Motion or amendment: Replacing Irish Language Street Signage Policy in Belfast

Motion or amendment by Mr Phillip Brett on 30 September 2025.

MLA: Mr Phillip Brett
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 30 September 2025
Type: Motion or amendment
Business: Motion · Private Members' Motion
Heading: Replacing Irish Language Street Signage Policy in Belfast
Assembly identifier: Document 452151

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Replacing Irish Language Street Signage Policy in Belfast
That this Assembly deplores that, since 2022, only 12 per cent of applications for Irish language street signs approved by Belfast City Council commanded the majority support of residents living there, according to recent media reports; contends that with the wishes of the minority trumping the view of the majority in almost nine out of ten cases, this policy is undemocratic and oppressive; is alarmed that in a number of cases residents have been surveyed repeatedly in an attempt to garner the necessary support; condemns the marking of territory in this way, as well as the imposition of minority rule on residents from all backgrounds and traditions; and calls on Belfast City Council to urgently review, and replace, its policy that Irish language street signs can be imposed upon communities with just 15 per cent support.

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