Eoin Hayes (Dublin Bay South, Social Democrats)

I strongly support that support for the Gaeltacht and the Irish language. I was unlucky in that I was exempt from Irish in school. Nonetheless, labhraím Gaeilge gach lá. I try to learn a little bit. I have only started learning in the last year or so. It is really important. To add to the words of Deputy Wall, the Irish language is experiencing a renaissance, particularly among the young population. The more we can do to support that, the better. I thank the Minister for providing more funding for that. We will do all we can to support him.