Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Gaelic Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Wednesday, 30 August 2023 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

Stewart Fraser
Head of Legal and Governance

Business

1. Calling of the Roll and Apologies for Absence

2. Declarations of Interest/Transparency Statement

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 provide some information on the nature of the interest and leave the meeting at the appropriate time.  Advice may be sought from officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3. Good News    

4. Presentation - Ainmean Àite na h-Alba

Ms Eilidh Scammell, Manager of at Ainmean Àite na h-Alba, will make a presentation to the Committee on how the Gaelic Place Names partnership is working to support the Highland Council’s Gaelic Language Plan.

The Committee is invited to note the presentation.

5. Gaelic Translation     

There is circulated Report No. G/14/23 dated 14 August 2023 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.  consider the report and note the work that has been undertaken in relation to Gaelic translation; and
ii. note the areas of current and future development.

6. Performance against Gaelic Language Plan 3                                             

There is circulated Report No. G/15/23 dated 2 August 2023 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to consider and note the report.

7. Gaelic Education Update          

There is circulated Report No. G/16/23 dated 8 August 2023 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.   consider the update on the Inverness 3-18 Gaelic Education Feasibility Study; 
ii.  note the current position of the Applecross Gaelic Medium Education request; and
iii. note the catchment consultation process and update for Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis, Dingwall and Nairn Gaelic Medium provisions.

8. Gaelic Provision and Support – Birth to 3    

There is circulated Report No. G/17/23 dated 2 August 2023 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.  note the report; and 
ii. agree to invite the author/s of the national research report on the Birth to Three Sector and Bòrd na Gàidhlig to a future Gaelic Committee.