Fáiltíonn Guth na Gaeltachta roimh cheapachán an Aire Stáit úr Gaeltachta, Dinny McGinley T.D. ag an Taoiseach, Enda Kenny T.D.
Duirt said: “Tá tacaíocht leanúnach tugtha ag Dinny do Ghuth na Gaeltachta le dha bhliain anuas.
Mar chainteoir dúchais as Gaoth Dobhair agus mar bhall dén Chomhcoiste Oireachtais trasphairtí a bhí ag plé leis an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, tá taithí agus tuiscint an-mhaith aige ar an ghéarcheim teanga atá sa Ghaeltacht agus an phráinn ata ann le feidhmiú laithreach ar mholtaí an Straitéis 20 Bliain.
Fáiltíonn muid choimh maith roimh an chinneadh Aire sinsearach le curaimí Gaeltachta a cheapadh sé sin, an Aire Gnóthaí Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta, Jimmy Deenihan T.D.
Tá sé thar a bheith tábhachtach go mbeadh ionadaíocht ag an Ghaeilge agus an Ghaeltacht ag Bord an Rialtais mar a bhí molta sa Straiteis 20 Bliain.
Guth na Gaeltachta has welcomed the appointment by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D. of Dinny McGinley TD as Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs.
The group said: “Dinny has given consistent support to Guth na Gaeltachta over the last two years.
“As a native Irish speaker from the Gaoth Dobhair Gaeltacht and as a member of the crossparty Oireachtas Committee that dealt with the recently published 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language, he has a very good understanding of the need to urgently implement the recommendations of the Strategy to ensure the survival of the Irish language as the community language in the Gaeltacht.
“We also welcome the appointment of a senior Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Dennihan TD. It is of vital importance to the Irish language and the Gaeltacht that we continue to have direct representation at cabinet level as recommended by the 20 Year Strategy.”