Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The problem is that this is not happening in practice. The vast majority of these Irish language amendments arise from past failures of local authorities. We are looking for these measures to be in legislation rather than in guidelines because legislation has a higher status. That would allow communities to go to court if the provisions are not complied with. In fact, quite a number of groups have gone to court over developments in Gaeltacht areas that were at odds with the community or that were going to be detrimental. In many cases, these groups have won in the High Court. That is why many developments have not occurred. While we are changing the law, we should make sure that what is being said in the courts is reflected in law. That is the basis on which we are trying to grapple with this set of amendments. There are one or two others.