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Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD today challenged the Taoiseach to reconsider his appointment of two Ministers for the Gaeltacht who do not have functioning Irish. The Sinn Féin leader described the appointments as a “retrograde step” and criticised the Taoiseach’s refusal to reconsider his decision. Teachta Adams said: “these appointments, and the manner in which the department has been reorganised, are further evidence of the downgrading of the Irish language and Gaeltacht that has been a mark of this government.” The Sinn Féin President said: “The appointment of two Ministers with responsibility for the Gaeltacht who do not have functioning Irish is a retrograde step. “I make no criticism of either Minister. I am sure they are capable representatives and I have worked with Teachta Dála Joe McHugh who has played a positive role as Chairperson of the Good Friday Agreement Implementation Committee. “But these appointments, and the manner in which the department has been reorganised, are further evidence of the downgrading of the Irish language and Gaeltacht that has been a mark of this government. “Two years ago Bille Gaeltachta 2012 was universally opposed by Irish Language Rights Groups and led to a Dáil walk out by all opposition TDs as the government forced it though. “The government has stripped Gaeltacht communities of their right to democratic representation on Údaras Na Gaeltachta and created another quango that is unrepresentative of the people in the Gaeltacht areas. “Last December the Language Commissioner Seán Ó Cuirreáin resigned in protest at the government Irish language policy. The Commissioner criticised the lack of commitment from state agencies in implementing their duties under the Official Languages Act. “The government is in breach of its own 20 year strategy for the language and its Irish language and policy has increased the marginalisation of the Irish language in the public administration system and ensured that language schemes by public bodies have been poorly devised and inadequately implemented. “The two appointments to run the Gaeltacht Department have shocked and outraged Irish language and Gaeltacht groups. “It was bad enough that neither of the newly appointed Ministers will be able to carry out their duties through Irish but this follows on from a series of bad decisions in respect of the Gaeltacht by the government. “Fine Gael and Labour have cut the budget of Udarás na Gaeltachta by 75%. The budgets for TG4 and Foras na Gaeilge have also been slashed. An effective cap has been put in place on the Growth of Gaelscoileanna despite the fact that 25% of parents demand their children be educated through Irish. Irish Language experts predict that our language has less than 15 years left as a living language within the Gaeltacht? “This is a civil rights and equality issue for the people of the Gaeltacht. They should have the right to conduct their business in their first language.”
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Rialtas ag déanamh íosghrádú ar an nGaeilge- Gerry Adams TD D'iarr Uachtarán Shinn Féin, Gerry Adams TD, ar an Taoiseach athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar cheapacháin na beirt Airí Gaeltachta toisc nach bhfuil Gaeilge fheidhmiúil acu. Rinne ceannaire Shinn Féin cur síos ar an cinneadh seo mar 'chéim ar gcúl' agus cháin sé an dóigh gur dhiúltaigh an Taoiseach athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar na ceapacháin. Dúirt an Teachta Adams : “is fianaise iad na cepacháin seo, agus atheagrú an roinn, go bhfuil stádas an Ghaeilge agus an Ghaeltacht ag ísliú mar gheall ar an rialtas". Dúirt uachtarán Shinn Féin: “Is céim ar gcúl é beirt Airí gan Gaeilge fheidhmiúil a cheapadh mar Airí Gaeltachta. “Níl sé i gceist agam na Airí a maslú ar chor a bith. Táim cinnte gur ionadaithe maithe iad. D'obair mé leis an Teachta Dála Joe McHugh, agus athnaím an páirt dearfach a d'imir sé mar Cathaoirleach ar choiste feidhmithe Comahaontú Aoine an Chéasta. “Ach is fianaise iad na cepacháin seo, agus atheagrú an roinn, go bhfuil stádas an Ghaeilge agus an Ghaeltacht ag ísliú mar gheall ar an rialtas. “Dhá bhliain ó shin bhrú an Rialtas an Bille Gaeltachta tríd an Dáil, cé nach raibh aon duine sásta leis. Shiúl an freasúra amach nuair a chuaigh sé tríd agus bhí na grúpaí Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta thar a bheith míshásta leis. “Mí na Nollaig seo chaite d’éirigh an coimisinéar teanga, Seán Ó Cuirreáin, as a phost. Dúirt sé go raibh seo déanta aige mar nach raibh sé sásta le polasaithe teanga an rialtas. “Dúirt sé go raibh an Stáit ag obair i gcoinne na dualgaisí a bhí acu faoi Acht na dTeangacha. “Níl an rialtas ag cloí leis an Stráitéis Fiche Bliana agus tá na polasiathe atá acu ag cur le imeallú na Gaeilge sa chóras riarachán poiblí. Mar thoradh ar sin, níl scéim teanga comhlachtaí poiblí curtha le chéile i gceart. “Tá sé dona go leor an dóigh nach mbeidh na hAirí nua ábalta a dulagaisí a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge, ach tá seo tar éis tarlú tar éis sraith de droch-chinntí atá tógtha ag an rialtas maidir leis an nGaeltacht. “Tá 75% gearrtha ó bhuiséad Udarás na Gaeltachta ag Fine Gael agus Páirtí an Lucht Oibre. Rinneadh gearradh siar ar bhuiséid TG4 agus Foras na Gaeilge fosta. Tá teorainn curtha i bhfeidhm ar fás na nGaelscoileanna, in ainneoin an firic go bhfuil 25% de thuismitheoirí ag iarraidh go mbeidh a bpáistí ag fáil oideachais trí mheáin na Gaeilge. Tá sé measta ag saoineolaí go bhfuil níos lú ná 15 bliain fágtha an Ghaeilge mar teanga beo laistigh den Ghaeltacht. “Is ceist sibhialta agus comhionannas é seo do phobal na Gaeltachta. “Ba chóir go mbeidh an ceart acu a ghnó a dhéanamh ina dteanga dúchais."