Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 June 2012
88 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it is proposed to have the Irish Water board-Uisce Éireann included under the remit of the Acht Teangan in order that customers will receive correspondence as Gaeilge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30126/12]
View answer89 Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will list the bodies and or agencies that are due to come under the remit of the Acht Teangan; if he will outline a timeframe for this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30127/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 88 and 89 together.
The Official Languages Act 2003 (Public Bodies) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 150 of 2006) came into effect on 1 May 2006. The purpose of these Regulations was to update the list of public bodies in the First Schedule to the Official Languages Act, having regard to changes in the public sector since the commencement of the Act in 2003. The matter of drafting further Regulations, to update the list of public bodies that come within the scope of the Act, will be considered in the context of the review of the Act which is currently being undertaken by my Department.
