€700,000 paid every year to families with cupla focal

(Nov 20, 2007)
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/8364700000-paid-every-year-to-families-with-cupla-focal-1223558.html
"Almost €700,000 is being paid to families around the country ... for speaking Irish.
"The families, living in Gaeltacht areas, simply have to prove that they speak Irish as their everyday language and they are handed a cheque for €260 every year."