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 === 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.
+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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 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:
+For Education, the strategy aims to:
+  * enhance and extend ability in Irish more deeply and among larger numbers of people;
+  * reverse negative attitudes towards Irish language usage and foster positive attitudes in their place;
+  * expand the available opportunities for use of Irish within the education system by extending Irish as a medium of instruction, as well as a subject, and by linking school language learning to the informal use of Irish in recreational, cultural and other out-of-school activities.