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155 Irish summer courses are being held in the Gaeltacht this year.

155 cúrsa samhraidh Gaeilge á reáchtáil sa Ghaeltacht i mbliana.

Iriseoir Ilméán Summer courses will take place in every Gaeltacht county this summer for the first time since 2019.

Iriseoir Ilmheán Beidh cúrsaí samhraidh ar siúl i ngach contae Gaeltachta an samhradh seo den chéad uair ó 2019.

There have been no courses in Meath or Cork Gaeltacht for four years.

Ní raibh aon chúrsaí ar siúl i nGaeltacht na Mí ná i nGaeltacht Chorcaí le ceithre bliana.

155 summer courses for young people will be held at summer colleges in the Gaeltacht this year and three outside the Gaeltacht, which is an increase of around 10% from last year.

Beidh 155 cúrsa samhraidh do dhaoine óga á réachtáil ag coláistí samhraidh sa Ghaeltacht i mbliana agus trí cinn taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht, sin méadú thart ar 10 faoin gcéad ón bhliain seo caite.

According to information received by 7LÁ, 87% of them are two-week or longer courses.

De réir faisnéise atá faighte ag 7LÁ, is cúrsaí coicíse nó níos faide atá in 87 faoin gcéad díobh.

Minister of State for the Gaeltacht Patrick O'Donovan told 7LÁ that he "is of the opinion that the various policies announced by the Department to boost the sector this year are working well."

Dúirt Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta Patrick O'Donovan le 7LÁ go bhfuil sé "den tuairim go bhfuil na beartais éagsúla a d’fhógair an Roinn le borradh a chur faoin earnáil i mbliana ag oibriú go maith."

Almost 100 families have asked the Department of the Gaeltacht to raise the number of students they keep to a maximum of sixteen per course.

Tá iarrtha ag beagnach 100 teaghlach ar Roinn na Gaeltachta an líon scoláirí a choinníonn siad a ardú go dtí sé dhuine dhéag ar a mhéad in aghaidh an chúrsa.

A maximum of twelve was previously allowed.

Dháréag ar a mhéad a cheadaítí roimhe seo.

The summer courses are held under the Scheme of Learners of Irish.

Is faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge a reáchtáiltear na cúrsaí samhraidh.

As evidence of the boom in matters, the Department has confirmed that 30 new families have registered with the scheme so far this year.

Mar sholaoid ar an mborradh atá faoi na cúrsaí, tá sé dearbhaithe ag an Roinn go bhfuil 30 teaghlach nua cláraithe leis an scéim go dtí seo i mbliana.

It was also said that applications from seven other families are currently being processed.

Dúradh fosta go bhfuil iarratais ó sheacht dteaghlach eile á bpróiseáil faoi láthair.

It is understood that the Department will accept applications from other families during the summer.

Tuigtear go nglacfaidh an Roinn le hiarratais ó theaghlaigh eile i gcaitheamh an tsamhraidh.

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