Consultation
Irish Language Scheme 2020-2022 : Request for Submissions
From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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The Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government is preparing an Irish Language Scheme in accordance with Section 11 of the Official Languages Act 2003. It is proposed that this Scheme will run for three years from March 2020.
The primary objective of the Official Languages Act is to ensure better availability and a higher standard of public services through Irish. It is anticipated that the new Scheme will build on and consolidate the progress made by the Department over the past number of years in delivering services through Irish.
The Department now wishes to invite representations in relation to the preparation of the new Scheme from all interested parties. Written submissions, preferably in electronic format, should be sent by Friday, 13 December 2019 to:
Email: strategy@housing.gov.ie (using subject “Irish Language Consultation”)
Or by post to:
Irish Language Scheme Coordinator
Strategic and Business Support Unit
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Newtown Road
Wexford
Co Wexford
Y35 AP90
Information in relation to the role and services provided to the public by the Department of Housing, Planning, & Local Government is available on our website.
Further information in relation to the Official Languages Act is available on the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Affairs website.
All submissions and comments submitted to the Department for this purpose are subject to release under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014. Submissions are also subject to Data Protection legislation - see the Privacy Statement.
Personal, confidential or commercially sensitive information should not be included in your submission and it will be presumed that all information contained in your submission is releasable under the Freedom of Information Act 2014.
Responses will inform the further development of the Department’s Irish Language Scheme. Please note that submissions received may be made available on the Department’s website.