Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 July 2022

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community

Logainmneacha na Gaeltachta: Plé (Atógáil)

Mr. Dara Keogh:

Yes, it would be. However, we are trying to achieve a dual language system across the whole country. In doing that, the official translations were progressing a little bit slowly. This is relevant to the point made by the Deputy. We have taken a translation done in one source, and where there is a similar name elsewhere, we apply it there, but sometimes that can change later because of context, culture, or local area pronunciations etc. In the database, we mark where there is an official translation and an unofficial translation. That is why our reach goes further than is officially available.