Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 27th November, 2018.

I, SEÁN KYNE, Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 7 (2) of the Gaeltacht Act 2012 (No. 34 of 2012) (as adapted by the Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 ( S.I. No. 350 of 2017 )) and the Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2018 ( S.I. No. 449 of 2018 ), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Gaeltacht Act 2012 (Designation of Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas) (No. 6) Order 2018.

2. The area specified in the Schedule is designated to be a Gaeltacht Language Planning Area for the purposes of section 7 (2) of the Gaeltacht Act 2012 (No. 34 of 2012).

SCHEDULE

Language Planning Area: Árainn Mhór, Co. Dhún na nGall

(1) The following electoral division areas: Árainn Mhór.

GIVEN under my hand,

21 November 2018.

SEÁN KYNE,

Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.