Sinn Fein Assembley Member Cannot Put Question in Irish

[Conuil]

SINN Fein has been told there is no provision for tabling questions in Irish at the Assembly in Belfast.

The party's Gaelic spokesperson; Francie Brolly yesterday bemoaned the fact that a query he has lodged for Education Minister, Caitriona Ruane cannot be put forward in Irish.

He was speaking on the same day that over 4,000 responses were made to a proposed new Irish language Act have been sent to the Executive, as a consultation period came to an end.

The draft legislation proposed that public bodies should specify measures for using Irish when providing services.

It also proposed the creation of an Irish language commissioner and giving people the right to use Irish in court.

It is thought officials from the Department of Culture will not finish analysing the responses until the end of the summer.

[Seánod]

Please tell me they don't call it their gaelic spokesman.

Ní shílim é, a Riadaigh. Chuirfeadh sé an-ionadh orm dá mbeadh sin fíor.

[anmajornarthainig]

Is cuma sa ************************ faoi reachtaíocht agus ainmneacha ar phasanna agus teangacha oifigiúla srl. An rud is tábhachtaí go mba ceart do dhuine ar bith a dhéanamh ar son na teanga ná í a labhairt lena bpáistí .

[Seánod]

Is cuma sa ************************ faoi reachtaíocht agus ainmneacha ar phasanna agus teangacha oifigiúla srl. An rud is tábhachtaí go mba ceart do dhuine ar bith a dhéanamh ar son na teanga ná í a labhairt lena bpáistí .

I gcead duit, a major, agus aontaím lena bhfuil á rá agat ar dho/igh, ach is ar mhaithe leis an saol a bheas ag mo pháistí atá mé féin nuair a thugaimse tacaíocht do chearta teanga. Ní shábhálfaidh cearta teanga an Ghaeilge, cinnte, ach ba laige an teanga gan chearta a bheith acu...

[Seánod]

Oh you naughty boys! Speaking Irish in the English speaking section is against the rules!!!

I'm telling........

Chuir duine éigin seo i rannóg na Gaeilge....

[duine n]

I don't suppose that means that Mr. Brolly will be returning his MLA salary in protest...... Nah, didn't think so.

b'fhéidir go lorgeoidh sé breis tuarastail de 10% as ucht Gaeilge a labhairt

[duine n]

We in the Irish language community dislike the term. We feel it is an attempt to de-irishize the Irish language. Gaelic, linguistically speaking, refers either to the family of languages, or to Scots Gaelic.

Ní ag ceasacht ort, a riadaigh, atáim, ach is cuma liomsa Gaelic mar ainm uirthi ag lucht an Bhéarla. Is dóigh go bhfuil tú ar son American a ghlaoch ar Bhéarla Mheiriceá :idea:

[An Ghearb]

Nah, bíonn rud eile i gceist ag duine don gcuid is mó má thugann sé Gaelic uirthi. Gan amhras air sin.

[duine n]

Tá amhras ar sin. Ar do shúile fhéin atá do dhearcadh

[Riadach]

beidh vóta againn. is fearr liomsa an t-ainm Irish uirthi mar cuireann sé i gcuimhne do mhuintir na héireann gur leosan an teanga is nach mbaineann sé le mionlach beag eitneach amháin.