Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have a couple of questions for the Minister. A Bill on An Gorta Mór, the Great Irish Famine, was brought before the Dáil by myself and a Fine Gael backbench Deputy seeking that the Famine would have a fixed day of commemoration. The Bill is being held up by a money message. That is one of the difficulties many committees are dealing with currently. This is a heritage Bill brought before this Department and it does not seem to me that a money message would be very relevant to it. It is not looking to change anything other than fix a day so that, internationally, the Famine, which was probably the biggest event in our history, can be commemorated.