Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is the first step in that regard. On amendment No. 619, under the current guidelines, names should be related to the local area. That is the intention. There is no particular requirement for them to be in Irish. It is something we will consider in the new planning guidelines we are bringing out for Gaeltacht areas. I take the Deputy's point.

On amendment No. 1111, I will once again go back to the fact that this is already covered under the Official Languages Act. A plan is currently being prepared for 20% of those recruited to the public sector to be competent in Irish by 31 December. As I have said, an Irish language services advisory committee was established by the Department of tourism and the Gaeltacht in June 2022, in accordance with section 18A of the Official Languages Act. The committee is focused on preparing the first national plan for Irish-medium public services. That is due to be delivered by 19 June this year.

As the Deputy has said, amendment No. 1137 has been ruled out of order. That was a decision of the Bills Office.