http://www.gaelport.com/index.php?page=clippings&id=634 quote:The new Irish language test for purchasers of private housing in Gaeltacht areas has claimed its first casualty. A family seeking to buy an apartment in Spiddal, Co Galway, did not pass the exam set by the local authority
quote:The local authority spokesman said the test mirrored that which was applied to applicants for Gaeltacht housing grants and consisted of a "rigorous chat" in Irish with two examiners. The spokesman said it took a "sympathetic" approach to candidates and an unsuccessful applicant would have a right to retake the exam.
quote:A Law Society Law Reform Committee report issued earlier this year found Irish language proficiency conditions attached to planning approval in Gaeltacht areas were constitutional, but those which discriminated against people without family connections to the areas were not.
