Member's statement: An Chairt Eorpach um Theangacha Réigiúnacha nó Mionlaigh
Member's statement by Mr Colm Gildernew on .
- MLA
- Mr Colm Gildernew
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 1 October 2024
- Type
- Member's statement
- Business
- Members' Statements
- Heading
- An Chairt Eorpach um Theangacha Réigiúnacha nó Mionlaigh
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4562228
Read the official Assembly record
Text
D’fhoilsigh Coiste Saineolaithe Chomhairle na hEorpa a shéú tuarascáil mhonatóireachta ar chomhlíonadh na Cairte Eorpaí do Theangacha Réigiúnacha nó Mionlaigh an tseachtain seo caite. Dhaingnigh Rialtas na Breataine codanna a dó agus a trí den chairt maidir leis an Ghaeilge in 2001 mar thoradh ar ghealltanais a tugadh i gComhaontú Aoine an Chéasta chun gníomh dionghbháilte a dhéanamh leis an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn. Cuireann muid fáilte roimh an tuarascáil, agus gabhann muid ár mbuíochas leis an Choiste Saineolaithe. Is áis úsáideach í an tuarascáil dúinn chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar mhórcheisteanna na Gaeilge. Ar an drochuair, áfach, tá cáineadh déanta sa tuarascáil agus is léir ón cháineadh chéanna nach bhfuil go leor déanta ó thaobh fhorbairt na teanga de. Tá 12 mholadh sa tuarascáil mhonatóireachta ba chóir dúinn a thabhairt dár n-aire. Is iad príomh-mholtaí na tuarascála: go dtabharfaí isteach straitéis don Ghaeilge agus go gcuirfí na hacmhainní cuí ar fáil chun gur féidir í a mhaoiniú; go gcuirfí i bhfeidhm ina iomláine an tAcht Féiniúlachta agus Teanga 2022 gan a thuilleadh moille; go bhforbrófaí agus go gcuirfí i bhfeidhm straitéis maidir le hearcú múinteoirí i gcomhairle leis an phobal, go háirithe maidir le soláthar múinteoirí do phaistí a bhfuil riachtanais speisialta oideachais orthu laistigh d’earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta, agus go ndéanfaí Coimisinéir Gaeilge a cheapadh. Tá Sinn Féin tiomanta stádas na Gaeilge a dhaingniú go buan inár sochaí, agus tá muid tiomanta an tuarascáil a úsáid mar uirlis forbartha teanga agus ár ngealltanais teanga a chomhlíonadh.
248 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.08 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- Assessed as legitimate policy scrutiny (0.87).
- No identity-based framing was identified (1.00).
- Subject area: Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy.
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.08 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.36 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.02 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.06 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.87 | Yes |
| Overall judgement | 0.08 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 1.00 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 1.00 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.00 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
| Sport (including the GAA), the arts and cultural bodies | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 11:15 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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