COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MOTION NO. 141

MOTION: Councillor Peter Kavanagh, Councillor Liam Sinclair, Councillor L. Donaghy, Councillor S.McEneaney

NCBH 17 New Objective: To ensure signage in the County includes the Irish Language.

REPORT:

The motion seeks to insert a new objective to read ‘To ensure signage in the County includes the Irish Language’.

There are many types of signage including directional signs, advertisement signs and business signs. There are legal requirements in relation to use of the Irish language for some types of signage (e.g. directional road signs) but this does not extend to signage in relation to fascia signs on shops or nameplates on business premises, for example.  It is therefore considered that a more appropriate wording for the objective would be ‘To promote the use of the Irish language in signage within the County’. 

Recommendation

It is recommended that the motion is adopted with amendments to include a new objective within the Draft Plan to state: ‘To promote the use of the Irish language in signage within the County’.