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11/04/2024
O'Dowd Reaffirms Commitment To Irish Language Roll-Out
The Department for Infrastructure is committed to the continued roll-out of the Irish language in west Belfast, Minister John O'Dowd has said.
Reaffirming his departments commitment, Minister O'Dowd welcomed the progress made in recent years and said the bi-lingual display of passenger information on Glider and Metro services by Translink, including the introduction of bilingual signage and audio announcements on the Glider between Millfield and McKinstry Road, was a positive step.
Speaking after a meeting with Forbairt Feirste on Wednesday to discuss Irish language in the Gaeltacht Quarter, he said: "I was pleased to meet with Forbairt Feirste to discuss my continued commitment to equality for Irish language speakers.
"I have asked officials to develop proposals for a project that would see the use of multi-lingual traffic signs piloted in the Gaeltacht Quarter in Belfast, which is a thriving Irish language community.
"This will help inform the development of future policy for the use of multi-lingual traffic signs.
"Departments and public bodies have a role to play in supporting and promoting the use of the Irish language and Ulster Scots language and my Department will continue to do so."
Reaffirming his departments commitment, Minister O'Dowd welcomed the progress made in recent years and said the bi-lingual display of passenger information on Glider and Metro services by Translink, including the introduction of bilingual signage and audio announcements on the Glider between Millfield and McKinstry Road, was a positive step.
"I have asked officials to develop proposals for a project that would see the use of multi-lingual traffic signs piloted in the Gaeltacht Quarter in Belfast, which is a thriving Irish language community.
"This will help inform the development of future policy for the use of multi-lingual traffic signs.
"Departments and public bodies have a role to play in supporting and promoting the use of the Irish language and Ulster Scots language and my Department will continue to do so."
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