Office of An Coimisinéir Teanga
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The Office of An Coimisinéir Teanga is Ireland’s independent statutory body responsible for monitoring and enforcing compliance with the state’s official languages legislation, particularly regarding the use of Irish in public services.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| An Coimisinéir Teanga | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independent statutory body
ⓘ
language commissioner’s office ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure that services in Irish are available to the public
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ensure that the state’s obligations regarding Irish as an official language are fulfilled ⓘ |
| canInvestigate |
complaints from the public about breaches of language rights
ⓘ
systemic failures by public bodies to comply with language obligations ⓘ |
| canIssue | findings on compliance with language obligations ⓘ |
| canMake | recommendations to public bodies ⓘ |
| canPublish | investigation reports ⓘ |
| canRecommend |
changes to practices of public bodies
ⓘ
legislative or policy changes relating to language rights ⓘ |
| canRefer | matters to the Houses of the Oireachtas ⓘ |
| canReportTo | Oireachtas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforces | statutory language obligations of public bodies ⓘ |
| establishedFor | implementation of the Official Languages Act 2003 ⓘ |
| focus |
implementation of language schemes by public bodies
ⓘ
use of Irish in public services ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
advising public bodies on language obligations
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monitoring implementation of language schemes ⓘ raising awareness of language rights among the public ⓘ reviewing legislation and practice relating to language rights ⓘ |
| hasRole | ombudsman-type role for language rights ⓘ |
| headedBy | An Coimisinéir Teanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceFrom | Government of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021
NERFINISHED
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Official Languages Act 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitors | public bodies subject to the Official Languages Act ⓘ |
| nature | independent of government in the performance of its functions ⓘ |
| officialLanguageConcerned | Irish ⓘ |
| officialStatusContext | Irish as the first official language of Ireland ⓘ |
| reportsThrough | annual reports to the Oireachtas ⓘ |
| responsibility |
enforcing compliance with official languages legislation
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monitoring compliance with official languages legislation ⓘ promoting the use of the Irish language in public administration ⓘ protecting language rights of the public ⓘ |
| sector |
language rights
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public administration ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
official languages legislation
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public service provision in Irish ⓘ |
| typeOfRightProtected | linguistic rights ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Government departments in Ireland
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Irish public bodies ⓘ |
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