AQW 11627/22-27 Written question to the First Minister and deputy First Minister
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when the appointments to the three bodies established under the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 will be completed.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 9 May 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 9 May 2024
- Answer due by
- 24 May 2024
- Answered
- 21 May 202412 days after tabling
- Department
- The Executive Office
- Priority question
- No
Answer
TEO is taking forward the necessary arrangements to implement the provisions of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 (The Act) for which it is responsible, including the establishment of the new bodies, namely:
•The Office of Identity and Cultural Expression;
•The Irish Language Commissioner; and
•The Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and the Ulster British tradition.
This will be in-line with our decisions.
Members will be kept informed on progress.