[lg policy] Irish language strategy impacted by 'missed deadlines'

[Harold Schiffman]

 Irish language strategy impacted by 'missed deadlines'
Updated / Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018 *17:44*
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research says that the Irish language strategy has been impacted by missed
deadlines, lengthy delays and poor implementation
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Western Correspondent

A new analysis of the State’s 20-year strategy for the Irish language has
found the policy has been impacted by missed deadlines, lengthy delays and
poor implementation.

Research conducted for the TG4 programme '7 Lá', has found that
recommendations under several headings have not been acted upon and others
are not operating as envisaged.

The strategy – launched in 2010
<https://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1221/295793-irish_language/> – aimed to
increase the number of people speaking Irish over the following two decades.
Former taoiseach Brian Cowen at the launch of the Irish language strategy
in 2010

However, its effectiveness has been questioned by the language planning
expert Seosamh MacDonnacha.

He found that there have been no meetings of an inter-Departmental group
charged with implementing the strategy since January 2016.

In addition, a unit to oversee the plan was never established in the
Department of the Gaeltacht and there is no sign of a Language Authority to
monitor and promote usage of Irish in all parts of the country.

Mr Mac Donnacha says the lack of direction has serious implications for the
potential of the strategy to maintain Irish as the dominant home and
community language in Gaeltacht areas and to develop it elsewhere.


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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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