S.I. No. 433/2022 - Gaeltacht Act 2012 (Designation of Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas) (No. 3) Order 2022

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th September, 2022.

I, JACK CHAMBERS, Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 7 (2) of the Gaeltacht Act 2012 (No. 34 of 2012) (as adapted by the Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 403 of 2020 )) and the Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 547 of 2020 ), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Gaeltacht Act 2012 (Designation of Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas) (No. 3) Order 2022.

2. The areas specified in the Schedule are designated to be a Gaeltacht Language Planning Area for the purposes of section 7 (2) of the Gaeltacht Act 2012 (No. 34 of 2012).

SCHEDULE

Language Planning Area: Bearna agus Cnoc na Cathrach, Co. Galway

(1) That part of the electoral division area of Bearna in County Galway which consists of the following townlands: Áth an Ghlugair, Na hAcraí Corra, An Aill, An tÁth Buí, Áit Tí Seonac, An Baile Ard Thiar, An Baile Ard Thoir, An Baile Nua, Baile an Bhrúnaigh, An Bhuaile Bheag Thiar, An Bhuaile Bheag Thoir, Buaile na Sruthán, An Chloch Scoilte, Cnoc Odhráin, An Cnocán Carrach, An Chorrbhuaile (Lynch), An Chorrbhuaile (Morgan), Corr Chuilinn, An Droim Thiar, An Droim Thoir, Na Foraí Maola Thiar, Na Foraí Maola Thoir, Rinn na Mara, An Leac Liath, An Léana Riabhach, Lisín an Chaoráin, Loch Inse, An Pollach, An Chéibh, Tóin na Brocaí, Troscaigh Thiar and Troscaigh Thoir.

(2) That part of the electoral division area of Bearna in urban Galway which consists of the following townlands: An Cheapach, Baile na hAbhann, Baile na mBúrcach, An Léana Bodhar, An Coimín Mór, Baile an Mhóinín Thoir, Cluain na nGabhar (part), Gort na Leice, An Seanbhaile Dubh (part), Seanghort (part), Bearna (part) and Baile an Mhóinín Thiar.

(3) That part of the electoral division area of Cnoc na Cathrach in urban Galway which consists of the following townlands: Cluain na nGabhar (part), An Seanbhaile Dubh (part), Seanghort (part), Bearna (part) and An Roisín.

GIVEN under my hand,

25 August 2022

JACK CHAMBERS,

Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media