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Appointing McHugh to Gaeltacht "wrong" - poll 13.10.14

DONEGAL North East T.D., Joe McHugh was the wrong choice for the job of Minister for the Gaeltacht, according to a new national poll.
The poll reveals that a majority of people think Taoiseach Enda Kenny was wrong to appoint Deputy McHugh to the position without his having fluency in the language.
The Millward Brown survey was undertaken on behalf of new Irish language online news service Tuairisc.ie.
The majority of respondents also believe the State isn't doing enough to promote Irish.
This was felt most strongly by people over 55 living in Munster, Connacht and Ulster.
Of those polled, 61 per cent disagreed with the Taoiseach's appointment of someone who is not fluent in Irish to the Gaeltacht portfolio.
Only 20 per cent of participants felt Mr Kenny was not mistaken in appointing the Donegal North East deputy. Support for the Taoiseach's decision was strongest in Dublin.
The Tuairisc.ie/Millward Brown survey interviewed 1,004 adults in person at home at 66 sampling points throughout the country between September 23 and October 3. Deputy McHugh attended the Donegal Gaeltacht this summer to brush up on his Irish. He also said he would like people around the country to join him in improving their language fluency.
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