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 ===== Educational legislation: =====
-Article 8 proclaims Irish the first national language by virtue of being the national language. In a judgment delivered in the High Court on 16th April 1999, Ms Justice Laffoy interpreted this to mean that “an obligation to provide for the education of the children of the State at their first stage of formal teaching and instruction must involve an obligation to provide for education in the constitutionally recognized first official language of the State. It follows that the requirement of the rules that teachers teaching in recognized primary schools should have proficiency in Irish is a valid provision under the constitution… also a valid requirement under European Community law…it is neither disproportionate nor discriminatory.”
+=== Premises and Government Statements ===
+The Constitution proclaims that Irish as the national language is the first official language. In a judgment delivered in the High Court on 16th April 1999, Ms Justice Laffoy interpreted this to mean that “an obligation to provide for the education of the children of the State at their first stage of formal teaching and instruction must involve an obligation to provide for education in the constitutionally recognized first official language of the State. It follows that the requirement of the rules that teachers teaching in recognized primary schools should have proficiency in Irish is a valid provision under the constitution… also a valid requirement under European Community law…it is neither disproportionate nor discriminatory”((Ó Murchú, H. (2016). //The Irish language in education in the Republic of Ireland //(2nd ed.) (Sterk, R., & van Dongera, R). Mercator Research Centre. Retrieved from [[https://www.mercator-research.eu/fileadmin/mercator/documents/regional_dossiers/irish_in_ireland_2nd.pdf]].))
 Matters of school location, entry policy and curriculum are subject to ministerial regulation.
-The Education Act (1993) gives the Irish language a prominent role in education. The law differentiates between Gaeltacht areas and other areas in Ireland. Traditionally the Gaeltacht Areas were geographically determined locations, but since the [[http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2012/act/34/enacted/en/print.html|Gaeltacht Act]] (2012), they are defined as areas where Irish is frequently spoken.
+=== The Education Act ===
+The [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/51/enacted/en/html|Education Act]] (1998) gives the Irish language a prominent role in education.
 Article 2 of the Education Act (1998), states, among other things, the following goals:
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   * plans and co-ordinates the provision of textbooks and aids to learning and teaching through Irish;
   * advises the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment on matters relating the teaching of and through Irish, in and outside of the Gaeltacht areas.
+The law differentiates between Gaeltacht areas and other areas in Ireland. Traditionally the Gaeltacht Areas were geographically determined locations, but since the [[languages:irish_in_ireland#National legislation:|Gaeltacht Act]] (2012), they are defined as areas where Irish is frequently spoken.
+=== 20 Year Language Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 ===
+The [[https://www.chg.gov.ie/app/uploads/2015/07/20-Year-Strategy-English-version.pdf|20 Year Language Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030]] is national language policy to increase the number of daily speakers of Irish, ensure visibility of the Irish language and promote the qual standing of both official languages.
+Amongst other so-called areas of action, there is policy concerning Education: