93% favourable towards Irish
The contents of the Report would be taken into account in developing the Government’s proposed 20-year strategy for the language: “It is envisaged that the 20-year strategy for the Irish language will be a blueprint for the expansion of the use of Irish in every urban and rural area in the country.
“We are working hard on this strategy at the moment and it is a key priority for the Government to implement a comprehensive strategy that will enable the language to flourish into the future.”
Pointing out that an estimated 13 per cent of the population was made up of non-Irish nationals, the Minister said: “When you look at the overwhelmingly positive attitude towards the Irish language, there is no difference in outlook between a sample of the total population and a sample of only those born in Ireland.”
Let’s really hope so!!!
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0422/breaking8.html
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