Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1999

Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act.

5.—Section 10 of the Principal Act is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following subsections for subsection (2):

“(2) Subject to subsection (2A), an tÚdarás shall not without the prior approval of the Government provide, in any particular case, financial assistance of an amount exceeding such amount as the Minister may from time to time, after consultation with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, specify.

(2A) An tÚdarás shall not without the prior approval of the Evaluation Committee provide, in any particular case, financial assistance of an amount exceeding such amount (less than that standing specified under subsection (2)) as the Minister may from time to time, after consultation with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, specify.”,

(b) by the substitution in subsection (4) of “Enterprise Ireland or the Industrial Development Agency (Ireland)” for “the Industrial Development Authority”, and

(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (5):

“(6) A regional committee may in its discretion determine that financial assistance should be provided under subsection (1), in any particular case in its area, of an amount (‘the appropriate amount’) not exceeding such amount (less than that standing specified under subsection (2A)) as the Minister may from time to time specify and, if such a determination is made, an tÚdarás shall provide financial assistance of the appropriate amount in that case.

(7) The conditions mentioned in subsection (1) shall include a condition requiring the promotion, and use, to the greatest extent possible of the Irish language as the principal medium of communication in the industry or scheme of employment concerned.

(8) Where an tÚdarás is considering whether to provide, in any particular case, financial assistance under this section, it shall have regard to whether a condition relating to the promotion and use of the Irish language imposed under subsection (7) or otherwise in that particular case in relation to the provision previously by an tÚdarás of financial assistance has been complied with.”.