Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Gaelic Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Wednesday, 29 May 2024 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

The Committee is asked to note the good news as presented.

4. Cultarlann – Presentation    

Murchadh Caimbeul will make a presentation to the Committee on Cultarlann.

The Committee is invited to note the presentation.

5. Gaelic Tourism Strategy and GLP – Report and Presentation

There is circulated Report No. G/05/24 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer, Performance and Governance.

Annique Armstrong and Lynn Hamilton of Visit Scotland will make a presentation to the Committee on the Gaelic Tourism Strategy for Scotland. 

The Committee is invited to discuss and note the report and presentation.

6. Performance against Gaelic Language Plan 3    

There is circulated Report No. G/06/24 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer, Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to:-

i. discuss and note the report; and

ii. note that the next PRMS report available will be a transitionary report between the current GLP and the refreshed GLP.

7. Gaelic Language Plan Update and Strategic Funding

There is circulated Report No. G/07/24 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer, Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to note the report.

8. Choose to Lead Gaelic Leadership Programme

There is circulated Report No. G/08/24 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer, Performance and Governance.

This Committee is invited to discuss and note the report.

9. Gaelic Education Update

There is circulated Report No. G/09/24 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer, Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to:-

a) note the areas of development and progress in Gaelic Education and Gaelic Education teacher recruitment; and
b) consider and note the 3 projects outlined in the Gaelic Specific Grant bid and award from Scottish Government for 2024/2025 that the grant will help to support.