y ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁D UP ▁Minister ▁for ▁Commun ities ▁Paul ▁G ivan ▁removed ▁£ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁L í of a ▁Ga elt acht ▁B urs ary ▁scheme . ▁The ▁money ▁fund ed ▁annual ▁tri ps ▁for ▁ 1 0 0 ▁young ▁people ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁to ▁the ▁Don eg al ▁Ga elt acht ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁attend ▁Irish ▁language ▁classes . ▁Mc Gu in ness ▁said ▁the ▁D UP ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁remove ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁L í of a ▁budget ▁was ▁another ▁factor ▁for ▁his ▁res ignation . ▁ ▁Ger ry ▁Adams ▁called ▁G ivan ▁an ▁" ign or am us " ▁and ▁called ▁the ▁decision ▁" ign or ant ". ▁G ivan ▁came ▁under ▁pressure ▁to ▁re inst ate ▁the ▁fund ing ▁and ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁decision ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁fund ing ▁was ▁" not ▁political ". ▁His ▁decision ▁sp ur red ▁protest s ▁outside ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Commun ities ▁in ▁B elf ast . ▁As ▁the ▁protest s ▁were ▁happening , ▁G ivan ▁twe et ed ▁that ▁he ▁re inst ated ▁the ▁fund ing ▁after ▁he ▁" found ▁the ▁necessary ▁fund ing ". ▁Furthermore , ▁he ▁said ▁he ▁" was ▁not ▁prepared ▁to ▁allow ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁to ▁use ▁that ▁£ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁weapon ▁against ▁us ▁[ the ▁D UP ] ▁in ▁the ▁up coming