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Lá dubh, dorcha don Ghaeilge
Aiféala agus imní léirithe ag pobal na Gaeilge i leith fhógra éirí as an Choimisinéara Teanga
D’fhógair an Coimisinéir Teanga, Seán Ó Cuirreáin, ar 4 Nollaig 2013 go bhfuil sé le héirí as a ról, le feidhm ón 23 Feabhra 2014.
Rinne an Coimisinéir an scéal seo a fhógairt agus é ag cur síos ar Thuarascáil Bhliantúil an Choimisinéara Teanga 2012 don Chomhchoiste um Fhormhaoirsiú ar an tSeirbhís Phoiblí agus Achainíocha. Ag tagairt don tuarascáil bliantúil, dúirt sé nár “sárbhliain a bhí in 2012 maidir le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge i státchóras na tíre, agus ar scáth aon choiscéim a tugadh chun tosaigh, ba chosúil go raibh péire á dtabhairt ar gcúl”.
Bunaíodh Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga in 2004 faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003 mar fhoras monatóireachta i leith comhlíonadh fhorálacha an Achta sa státchóras.
Le linn an phlé, chuir an Coimisinéir síos ar lagú chóras na scéimeanna teanga, idir chur i bhfeidhm agus chaighdeán na bpolasaithe, easpa inniúlacht Ghaeilge an státchórais, agus cinneadh an Rialtais cumhachtaí agus feidhmeanna reachtúla an Choimisinéara Teanga a aistriú chuig Oifig an Ombudsman, cé nach bhfuil sonraí ina leith curtha ar fáil ó mhí na Samhna 2011.
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A dark day for the Irish language
Irish language community concerned over resignation of Irish Language Commissioner
Language Commissioner, Seán Ó Cuirreáin, announced on 4 December 2013 that he is to resign from his position on 23 February 2014.
An Coimisinéar made this announcement while discussing the Annual Report of An Coimisinéir Teanga 2012 in front of the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions. Referring to the report, Ó Cuirreáin said that 2012 “was not a vintage year for the promotion of the Irish language in the public sector, and for every one step forward there appeared to have been two steps backwards”.
The Office of An Coimisinéir Teanga was established in 2004 under the Official Languages Act 2003 to monitor the compliance of public bodies with provisions under the Act.
During the discussion, the Commissioner referred to the lack of implementation and the low standard of the language scheme system, the lack of competence in Irish throughout the stateservice, and the government’s decision to merge the Office of An Coimisinéir Teanga with the Office of the Ombudsman, although no details have been made available regarding this since it was announced in November 2011.
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