COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 13, 2013

QUESTION NO. 22

QUESTION: Councillor E. Walsh 2009

Chun ceist a chur ar an mBainisteoir, an bhfoilseofar 'South Dublin Today/ Contae Átha Cliath Theas Inniu' go huile is go hiomlán go dátheangach mar a rinneadh dhá bhliain Ó shin, ach nach ndearnadh anuraidh?

To ask the Manager, will the Council publish 'South Dublin Today/ Contae Átha Cliath Theas Inniu' bilingually in its entirety as was done two years ago, but not last year?  

REPLY:

I 2010 d’fhoilsigh an Chomhairle Contae Átha Cliath Inniu go dátheangach agus cuireadh go gach teach sa Chontae É.  Níor fhoilsigh muid irisleabhar ar bith i 2011.  Mar gheall ar shriantacht buiséid i 2012, ní cuireadh an t-irisleabhar go dtí teaghlaigh, ach scaipeadh iad trí na leabharlanna, ionaid phobail agus foirgnimh phoiblí.  Níor fhoilsíodh an doiciméad go dátheangach, ach bhí roinnt alt ann trí Ghaeilge, rud a bhí ag comhlíonadh le céad scéim Gaeilge an Chomhairle.  Déanadh an doiciméad a fhoilsiú agus a scaipeadh ar chostas i bhfad níos Ísle na heagrán 2010.

In eagrán 2013 do Chontae Átha Cliath Theas Inniu, beidh réamhrá chun an teachtaireacht bhunúsach na hirisleabhair a chuir in iúil agus beidh roinnt ailt ar fáil i nGaeilge agus Béarla.  Tá sé seo ag comhlíonadh an Dara Scéim Teanga.  Cé nach mbeidh an t-eagrán ar fáil go hiomlán sa dhá teanga, beidh méid suntasach níos mó ann ná mar a bhí san eagrán roimhe seo. 

De réir Ár spriocanna straitéiseacha, mar atá leacaithe againn sa Phlean Corparáideach 2009-2014, tá an Chomhairle seo tiomanta forbairt agus tacaíochta a thabhairt don Ghaeilge.  Tá suíomh Gaeilge Comhairle Contae Átha Cliath Theas le fáil anois ar www.athcliaththeas.ie, chomh maith le suíomh eile as Gaeilge, www.deisighdoshraid.ie, agus tá muid le fáil as Gaeilge ar facebook, www.facebook.com/snagact.  Tá aip nua Ó Leabharlanna Átha Cliath Theas lenar féidir leat athnuachan a dhéanamh ar rudaí atá ar iasacht agat, rudaí a chuir san Áireamh agus rl, Gaeilge a fhoghlaim ar líne, taighde a dhéanamh ar Source nó brabhsáil ar líne ar http://www.southdublinlibraries.ie/ga  

Foilseofar Contae Átha Cliath Theas roimh dheireadh Mí Bealtaine 2013.  Beidh an t-ionad cumarsáide in ann cóipeanna leictreonacha nó cruachóipeanna breise a chuir ar fáil do Chomhairleoirí atá ag iarraidh iad a scaipeadh ina (h) oifigí / nó iad a thaispeáint ar a s(h)uíomh gréasáin.

In 2010, the entire South Dublin County Today Magazine was published bilingually and delivered to all homes in the County. There was no magazine published in 2011. Due to budget constraints in 2012, the magazine was not distributed to all households but rather it was circulated through the libraries, community centres and public buildings network. The document was not produced bilingually but there were a number of articles published in the Irish Language in compliance with the Council’s 1^st Irish Language Scheme. The document was produced and circulated at a significantly lower cost than the 2010 edition.

For the 2013 edition of South Dublin County Today and in accordance with the Councils 2^nd Irish language scheme, the document will contain an introduction in the Irish language to convey general information about the publication and a number of articles will be available in Irish/English. Whilst the document will not be bilingual in its entirety there will be significantly more content available in the Irish Language than the previous edition.

In accordance with our strategic goal as outlined in the Council’s Corporate Plan 2009- 2014, this Council is committed to the development and support of the Irish language. South Dublin County Council's new website is now available through Gaeilge, as well as Fix Your Street – www.deisighdoshraid.ie and you can find us on facebook as Gaeilge on www.facebook.com/snagact.  You can update you books while on the move, with the libraries app, do research online with Source or browse www.southdublinlibraries.ie and all through the medium of the Irish Language.

South Dublin County Today will be published by the end of May 2013 and the Communications Unit can provide on request additional hard or electronic copies of the magazine for Councillors who wish to circulate the publication in their constituency offices /clinics or to display on your website.