DUP minister accused on Irish road signs
Sinn Féin Equality Spokesperson Conor Murphy has accused Regional
Development Minister Gregory Campbell of misleading the Assembly
on the use of the Irish language on bilingual road signs.
``The South Armagh Tourist Initiative (SATI) has secured funding
to provide bilingual signs (in English and Irish) for the Ring of
Gullion,'' said Murphy. ``The position of the Roads Service and
Department of Regional Development has been an obstacle to this
innovative initiative to enhance the tourist value of South
Armagh.
``For Gregory Campbell to say that he has no intention to pursue
this issue because of cost is totally misleading. The SATI has
already secured funding.
``The Good Friday Agreement makes clear the obligations in
promoting the Irish language and the ministerial code of conduct
also commits Gregory Campbell to removing obstacles in the use of
Irish. The issue is not one of cost, it is one of political will.
Clearly Mr Campbell does not want to treat the Irish language
community as equals and clearly he is prepared to mislead the
Assembly to get his point home.
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