Written answers

Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

An Ghaeltacht

Photo of Conor McGuinnessConor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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3486. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated by his Department for each Gaeltacht area for each year since 2015, in tabular form. [43702/25]

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy has requested a comprehensive amount information, he will appreciate that same cannot be compiled within the timescale available. A comprehensive response will be sent direct to the Deputy as soon as possible and in accordance with the Dáil Standing Orders.

Photo of Conor McGuinnessConor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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3487. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has engaged with the Minister for Transport, with regard to the Official Languages Acts, to discuss bilingual signage on speed signage in Gaeltacht areas that continue to display speed limits in English only; and if he will make an effort to overturn the rules laid out by the Department of Transport on the matter; ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43706/25]

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The Official Languages Act 2003 (Section 9) Regulations 2008 (SI 391/2008) place obligations on relevant public bodies around:

  • recorded oral announcements;
  • stationary;
  • signage; and
  • placenames orders.
Application of those regulations note that:3.(3) These Regulations do not apply to
(b) traffic signs—

(i) to which Regulations under section 95(2) of the Act of 1961 apply, or

(ii) to which a direction under section 95(16) of that Act applies,
- with “Act of 1961” meaning the Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) in this incidence and “traffic sign” having the same meaning as it has in section 95 (amended by section 37(a)(ii) of the Road Traffic Act 1994 (No. 7 of 1994)) of the Act of 1961.

Accordingly, I have no statutory powers as regards the speed signs referred to by the Deputy.

Notwithstanding this, I intend to write to the Minister for Transport in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy.

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