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

I think the Minister of State misunderstands the amendment. The opposite is the case. Where somebody, for example, is seeking to have a development characterised as exempt, if that development either has not already been built or if they are seeking to build it, if it were to have a detrimental impact on the use of the Irish language in the Gaeltacht, then there should be a prohibition, or it should not be deemed exempt. That is the whole point. To link grants of exempted development in Gaeltacht areas, among other things, as part of wider planning considerations, is the use of the language. I am not going to labour the point but I am interested in knowing the grounds for the refusal.