- Action Plan 2026-2028 published for Irish Language Public Services.
- Supports National Plan 2024-2030 with five strategic themes.
- Focuses on capacity, awareness, skills, technology, and recruitment targets.
- Aims for 20pc public sector recruits competent in Irish by 2030.
- Includes Gaeltacht service hubs, AI Irish embedding, and training initiatives.
Minister Dara Calleary has published the Action Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2026-2028 supporting the National Plan 2024-2030. The plan sets cross-governmental actions under five strategic themes. Initiatives focus on capacity building, awareness, skills, technology, and supportive measures. It advances towards a bilingual public service. The plan follows extensive consultation and research showing interest in Irish competence among staff.
The document targets 20pc recruitment competent in Irish by 2030. Emphasis falls on Gaeltacht areas and sensitive services like healthcare. Measures include feasibility studies for service hubs and shared translation. Technology embeds Irish in AI developments. Recruitment and training pathways strengthen.
Dara Calleary shared “It is a great honour for me, as the first senior Minister with responsibility for the Irish language and the Gaeltacht in several years, to publish this Action Plan today. At a time when the level of good-will and positivity towards the language has never been higher, this ambitious plan sets out the clear and measurable steps to be taken across Government in the years ahead towards achieving a truly bilingual public service, and indeed bilingual society, in line with Programme for Government commitments. This plan puts support and innovation at the heart of developments to come and I look forward to forging ahead with my Government colleagues and other key stakeholder on this work, at this very exciting time for the Irish language.”
