House of Lords written question – answered at on 14 June 2007.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they gave an undertaking at St Andrews in October 2006 that the Northern Ireland Assembly should consider a Bill on the Irish language; whether that undertaking is binding in international law; which political parties at St Andrews supported such an undertaking; and whether providing for only one language is consistent with the principle of parity of esteem in the Belfast agreement of 10 April 1998.
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Following the restoration of devolution, responsibility for Irish language issues became a matter, in the first instance, for the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Government, however, remain committed to doing all that we can to support Irish language legislation and to work with the Executive to this end.
Yes2 people think so
No0 people think not
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