Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 October 2020
128. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if An Garda Síochána will be requested to appoint or assign to Gaeltacht areas gardaí who are fluent in the Irish language and able to conduct their everyday business in both written and oral Irish. [28009/20]
View answerThe matter of appointments or assignments of gardaí to Gaeltacht areas is specifically covered under the provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. Under Section 33(2) of the Act it is provided that:
- The Garda Commissioner shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that members of the Garda Síochána stationed in a district that includes a Gaeltacht area are sufficiently competent in the Irish language to enable them to use it with facility in carrying out their duties.
Responsibility for monitoring the implementation of the Official Languages Act 2003 and other legislation relating to the Irish language comes under the specific remit of the Office of An Choimisinéara Teanga.
