Agendas, reports and minutes

 

A meeting of the Gaelic Implementation Group will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Thursday 19 February 2015 at 10.30 am. 

Webcast Notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully

Michelle Morris
Depute Chief Executive/
Director of Corporate Development

Please note that this meeting will be conducted in Gaelic with simultaneous translation to English.

Business

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3. Good News

4. Bòrd na Gàidhlig– Presentation

Mr John Angus Mackay OBE, Chief Executive of Bòrd na Gàidhlig will undertake a presentation on national developments in Gaelic Medium Education.

The Group is invited to comment on the Presentation.

5. Gaelic Language Plan 2012-16 – Annual Implementation Report 2014-15 for Bòrd na Gàidhlig                                                           

There is circulated Report No GIG/1/15 dated 9 February 2015 by the Director of Care and Learning providing a draft 2014-15 Annual Implementation Report in relation to the Council’s Gaelic Language Plan 2012-16, for approval. The Report encompasses progress in implementing the five Themes in the Plan, from 1 January 2014 to 31 January 2015.

The Group is invited to:-

i. comment on the Draft Annual Implementation Report covering the period 1 January 2014 to 31 January 2015; and
ii. agree the Annual Implementation Report.

6. An Comunn Gàidhealach Presentation               

Mr John Morrison, Chief Executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach and Mr David MacIntyre will undertake a presentation on behalf of An Comunn Gàidhealach providing an economic impact assessment of the Royal National Mod held in October 2014 in Inverness.  Mr John MacLeod, President of An Comunn Gàidhealach and Mr Allan Campbell, Chairperson of the Inverness Mòd Local Organising Committee will both be present to answer any questions.
The Group is invited to comment on the Presentation.