A report into Belfast council’s processing of new Irish street signs has been commissioned after it emerged not one new sign has been made since the council changed its policy last summer
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“In that six month period, where that policy was live, not one decision has reached the committee for ratification, in fact, the only one that got to committee level was in December, using the previous policy. I am not sure what the hold up is. Six months into the process, without one street getting a sign - even though the process is much easier than the old policy.”
Up until last July, the policy required 33.3 percent of the eligible electorate in any Belfast street to sign a petition to begin the process, and 66.6 percent to agree to the new dual language sign on the street. There will be a maximum of five signs processed per month. Sinn Féin Councillor Ciaran Beattie said: “As part of that policy change it was agreed we would set up a stakeholders forum, but that hasn’t met up either. The Irish language community has not been consulted, they haven’t been addressed in any way, shape or form, as to when this forum is going to be established.”
“We asked for the absolute minimum of details to get clarification for those applications to be progressed. There has been some difficulties in terms of securing regular access to the electoral office, and also to get some translations back from Queen’s University. I think they are under significant staffing issues, which hopefully should be resolved in the next few weeks.
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