Call for Evidence - Irish Medium (Workforce Planning) Bill

Overview

The Irish-medium Education (Workforce Plan) Bill was formally introduced to the Assembly on Tuesday 3 March 2026. The Bill undertook its Second Stage on Tuesday 14 April 2026 with the Committee Stage commencing immediately thereafter. 

 In order to inform the Committee Stage of the Bill, the Committee for Education would welcome your views/comments on the contents of the Bill. 

What happens next

Following the closure of this call for evidence and views the Committee will consider all written and oral evidence before moving to deliberate on the Clauses of the Bill. The Committee will summarise its process in a report to the Assembly which may recommend amendments.

Closed 15 Jun 2026

Opened 20 Apr 2026