language courses at third level to 5% within the next five years, in order to ensure the success of the Government’s 2030 goal of 20% of the public sector working through Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14560/2…

881. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that are being taken to increase the teaching through the Irish language in third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13955/25]

882. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what dealings his Department has had with Coleg Cymraeg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13956/25]

883. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail which courses are currently taught through the Irish language across the university sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13957/25]

323. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to consider policy measures, up to and including legislation, to encourage businesses in Ireland to use bilingual packaging for their products as a way to promote and increase visibility of the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13036/25]

16. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the action being taken by his Department to support the Irish language during Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10206/25]

54. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén uair a fhoilseofar na pleananna gníomhaíochta maidir leis an gcéad Phlean Náisiúnta um Sheirbhísí Poiblí Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [9637/25]

94. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will urgently review funding for the promotion of the Irish language (details supplied) as any cuts will have a detrimental effect on the Irish language in County Kerry in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10123/25]

99. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for details of any scheme being proposed to provide financial incentives to teachers who enrol voluntarily to learn Irish and sit language proficiency examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10212/25]

102. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the Plean Teanga for Cork city. [10246/25]

74. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education if she will allow a school (details supplied) to adopt a blended Irish-English approach instead of a solely Irish-language approach, enabling the school to address pupil numbers while maintaining a strong Irish-language ethos; and if she will meet with the principal and management to discuss these issues and grant the school the necessary fl…

463. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures being taken to support the Irish language and Gaeltacht areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7313/25]

388. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for a progress report on the expansion of Gaeilge 365. [5566/25]

307. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to develop a policy for Irish in the education system from early childhood education to third level and to establish an expert group to develop this policy; and if the policy will be based on the Common European Framework of Reference of Languages. [4547/25]