Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. It was given to many local authorities after they had got halfway through completing their development plan review, but that is a separate issue. Does social need in a Gaeltacht include use of the language or desire to live in an area where the language is spoken? That is a pretty straightforward question. I think the answer is that the Minister of State does not know because the Department does not have a position on it. That is okay. If that is the case he should say it. That is the very reason we are proposing the amendment.