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POBAL sought counsel opinion about the failure of the NI Assembly in respect of an Irish language strategy some eighteen months ago. Janet Muller, Director of the advocacy group said, ‘POBAL: has been working on the issue of a strategy for Irish since 2006, when the St Andrews’ Act was introduced, because the legislation places a duty on the Assembly to bring in a strategy for Irish. As well, over three monitoring bouts on the application of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, the Committee of Ministers at the Council of Europe have recommended that a strategy should be developed for Irish. Westminster itself has ignored its own responsibilities to produce a strategy, just as it has ignored its duty to bring in the Irish language act.’ Janet Muller said, ‘The experience of the Irish speaking community shows how hard it is to use the law to support the rights of Irish speakers when there is no Irish language legislation here. Recently, the High Court gave permission for a Judicial Review about the issue of the strategy and the arguments are being prepared at the moment. Unfortunately, a Judicial Review about a strategy is unlikely to be a direct help in achieving the Irish language Act. Nonetheless, in the interests of the language, POBAL is sharing with Conradh na Gaeilge the information and counsel opinion which we sought through our own contact with the Public Interest Litigation Project on this matter, and we hope that in working together on this, it will help to strengthen the arguments being prepared in respect of the strategy.’
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Dúirt POBAL, eagras abhcóideachta na Gaeilge inniu go bhfuil na huirlisí cosanta teanga atá i bhfeidhm don Ghaeilge ó thuaidh slán i ndiaidh Brexit. Dúirt Janet Muller, ‘Ón reifreann, chuir POBAL brú ar pholaiteoirí thuaidh theas, sa Bhreatain Mhór agus san Eoraip maidir le cearta phobal na Gaeilge faoi Chairt na hEorpa do Theangacha Réigiúnacha nó Mionlaigh agus an Chreatchoinbhinsiúin Um Chosaint na Mionlach Náisiúnta. Tá sé anois faighte amach againn go leanfaidh feidhm na n-uirlisí as seo amach. Is mór an faoiseamh é seo, mar cé nach bhfuil cur i gcrích na n-uirlisí seo foirfe, gan iad, is beag an chosanta a bheadh ann don Ghaeilge abhus. Nuair a chinn an reifreann sa RA imeacht ó Aontas na hEorpa, bhí an baol ann go rachadh rialtas na Breataine siar ar bhearta cearta daonna, agus tá an contúirt sin go fóill ann, ach ar a laghad anois go bhfuil dearbhú i scríbhinn againn nach mbeidh an Ghaeilge curtha siar an t-am seo mar a cuireadh í arís is arís eile roimhe seo.’ Tá POBAL ar lorg cruinnithe le polaiteoirí le stad na Gaeilge a phlé, agus mar chuid den obair seo, d’éirigh leis an eagras dearbhú á fháil maidir le cur i gcrích na n-uirlisí reachtaíochta idirnáisiúnta ó Claire Sugden, an tAire Cirt sna sé chontae. Dúirt Janet Muller, ‘Ní rachaidh Brexit salach ar Chairt na hEorpa do Theangacha Réigiúnacha nó Mionlaigh ná ar an Chreatchoinbhinsiúin Um Chosaint na Mionlach Náisiúnta. Léiríonn sé sin cé chomh tábhachtach is atá obair POBAL ar na ceisteanna seo. Ach, caithfear a aithint go fóill, cé nach bhfuil muid níos faide siar anois na mar a bhí muid, níl muid mórán níos faide chun tosaigh ach an oiread. Leanfaidh POBAL linn ag coinneáil brú ar na polaiteoirí go bhfuil Acht na Gaeilge ann. Is eochairghníomh é seo, a bheadh inchurtha le cosaint agus forbairt ceart a soláthar don teanga sa sochaí seo.’