UNISON stands in solidarity with the workers and activists in a wide range of Irish language and cultural organisations, including our own members, taking action today over cuts in funding to the cross border body Foras Na Gaeilge. Neither the Irish Government nor the NI Executive can sidestep their responsibilities for delivering on this core commitment in the Peace Agreement. In respect of the NI Executive the time for the partisan use of 'blocking' tactics on funding and other decisions has to be called out once and for all.