Written answers

Thursday, 26 June 2008

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Gaeltacht Areas

5:00 pm

Photo of Kathleen LynchKathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Question 34: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of Gaeltacht areas; the population of each area for each of the past five years; the plans he has to create other Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24959/08]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Gaeltacht is defined in section 2(2) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1956. There are Gaeltacht areas in seven counties as set out in Statutory Instruments Nos 245 of 1956, 200 of 1967 and 350 of 1982. As with other areas of the country, the population of these areas vary from time to time. The most recent population figures based on the 2006 Census can be accessed from the Central Statistics Office at www.cso.ie. As the Deputy is aware, my Department recently published the Report on the Linguistic Study of the Use of Irish in the Gaeltacht. This study makes a number of recommendations, including recommendations relating to Gaeltacht boundaries, which will be given due consideration by the Cabinet Committee on Irish and the Gaeltacht.

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