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Language planning criteria.
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12.— The Minister shall prescribe language planning criteria, which may include—
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(a) the proportion of the population concerned which speaks the Irish language,
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(b) the availability of education in Irish,
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(c) the availability of childcare and family support services in the Irish language,
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(d) the extent of the use of the Irish language in commerce and industry,
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(e) the extent of the use of the Irish language socially and recreationally,
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(f) the use of the Irish language in the provision of public services,
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to which he or she shall have regard for the purpose of approving Irish language plans for Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas, Gaeltacht Service Towns and Irish Language Networks.
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