Irish Language

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]

625. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the decision in Circular 0002/2026 to award bonus marks for both written examinations and continuous assessment components completed through Irish only from 2027 onwards, and not to extend this provision to students sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1201…

626. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she recognises that the implications of Circular 0002/2026 creates a measurable disadvantage for the 2026 cohort of students, particularly for students attending Irish-medium schools, where significant assessed components including project work accounting for 20% of the overall mark in subjects such as history and geography…

627. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider extending the awarding of bonus marks for continuous assessment components completed through Irish to students sitting the 2026 Leaving Certificate, in order to ensure parity between students completing identical work in consecutive years and to uphold principles of fairness within the education system; an…

696. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the injustice being experience by students sitting their Leaving Certificate exams in relation to the implementation of Irish-language bonus marks; if she will intervene to ensure that the Department of Education and the State Examinations Commission immediately return to the long-established …

621. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to bring forward legislation to ensure that adequate provision is made for Irish medium education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10138/26]

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 Tra…

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]

238. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all local authorities with and without a Gaelcholáiste, in tabular form. [8922/26]

330. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has considered a target for primary schools to become Gaelscoileanna using the Content and Language Integrated Learning method. [2997/26]

48. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which her Department intends to support and develop Irish language naíonraí, particularly those in the Gaeltacht; if she plans to develop a new recognition scheme for Irish language naíonraí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73193/25]

387. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to address the increase in Irish language exemptions and to ensure that the operation of the exemption system remains consistent with national policy objectives for Irish language learning, in view of the ongoing implementation of the Action Plan for the Irish Language; and if she will make …

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 wit…

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]

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 oppo…

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…

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 I…

39. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps he is taking to encourage people who speak the Irish language to progress within the field of arts. [64063/25]

145. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on progress in convening the taskforce on Irish-medium education. [64282/25]

146. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the availability of Irish language assistive technologies for students who require them and are in Irish-medium education. [64283/25]

330. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the draft strategy for early years Irish-medium education is to be published. [64284/25]

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]

476. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide the most recent total number of teachers in Irish primary schools, by number, per category (details supplied). [63435/25]