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Irish language awareness programme being developed for gardaíTuesday 12 March 2013 23.52 An Irish language awareness programme is being developed for gardaí following concerns about the competence of some members of the force to conduct business through Irish. It follows an investigation by An Coimisinéir Teanga, who is launching his annual report in Galway. The office monitors how public bodies comply with the provisions of the Official Languages Act. A total of 756 complaints were made last year - the largest number since the office of An Coimisinéir Teanga was established. Most were resolved informally, but 13 formal investigations were instigated. In one instance an Irish speaker who had been stopped for a minor road traffic matter in Dublin was arrested and detained until a garda was found to deal with him through Irish. Coimisinéir Seán Ó Cuirreáin said he was struck by the fact that gardaí who had been educated to Leaving Cert level and completed training in Templemore were unable to ask a driver "Cad is ainm duit?" or seek his address through Irish. On foot of the investigation, gardaí are to receive a laminated card with useful Irish phrases to ensure they can conduct some business through Irish. Other issues identified in the report include problems with bilingual signage, a lack of Irish classifications on DVD labels and a shortage of civil servants with competence in the language. Ordinance Survey Ireland was also found to be in breach of its obligations by not showing place names in Irish - or in Irish and English - on some maps. In general, Mr Ó Cuirreáin said last year was not a good one for the promotion of the Irish language. He said for every step forward there appeared to have been two steps back. The report states that there is serious apprehension among Irish speakers about how the State is protecting and promoting the language. Speaking on RTÉ’s News at One, Mr Ó Curreáin said he was happy that garda management had taken onboard his suggestion that there is a requirement for a language awareness programme. "Speaking Irish isn't a crime. When I investigated this matter I detected an attitude among certain members of the gardaí involved in the case that Irish speakers should be treated as if they were speakers of a foreign language in this country which professes to have two official languages. He said that "Irish speakers don't require any level of service above that which is provided to English speakers".
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Dhá mholadh láidir ón gCoimisinéir Teanga faoi na leasuithe atá molta ar Acht na dTeangacha OifigiúlaDéardaoin 19 Meán Fómhair 2013 10.51 Deir an Coimisinéir Teanga gur am cinniúnach atá sa tréimhse amach romhainn do na socruithe a dhéanfar san Acht faoi fhreastal an státchórais ar phobal na Gaeilge. Deir Seán Ó Curraoin gur cheart go mbeadh, gan cheist gan choinníoll, Gaeilge ag daoine sa státchóras atá ag freastal ar phobail na Gaeltachta. Thug an Coimisinéir Teanga a thuairimí uaidh ag seoladh Choláiste na hÉireann aréir, cuideachta atá bunaithe ag Gaelchultúr Freisin, tá taighde déanta ag oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga ar an gcaoi ar chaith an státchóras le pobal na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta ag tréimhse éagsúla thar na blianta. Mar thus, ba maith leis le Seán Ó Curraoin go gcuirfí isteach san Acht gur cheart don státchóras seirbhís trí Ghaeilge a chur ar fáil in aon oifig nó ionad atá sa nGaeltacht nó atá ag freastal ar an nGaeltacht. An dara rud ba mhaith leis a fheiceáil a chur san Acht, go dtabharfaí tús áite d’iarrthóirí le Gaeilge nuair atá earcaíocht ar bun do phostanna sa státchóras. Tá an lion státseirbhíseach le Gaeilge i bhfad ró-íseal, a deir sé. Creideann sé go ndéanfadh an dá rud sin an-difríocht. Leis seo a bhaint amach, níor mhór athchothromú a dhéanamh ar an bhfostaíocht sa státchóras agus tús áite a thabhairt do dhaoine le Gaeilge ar feadh tréimhse áirithe. Deir sé nach bhfuil ach beagán le cois 1% d’fhoireann riaracháin na Roinne Oideachais, mar shampla, in ann a ngnó a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge. Cé go bhféadfadh athoiliúint cabhrú leis seo, creideann an Coimisinéir Teanga gur san earcaíocht a dhéanfar an t-athchothromú. Léiríonn taighde ag dul siar go dtí na fichidí an t-easpa tola a bhí sa statchóras thar na blianta. Sampla follasach de seo, a deir sé, an sprioc 3 bliana a tugadh do státseirbhísigh i 1928 an Ghaeilge a fhoghlaim nó go mbrisfí as an bpost iad. Cuireadh an sprioc reachtúil seo siar 54 uair, rud a chiallaigh, a deir an Seán Ó Curraoin, nár ghá d’aon duine sa státchóras bheith i ndáiríre faoin teanga a shealbhú ná a úsáid. Má thapaítear an deis le bunspriocanna do sheirbísí trí Ghaeilge sa státchóras a chur i bhfeidhm, beidh sé ina chabhair mhór don phlean 20 bliain don teanga, a deir sé.