Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 623:

In page 199, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(u) where the development includes the construction of not less than 2 housing units in a Gaeltacht Language Planning Area or Irish Language Network, conditions to

protect and promote the use of Irish within the community and the viability of Irish as the spoken language of the community, including but not limited to requiring—

(i) a language impact assessment prepared by an independent expert on language planning and/or sociolinguistics, with no link to any party involved in the application, to demonstrate that the proposed development will have a positive impact on the use of Irish compared to English in the area, and

(ii) a certain percentage, calculated based on the need to maintain or improve the use of Irish within the relevant area, of the development to be reserved for Irish speaking residents who demonstrate a minimum B2 level spoken Irish under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.”.