Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Ní féidir liom an leasú seo a ghlacadh mar if we look at the definition, and I say this respectfully, we must consider where we would want to put a reference to the traditional Gaeltacht settlements in the Bill. Furthermore, if the definition is a cluster of individual homes on the same road, that excludes villages and towns like An Spidéal or any of the larger Gaeltacht areas. I am looking at where the Deputies want to put this in the Bill. There is no clear definition. I would be happy to look at and work on this but I am not supporting this amendment. I have said all I need to say on it other than to note that what would apply to areas or what settlements would be in Gaeltacht areas is something that would need to be defined. If we simply put it in here that a traditional Gaeltacht settlement pattern means clusters of individual houses on the same road, that does not apply to every Gaeltacht area at all. It would confuse matters. I do not support that and I cannot accept the amendment.