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Presentation given in copy form to several Dublin City councillors and council officials on/working with the SPC- Special Planning Committee in Dublin City Council. The presentation related to a motion put down by Cllr. Dermot Lacey on behalf of Gael-Taca requesting that all future residential developments in Dublin City Council be named in Irish only as is council policy in Galway City Council and Shannon Town Council.
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Gael-Taca“Ní in aghaidh an Bhéarla ach ar son na Gaeilge”
7 Sráid Lombaird ThoirBaile Átha Cliath 2
8318997
www.gaeltacabac.ie
Galway City CouncilCouncil Policy that all residential developments be named in Irish
Shannon Town CouncilCouncil Policy that all residential developments be named in Irish
Cork County CouncilCouncil Policy that all social housing developments be named in Irish
Áras na Cluaine Clondalkin
Ráth Geal Clondalkin
Gleann na Rí Cabinteely
Gleann Ríbh Lusk
Some new developments from surrounding counties
Fingal County Council Development Plan 2005-2011
Section 4: Urban Development:R024Naming of estates:
“To require the use of meaningful local names in bilingual format or in Irish alone in the naming of housing estates.”
South Dublin County Council (website)
Naming and Numbering of new development
“……in accordance with the provisions of The Official Languages Act 2003 , the approved name must be displayed in the Irish and English languages, with equal prominence to both, unless the approved name is in the Irish Language when only the Irish name needs to be displayed.”
Implementation of policy?
• Dublin City Council
• The Placenames Commission (Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs)
• Gael-Taca
