• An Foras will be requested to develop materials specifically for families who wish to raise their children through the medium of Irish. • The major works programme for Gaeltacht infrastructure under the National Development Plan will be completed. • A comprehensive study of the current status of the language in the Irish media will be undertaken. • The Language Assistant scheme in Gaeltacht schools will be strengthened and expanded to include cooperation with parents in the home. • A comprehensive review of the needs of all Gaelscoileanna and Gaeltacht schools will be undertaken. As part of the work of the Department of Education & Science, the physical condition of all buildings used by these schools will be reviewed and a programme put in place to ensure that they meet required standards. • The development of the Gaeltacht infrastructure will continue through the schemes operated by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands and Údarás na Gaeltachta. • The improvements carried out under the strategic roads scheme will continue, to ensure that the road infrastructure in remoter areas of the Gaeltacht will be improved and that there is at least one good road into every Gaeltacht area. • The relevant national schemes will be reviewed to ensure that appropriate supports are in place for the Irish language childcare sector throughout the country. • A strategic review will be completed in relation to the employment support work of Údarás na Gaeltachta with a view to identifying new strands of employment creation in Gaeltacht areas. • We will support the development of Irish medium 3rd level education and research activities on campus and, where appropriate and sustainable, in Gaeltacht education centres.
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