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<h1 class="gmail-article__title">Nelson McCausland: O’Neill is clueless on Irish Language Act costs</h1>
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<h3 class="gmail-article__lead"><p>In the rush by Gerry Adams to concoct his
list of demands he has left his handpicked spokesperson, Michelle
O’Neill, floundering to answer basic questions about the Irish Language
Act.</p></h3>
<p>The demand for this act is on Sinn Fein’s posters and election literature. </p><div class="gmail-p402_hide">
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</div><p>Yet they aren’t sure what they want in it or how much it will cost. </p><div class="gmail-p402_hide">
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</div><p>It costs tens of millions to implement the Irish
language policy in the Republic of Ireland. It costs tens of millions to
implement the Welsh language policy in Wales. </p><div class="gmail-p402_hide">
</div><p>Sinn Fein started this campaign feigning concern for the public finances but the reality is the opposite. </p><p>They left with no budget produced. </p><p>They
left with £600m in the 2017/18 budget put at risk, half of which could
come from our health services. They now present an uncosted demand for
an Irish Language Act.</p><p>Sinn Fein has added fantasy policy to fantasy economics with no care for the consequences or realities of our situation.</p><p><a href="http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/your-say/nelson-mccausland-o-neill-is-clueless-on-irish-language-act-costs-1-7818057">http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/your-say/nelson-mccausland-o-neill-is-clueless-on-irish-language-act-costs-1-7818057</a><br></p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/" target="_blank">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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