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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the current situation in regards to Clondalkin being designated as a Gaeltacht area? And to provide a timeframe for this to happen.  How will this be marked?

REPLY:

The Gaeltacht Act 2012 has two primary objectives, namely, to provide for a new definition for the Gaeltacht and to make amendments to the structure and functions of Údarás na Gaeltachta. Under the Gaeltacht Act 2012, it is envisaged that the Gaeltacht will in future be based on linguistic criteria instead of on geographic areas which has been the position to date.  Language planning at community level will be central to the new definition of the Gaeltacht.  Areas located outside the existing statutory Gaeltacht will be given the opportunity to achieve statutory recognition as Irish Language Networks or as Gaeltacht Service Towns, subject to fulfilling particular criteria.

Please see link to explanatory memo for further information http://www.ahg.gov.ie/en/20-YearStrategyfortheIrishLanguage2010-2030/GaeltachtAct2012/Explanatory%20Memo.pdf