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Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, Dinny McGinley plans to a roll out a new information scheme to persuade expectant mums to raise their children through Irish. And Letterkenny General Hospital will play a role in a pilot of the scheme. It was one of two schemes announced under the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030. Handing out grants to support the language had failed, he said. “We used to have the Gaeltacht grants for houses and doors and windows, which might have helped the infrastructure and quality of life, but did nothing for the native tongue,” he said. “If we are going to increase the number of daily speakers, we need to give families more practical support, not money.” Family Language Support Programme “The Family Language Support Programme and the language planning process in the Gaeltacht involve a new approach that will make a considerable difference to the implementation of the 20-Year Strategy on the ground,” the Minister of State said at the launch in the Ionad Tacaíochta Teaghlaigh (An Crann Taca) in Indreabhán, Co. Galway. The aim of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht’s Family Language Support Programme is to strengthen the Irish language as the household and community language in the Gaeltacht in accordance with the 20-Year Strategy. Under this programme, the Department intends to undertake 12 specific measures to support Gaeltacht families who are raising their children through Irish or who wish to raise their children through Irish. The Minister of State announced that the Department has agreed with the co-operation of the Health Service Executive (HSE) to circulate an information leaflet, regarding the advantages of raising children through Irish, to expectant mothers and mothers of newborn babies. This awareness campaign will be initiated through the maternity services operating through the HSE in Galway city, Letterkenny and Castlebar. It is also intended to broaden this campaign to maternity services which serve other Gaeltacht areas. “This information leaflet is only the beginning of an awareness campaign to foster a better understanding among parents of the benefits of raising children through Irish. There is also a support pack, containing a CD and a book suitable for children, available to parents through my Department. All parents have to do to obtain the pack is to get in touch with my Department. It is worth mentioning also that the intention is to gradually add to this support pack,” the Minister of State said. In addition to the awareness campaign, the Minister of State announced the following new measures which will be implemented in conjunction with key stakeholders under the Family Language Support Programme: • The Department’s Summer Camps Scheme will be enhanced to focus separately on 3 to 6 year olds and on 7 to 14 year olds (as opposed to the current 4 to 7 year old age group); • Special training courses will be held for Gaeltacht teenagers between 15 and 17 years old who speak fluent Irish to enable them to work as assistants in the Irish language summer colleges; • Community-based Gaeltacht committees/organisations will be assisted in organising suitable activities, e.g. parent and toddler/child groups; • The Department’s Language Assistants Scheme will be developed in order to better serve children in Gaeltacht schools with regard to enrichment or acquisition of the Irish language; and • A portal website for the Irish language will be developed to provide easy access to the public to Irish-language materials and resources. As part of this portal website, content will be developed online which will assist parents raising their children through Irish. “Although the Family Language Support Programme will primarily serve Gaeltacht families, the support pack and online content will be available to everyone. This is of particular importance in the context of the goals specified in the 20-Year Strategy to increase the number of Irish language speakers nationally,” the Minister of State said. Language Planning Process The Minister of State announced that the language planning process in the Gaeltacht is to begin. “I am delighted to get the language planning process in the Gaeltacht underway today. Under the Gaeltacht Bill 2012 which is currently being drafted, the Gaeltacht will be given a new definition based on language criteria as opposed to geographical areas, as is currently the case. In accordance with the 20-Year Strategy, a language plan will be developed at community level in all Gaeltacht areas,” the Minister of State said. Under the language planning process, the Gaeltacht will be delineated into 19 distinct language planning areas. Each one of these areas will be required to prepare a language plan in due course. In order to implement a comprehensive and systematic language planning process in the Gaeltacht, the Minister of State indicated that he has invited 6 language planning areas to begin this process immediately. “This is only the first stage of the language planning process in the Gaeltacht. Clearly, all 19 language planning areas will be required to prepare language plans in due course,” the Minister of State said. Údarás na Gaeltachta currently funds various community-based organisations in the Gaeltacht. It has been agreed that one primary organisation will operate in each of the language planning areas to implement the process on the ground, with assistance from the Údarás. It is intended that the other organisations in the same language planning area will operate in conjunction with the primary organisation with regard to language planning. The Údarás will be responsible for taking the appropriate steps, in conjunction with the various organisations, to implement this approach. The Minister of State said: “The language planning process is an opportunity for Gaeltacht communities. I expect the Department, the Údarás and the community-based organisations to work together to deliver this process.” The community-based organisations will be given practical training to assist them in implementing the language planning process in partnership with the public. In addition, the organisations will be provided with a language planning template, based on the recommendations of the Comprehensive Linguistic Study of the Use of Irish in the Gaeltacht, to assist them in preparing language plans. Language Planning Areas in the Gaeltacht Under the language planning process, the intention is to delineate the Gaeltacht into 19 distinct language planning areas of which 6 areas (listed in bold) have been invited to start this process immediately. Cork • Múscraí and Cléire Kerry • West Kerry • South Kerry Donegal • North Donegal – Fánaid, Ros Goill, An Tearmann, Na Dúnaibh • Gaoth Dobhair, Rann na Feirste, Anagaire, Loch an Iúir • Cloich Chionnaola, Gort an Choirce, Toraigh, An Fál Carrach, Machaire Rabhartaigh • Na Rosa, An Clochán Liath, Ailt an Chorráin, Árainn Mhór, Leitir Mhic an Bhaird • An Ghaeltacht Lár • South Donegal Galway • An tEachréidh • Maigh Cuilinn, Bearna, Cnoc na Cathrach • Cois Fharraige (Na Forbacha go Ros an Mhíl) • An Cheathrú Rua agus Ceantar na nOileán • Iorras Aithneach and Corr na Móna • Oileáin Árann Mayo • Acaill and Tuar Mhic Éadaigh • Iorras Meath • Ráth Chairn and Baile Ghib Waterford • Na Déise Tags:
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09/22/2017 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/22/2017 10:57 22 September, 2017 - by Peadar Tóibín TD Dúirt urlabhraí Shinn Féin ar an nGaeilge, an Teachta Peadar Tóibín go riabh sé riachtanach go dtugfaí maoiniú mar is cuí dos na limistéir pleanála teanga leis na pleananna éagsúla a chur i bhfeidhm. Cháin an Teachta Tóibín an ráiteas a bhí ag an tAire McHugh a dúirt gur 'céim shuntasach chun tosaigh' a bhí i gceist agus na chéad trí plean teanga faofa go hoifigiúil aige aréir agus gan an roinn sásta an t-airgead atá de dhíth ó na heagrais a thabhairt dóibh. Dúirt an Teacht Tóibín: 'Tá a fhios againn uilligh an bhagairt atá ann maidir le inmharthanacht na Gaeilge mar theanga phobail sa Ghaeltacht. Le cúpla bliain anuas bhí sé mar mhanna ag na hAirí le cúram na Gaeltacht orthu go raibh pleanáil teanga ar bun a rachaidh i ngleic le mórfhadhbanna na gceantar maidir le creimeadh teanga. Anois níl an roinn tuillteanach na pleananna teanga seo a mhaoiniú i gceart. 'Le breis is dhá bhliain anuas bhí eagrais agus daoine áitiúla ag treabhadh le chéile le pleananna suntasacha, cuimsitheacha a bheartú leis an Ghaeilge a chaomhnú agus a neartú. Tá costais faoi leith i gceist leis na gníomhartha a bhaint amach. Ach anois tá an roinn a rá leis na limistéar pleanála teanga uilligh nach bhfuil ach €100,000 ar fáil do gach ceantar. 'Is masla é seo don phobal Ghaeltachta. Anois agus na pleananna leagtha amach agus le buiséid faoi leith acu, tugtar le fios nach mbeifear in ann iad a chur i gcrích de bharr easpa airgid. Tá sé do-chreidte go bhfuil an tAire McHugh in ann a rá gan náire gur 'céim shuntasach chun tosaigh' é gur faofadh na chéad pleananna seo agus gan an infheistíocht cheart a chur ar fáil dóibh. 'Tá imní orm go dteipfidh ar na pleananna teanga seo de bharr easpa maoiniú agus foirne. Ní bheidh Limistéar Pleanála Teanga Ghaoth Dobhair, Anagaire, Rann na Feirste agus Loch an Iúir in ann ach duine amháin a fhostú in áit triúir de bharr nach bhfuil ach 60% den airgead a bhí de dhíth acu á chur ar fáil dóibh. 'Is léir nach bhfuil an roinn nó an tAire McHugh i ndáiríre faoi athbheochan na Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge. Táim ag impí ar an Aire McHugh seasamh docht a thógáil ar chás breis maoinithe a aimsiú agus an fód a sheasamh ar son chearta na bpobail Gaeltachta.'