The Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019 was enacted on 22 December 2021. A copy of the new Act is available here.
The provisions in the new legislation include:
The new provisions will be implemented over a period of time.
We are currently reviewing our website to take into account the amendments to the legislation arising from the new Act. We hope to conclude this review early in the New Year. In the interim, if you have any question in respect of any specific provision of the new Act, we can be contacted at eolas@coimisineir.ie or by phone at 091-504006.
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The Minister of Culture, Heritage and Gaeltacht has asked the following public bodies to prepare a second draft scheme before the date listed below.
| Organisation | Draft Scheme Date |
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| An Bord Bia |
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| An Post |
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| An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas |
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| Arts Council |
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| Bus Éireann |
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| Carlow Local Authorities |
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| Cavan Local Authorities |
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| Citizens Information Board |
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| Clare Local Authorities |
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| Córas Iompair Éireann Group - see also Bus Éireann, Bus Átha Cliath & Iarnród Éireann |
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| Cork City Council |
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| Cork County Local Authorities |
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| Department of Children and Youth Affairs |
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| Department of Foreign Affairs |
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| Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Amended Scheme Section 16) |
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| Department of Public Expenditure and Reform |
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| Department of Rural and Community Affairs |
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| Dublin Bus |
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| Dublin City University |
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| Dublin Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board |
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| Health Insurance Authority |
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| Institute of Technology Carlow |
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| Institute of Technology Tallaght |
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| Irish Film Board |
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| Irish Rail |
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| Laois Local Authorities |
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| Leitrim County Council |
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| Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board |
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| Longford Local Authorities |
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| Louth Local Authorities |
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| Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board |
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| Offaly Local Authorities |
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| Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement |
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| Ordnance Survey Ireland |
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| Property Registration Authority |
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| Roscommon Local Authorities |
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| Standards in Public Office Commission |
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| Teagasc |
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| The Equality Tribunal |
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| University College Cork |
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| University College Dublin |
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| Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board |
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| Waterford Institute of Technology |
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| Western Development Commission |
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| Wexford Local Authorities |
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| Wicklow Local Authorities |
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