The Department of Education has been rapped for failing to introduce a system that ensures that teachers in gaeltacht schools and gaelscoileanna are fluent in Irish.

The Irish-language commissioner has questioned the effectiveness of the Government’s efforts to promote the use of Irish language in the public service.

The Department responsible for the Irish language has been slammed by the Irish language watchdog for its own poor standard of the language.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said the Irish Government must act fast or the Gaeltacht will cease to exist.