AQW 11627/22-27

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 09/05/2024
Answered On Date: 21/05/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
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.

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.