Dáil Éireann - Volume 361 - 13 November, 1985

Written Answers. - Action Plan for Irish.

Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn

59. Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn asked the Minister for Energy whether or not in accordance with Bord na Gaeilge's action plan for Irish, 1983-86: (1) a responsible officer has been appointed within his Department; (2) whether an Irish Development Committee has been established; (3) the stage of preparation the action programme for Irish has reached within his Department.

Minister for Energy (Mr. Spring) Dick Spring

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Minister for Energy (Mr. Spring): In accordance with the Government's Action Plan for Irish, 1983-86; in my Department (1) a responsible officer has been appointed; (2) an Irish Development Committee has been established; (3) a number of steps in the fostering of a bilingual atmosphere in the workplace have been initiated and these are set out at pages 18 and 19 of Bord na Gaeilge's recent report for 1984-85. Since supplying the material contained in that report, the committee has continued to support and stimulate a higher level of Irish in so [2116] far as staffing and financial constraints will allow.

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