Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As I pointed out, the new ETBs will be subject to the terms of the Official Languages Act 2003, as is every other public body. I live in an area where there is a substantial Gaeltacht and the local VECs have been very adept, professional and committed to providing services to the Irish language community across the whole of County Galway. They have seen it as important to do that because that Gaeltacht is there. I do not believe that by imposing these extra requirements on any ETB, we will enhance that service. It will be apparent to all ETBs that operate in an area where there is a substantial Gaeltacht or sufficiently strong use of the Irish language that they will be obliged to interact with people on a daily basis in the language. There is sufficient legislation already in place providing for the protection and enhancement of the language through bodies such as the ETBs and anything over and above that would be superfluous and unnecessary.

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