Meeting of the Parliament 17 June 2025
Tha an t-iongnadh orm gu bheil am ball a’ faighneachd mu chàraichean is rudan mar sin, gu h-àraidh às dèidh buidsead far a bheil barrachd airgead gu lèir airson na Gàidhlig, barrachd na £30 millean, £5 millean a bharrachd na bha anns a’ bhuidsead airson na Gàidhlig roimhe.
Agus bidh fhios aigesan nach eil na rudan sin samhlachail—gu bheil e cudromach gu bheil sinn a’ faicinn a’ chànan againn fhèin. Tha sinn a’ pàigheadh chìsean mar a h-uile duine eile, agus mar sin tha e cudromach gu bheil cothroman aig daoine aig a bheil Gàidhlig a bhith a’ fuireach agus a’ cleachdadh na Gàidhlig fad na h-ùine.
Following is the simultaneous interpretation:
I am surprised that the member is asking about cars and such like, especially after a budget in which there is more money overall for Gaelic—more than £30 million, which is £5 million more than there was for Gaelic in the previous budget. Further, he will know that these things are not symbolic—that it is important that we see our own language. We pay taxes like everyone else, so it is important that people who speak Gaelic have opportunities to live in and use Gaelic all the time.