Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Gaelic Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Wednesday, 26 February 2025 at 2pm. 

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
Chief Officer – Legal and Corporate 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. Blas 2024 Update

There is circulated Report No. G/1/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People and there will be a presentation by Blas.

The Committee is invited to note the report and the associated appendix.

5. Gaelic Education Update                                  

There is circulated Report No. G/2/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to:-

i. note the report; 
ii. agree to welcome the continued expansion of GME and GE education in Highland; and
iii. agree to recognise the leadership shown at the IRA to grow interest and involvement in Gaelic across the school.

6. Strategic Funding Gaelic Language Plan

There is circulated Report No. G/3/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to:-

i. discuss and agree the current funding allocations for Gaelic organisations;
ii. note that modifications to the funding allocated to organisations will directly impact other organisations. The allocations are listed in 5.2;
iii. note that the organisations listed along with other Gaelic organisations are supported with yearly partnership funding but that this funding varies from year to year in alignment with the targets in the Gaelic Language Plan (GLP).

7. PRMS Update

There is circulated Report No. G/4/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to:-

i. discuss and note the report; and
ii. note the progress made in relation to GLP corporate service aims, as outlined in section 6.

8. CLD – GLP Strategic Priorities

There is circulated Report No. G/5/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to discuss and note the report.