Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have seen in recent years that the Irish-language programming has been particularly successful with the likes of "An Cailín Ciúin" and other productions and in the animation space. We want to try to continue to support that. The presentation I got from TG4 last week would inspire me with hope that there is a lot of stuff in the pipeline. For instance, even the Tour de France, which is very much in vogue at the moment, is broadcast five hours a day continuously through the medium of Irish in a tiny little room in Baile na hAbhann by two presenters, who have obviously got to know each other very well over recent weeks.

They are literally inside in a tiny box, doing a fantastic job through the medium of Irish.