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Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024
- Sponsor
- Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
- Introduced
- 5 Jul 2024
- Last updated
- 24 Jun 2026
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Replaces board appointment method: 10 elected members and 6 Minister-appointed members (previously 12 members via nominations and public competition).
- Establishes three statutory Regional Committees with board members and local authority representatives to consult with Gaeltacht communities twice yearly.
- Grants Údarás power to dispose of land to housing bodies for Gaeltacht housing; expands Gaeltacht Service Town designation to include towns within 30km of language planning areas.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil5 Jul 2024
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil11 Jul 2024
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil11 Jul 2024
- Report Stage 34th Dáil14 May 2025
- Fifth Stage 34th Dáil27 May 2026
- Second Stage 27th Seanad27 May 2026
- Committee Stage 27th Seanad23 Jun 2026
- Report Stage 27th Seanad23 Jun 2026
- Fifth Stage 27th Seanad23 Jun 2026
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