Belfast Council has revealed it will employ three new staff members dedicated solely to dealing with the deluge of applications for dual language street signs.
Details emerged in a report compiled for the council ’s Strategic Policy and Resources Committee, involving minutes of the most recent meeting of the Language Strategy Working Group.
The policy covering requirements for the erection of a street sign in a language other than English changed in July, following a public consultation survey indicating support around 58 percent. Since then the council has received 500 requests for dual language signs - it is suspected the vast majority of these will be for Irish signs.
