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One Fifth Of Public Sector Workers Will Have To Be Proficient In Irish By 2030

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09.31 9 Jul 2021


One Fifth Of Public Sector Workers Will Have To Be Proficient In Irish By 2030


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One-fifth of public sector workers will have to be proficient in Irish by 2030.  Under new amendments to the Official Languages Bill, all state IT systems will have to also cater to the ‘fada,’ a long-time bugbear of Gaeilgeoirí.  Jack Chambers TD Minister of State for Sport & Gaeltacht Affairs is behind the bill and joins us on the show this morning.

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