Mr. Seán Ó Laoi:

Thar ceann Ghael-Taca, gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Gould as an gcomhairle agus tacaíocht. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Ó Laoghaire chomh maith. I thank Deputy Gould for his help. We appreciate it. I will make a couple of simple points and then slightly turn the conversation. Luaigh Siobhain Grogan the cultural officers ón gCumann Lúthchleas Gael. Perhaps Deputy Gould might have an opinion on that because he is involved with the GAA himself. The role of a cultural officer in the GAA as regards the Irish language was mentioned a while ago. In Cork city, there is a cultural officer or oifigeach cultúrtha i ngach club, every club. Tá sé tábhachtach go mbeadh an Ghaeilge sa chlub aitiúil. Tá a fhios ag an Teachta Ó Laoghaire toisc go bhfuil baint aige le Cumann Fionnbarra Naofa. Loads of people have Irish. Bhíomar ag caint ansin mar gheall ar an nGaelainn. Is rud iontach é seo. Tharla sé de bharr Covid. Tá a lán daoine anois sásta an Ghaelainn a labhairt. Sular thit Covid amach, bhí an Ghaelainn le cloisteáil sa seomra caidrimh san ollscoil nó i nGael-Taca ach braithim go bhfuil an Ghaelainn anois le cloisteáil i gcathair Chorcaí. B'fhéidir go bhfuil sé mar an gcéanna sna ceantair éagsúla. Bíonn a lán imeachtaí Gaeilge ann. There are loads of things happening in Cork city. An deireadh seachtaine seo caite, last weekend, there were a couple of events in the Triskel in Cork city. The city library, leabharlann na cathrach, was full. Bhí 200 duine ann. Peadar Ó Riada had his book launch in the city library. Bíonn a lán imeachtaí Gaeilge ann. Tá sé go hiontach. B'fhéidir gur cheart dom é sin a chasadh agus a rá le gach duine "bímis dóchasach". Agus mé ag caint ar chúrsaí san ollscoil, sa chathair i gCorcaigh agus sna Gaeltachtaí éagsúla, braithim féin go bhfuil saghas dóchais agam nach raibh agam. Táim ag smaoineamh ar "Amhrán Dóchais", a bhí ag Osborn Ó hAimhirgín fadó. B'fhéidir go dtiocfaidh an samhradh.