British-Irish Council - Indigenous, Minority and Less-Used Languages Work Sector Meeting

The Speaker has received notification from the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in accordance with section 52 (1) (b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (as amended), that a meeting of the British-Irish Council – Indigenous, Minority and Less-Used Languages Work Sector will be held in Wales on 24 October 2014 .

The following Executive Ministers will be in attendance:

Junior Minister McCann MLA and

Minister Storey MLA

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

Ministerial Meeting of the Indigenous, Minority and Lesser-Used Languages Work Sector

24 October 2014

10:30 – 12:00

First Minister’s Conference Room

Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ

Agenda

1. Welcome by the Chair
2. Update on developments since the 2011 Donegal ministerial meeting [Paper 1]
3. A round table discussion on the paper titled ‘The place of Indigenous Minority and Lesser-Used Languages in Early Years Education’ [Paper 2]
4. Presentation by Professor Rob Dunbar followed by a round-table discussion on legislation and policy in relation to Indigenous, Minority and Lesser-used Languages [Paper 3]]
5. Discuss and agree the Indigenous, Minority and Lesser-used Languages Work Sector’s forward work programme [Paper 4]
6. Discuss and agree the Communiqué [Paper 5]