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News Release

Ráiteas Nuachta

11 July 2019 for immediate publication

11 Iúil 2019 le foilsiú láithreach

A crisis in the number of competent Irish language speakers in the State system shown clearly in the Coimisinéir Teanga 's report

Cruachás sa líon cainteoirí inniúil ar an nGaeilge sa Státchóras léirithe go soiléir i dtuarascáil an Choimisnéara Teanga

Evidence again that the Language Bill , which the Taoiseach promised before the end of the month , needs to be published and enacted without delay

Fianaise arís gur gá an bille Teanga , geallta ag an Taoiseach roimh dheireadh na míosa , a fhoilsiú agus a Achtú gan mhoill

Conradh na Gaeilge is calling on the Taoiseach and the Government to act immediately on the alarming evidence , which is outlined in the Coimisinéir Teanga 's monitoring report published today , Thursday 11 July .

The report highlights the lack of competent Irish speakers in the public service able to provide services in Irish to the general public .

Tá Conradh na Gaeilge ag éileamh ar an Taoiseach agus ar an Rialtas feidhmiú láithreach bonn ar an bhfianaise scanrúil , atá léirithe i dtuarascáil faireacháin an Choimisinéara Teanga a foilsíodh inniu , Déardaoin 11 Iúil .

Léiríonn an tuarascáil an easpa cainteoirí Gaeilge sa stát chóras le seirbhísí as Gaeilge a chur ar fáil don phobal .

Conradh na Gaeilge is calling on the Government to publish the Language Bill before the end of the month , as the Taoiseach promised to the Dáil on 1 July , to address these problems .

Iarrann an Conradh ar an Rialtas an bille Teanga a fhoilsiú roimh dheireadh na míosa , mar a gheall an Taoiseach don dáil ar 1 Iúil , le dul i ngleic leis na fadhbanna seo .

Dr Niall Comer , President of Conradh na Gaeilge :

Deir Dr Niall Comer , Uachtarán , Conradh na Gaeilge :

" An Coimisinéir Teanga and his staff are to be commended for publishing such a comprehensive monitoring report .

" Tá an Coimisinéir Teanga agus foireann a oifige le moladh as tuarascáil faireacháin chomh cuimsitheach leis seo a fhoilsiú .

It is shocking that only 2.63 % of those employed by government departments are identified as having competence in the Irish language .

Tá sé scannalach nach bhfuil ach inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge ag 2.63 % díobh siúd atá fostaithe sna ranna rialtais .

It is important that services in Irish are provided to the same standard as English across all government departments . "

Tá sé ríthábhachtach go gcuirfeadh gach roinn rialtais seirbhísí i nGaeilge ar fáil don phobal ar an gcaighdeán céanna le seirbhísí as Béarla . "