Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 9th December, 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. 6) Order 2022.

2. The area specified in the Schedule is 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: Oileáin Árann, Co. Galway

(1) The following electoral division area: Árainn.

GIVEN under my hand,

7 December 2022

JACK CHAMBERS,

Minister of State at the Department of Tourism,

Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media