Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)

The Minister's reply is identical to the reply given when this question was last raised. No Member on this side of the House wants to involve himself or herself in anything that could be detrimental to achieving official and working language status for the Irish language in the EU. However, one fears we will hear the same old song into the next general election. Have there been any developments since the announcement made on 24 November 2004 in furthering the achievement of status for the Irish language in the EU?

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