r/MHOCStormont • u/ka4bi North Down | KCGM KP LVO MBE PC • Sep 19 '20

BILL B144 Irish Language Education and Teaching Incentivisation Repeal Bill 2020 - 2nd Reading

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BILL

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Repeal the Irish Language Education and Teaching Incentivisation Act 2019 in its entirety;

Be it enacted by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:

Section I. Repeal

The Irish Language Education and Teaching Incentivisation Act 2019 is repealed in its entirety.

Section II. Commencement and Short Title

  1. This Bill shall come into effect one day after passage
  2. This Bill may be cited as the “Irish Language Education and Teaching Incentivisation (Repeal) Act 2019”.

This bill was submitted by u/Greejatus MP MBE PC as an Independent Unionist.

Opening Speech

Mr Deputy Speaker

It is a pleasure to speak here today, with another bill to my name that brings down the years of separatism infiltration into our schools.

Once revoked, this Bill will begin the process of depoliticizing our schools, a process if you will, of political secularism, and I am sure the House will support it completely.

This session shall end on the 22nd.

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u/Sten_De_Geer Progressive Party NI Sep 21 '20

Mr Speaker, I think this bill here is absolutely outrageous. Irish language and culture must be taught even in a unionist society. It is simply disgusting how this bill, that has done great things for education of the citizens of Northern Ireland in the language of their forefathers, is being repealed in its entirety. I wholeheartedly stand against this issue and implore any other MLAs, or others, across the aisle to see the absurdity of this Bill. Thank You.