The North / South Language Body Annual Report & Accounts 2009

The Language Body is a North/South Implementation Body sponsored by theDepartment of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Affairs (DAHG) and theDepartment of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL). It was established on the2nd December 1999 under the British-Irish Agreement establishingimplementation bodies, which is underpinned by the British-Irish AgreementAct 1999 and the North/South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies)(Northern Ireland) Order 1999. It reports to the North/South MinisterialCouncil (NSMC).The Language Body comprises Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-ScotsAgency. Foras na Gaeilge has the principal function of the promotion of theIrish language on an all-Ireland basis. The principal function of the Ulster-Scots Agency is the promotion of greater awareness and use of Ullans and ofUlster-Scots cultural issues, both within Northern Ireland and throughout theisland.Further information and Board Minutes available on the websites of the twoagencies.www.gaeilge.iewww.ulsterscotsagency.com