Irish Sign Language Act 2017
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The Irish Sign Language Act 2017 is an Irish law that formally recognizes Irish Sign Language as an official language of the state and guarantees the right to use it in accessing public services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Irish Sign Language Act 2017 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11029627 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irish Sign Language Act 2017 Context triple: [Irish Sign Language, legalRecognitionInstrument, Irish Sign Language Act 2017]
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A.
Gaeltacht Act 2012
The Gaeltacht Act 2012 is an Irish law that redefined and modernized the framework for officially designated Irish-speaking regions and language planning in Ireland.
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B.
Údarás na Gaeltachta Act 1979
The Údarás na Gaeltachta Act 1979 is Irish legislation that established and defines the powers of Údarás na Gaeltachta, the regional authority responsible for promoting economic, social, and cultural development in Ireland’s Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) areas.
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C.
Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005
The Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 is a Scottish Parliament law that gives formal recognition to Scottish Gaelic and establishes a framework to promote and support its use in public life.
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D.
Statutory Instruments of Ireland
Statutory Instruments of Ireland are a form of secondary legislation made under the authority of Acts of the Oireachtas, used to implement, clarify, or administer Irish law without requiring a new Act.
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E.
Irish Sign Language
Irish Sign Language is the primary sign language of the Deaf community in Ireland, historically shaped by Catholic educational traditions and distinct from both British and American sign languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irish Sign Language Act 2017 Target entity description: The Irish Sign Language Act 2017 is an Irish law that formally recognizes Irish Sign Language as an official language of the state and guarantees the right to use it in accessing public services.
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A.
Gaeltacht Act 2012
The Gaeltacht Act 2012 is an Irish law that redefined and modernized the framework for officially designated Irish-speaking regions and language planning in Ireland.
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B.
Údarás na Gaeltachta Act 1979
The Údarás na Gaeltachta Act 1979 is Irish legislation that established and defines the powers of Údarás na Gaeltachta, the regional authority responsible for promoting economic, social, and cultural development in Ireland’s Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) areas.
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C.
Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005
The Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 is a Scottish Parliament law that gives formal recognition to Scottish Gaelic and establishes a framework to promote and support its use in public life.
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D.
Statutory Instruments of Ireland
Statutory Instruments of Ireland are a form of secondary legislation made under the authority of Acts of the Oireachtas, used to implement, clarify, or administer Irish law without requiring a new Act.
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E.
Irish Sign Language
Irish Sign Language is the primary sign language of the Deaf community in Ireland, historically shaped by Catholic educational traditions and distinct from both British and American sign languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of the Oireachtas
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Irish statute ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote inclusion of Deaf people in Irish society
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remove barriers to communication for Irish Sign Language users ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
courts in Ireland
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government departments in Ireland ⓘ public bodies in Ireland ⓘ |
| category |
Irish language legislation
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disability law in Ireland ⓘ human rights law in Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| ensures |
availability of Irish Sign Language interpretation in specified circumstances
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recognition of Irish Sign Language users as a linguistic minority ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight |
right to interpretation in Irish Sign Language in certain circumstances
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right to use Irish Sign Language in dealings with public bodies ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect |
establishes statutory recognition of Irish Sign Language
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places obligations on public bodies to accommodate Irish Sign Language users ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| languageRecognized | Irish Sign Language ⓘ |
| legalStatusGrantedTo | Irish Sign Language as a native language of the Deaf community in Ireland ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Irish law ⓘ |
| providesFor |
development of Irish Sign Language standards and services
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provision of Irish Sign Language interpretation for public services ⓘ provision of Irish Sign Language interpretation in legal proceedings ⓘ |
| purpose |
to formally recognize Irish Sign Language in the State
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to guarantee the right to use Irish Sign Language in accessing public services ⓘ |
| recognizesAsOfficialLanguage | Irish Sign Language ⓘ |
| recognizesCommunity |
Irish Deaf community
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Irish Sign Language users ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Irish Deaf Society
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Irish Sign Language ⓘ disability legislation in Ireland ⓘ language policy in Ireland ⓘ |
| sectorImpacted |
education services in Ireland
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health services in Ireland ⓘ justice system in Ireland ⓘ public administration in Ireland ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Irish Sign Language Act 2017 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
access to public services
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disability rights ⓘ language rights ⓘ sign language recognition ⓘ |
| typeOfRight |
equality of access to services
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linguistic rights ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Irish Sign Language Act 2017 Description of subject: The Irish Sign Language Act 2017 is an Irish law that formally recognizes Irish Sign Language as an official language of the state and guarantees the right to use it in accessing public services.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.