Action Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2026-2028
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From: Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht
- Published on: 22 January 2026
- Last updated on: 22 January 2026
The Action Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2026-2028 was approved by Government this week.
The goal of the Action Plan is to enable the normalisation of the Irish language as an integral part of the public service and empower speakers of the language to use it when accessing services.
This Action Plan, looks to take a holistic, measurable and practical approach to the implementation of the National Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2024-2030, which was published in October 2024.
Both plans were prepared by the Irish Language Services Advisory Committee. A wide range of public sector organisations were represented on this committee including Government Departments, the Local Government Management Agency, HSE, An Garda Síochána, and the recruitment provider publicjobs.
There is a particular emphasis on measures to be undertaken to ensure that 20% of those recruited to public sector bodies will be competent in Irish by the year 2030.
A copy of the Action Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2026-2028 can be found here