Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)

Tá Pairtí an Lucht Oibre ag cur i gcoinne na tairisceana maidir le ceadú beartaithe ag Dáil Éireann i ndáil leis na Rialacháin um Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003 (Comhlachtaí Poiblí) 2006. Is é an fáth go bhfuilimid ag cur ina choinne ná go bhfuiltear ag iarraidh orainn an rud seo a thógaint gan díospóireacht. Táimid á rá gur cheart go mbeadh díospóireacht ann i gcónaí nuair a thagann aon ábhar i leith na Gaeilge os comhair an Tí. Níor cuireadh na rialacháin seo faoi bhráid an chomhchoiste, fiú amháin.

The Labour Party is opposing the motion on the proposed approval by Dáil Éireann under the Official Languages Act 2003 of these two Schedules of organisations on the basis that it is being taken without debate. Even the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs has not seen these regulations, nor has it had the opportunity to debate them. We seek a debate on these regulations in the Dáil and this is an ideal opportunity to review the operations of the Official Languages Act and for the Minister to explain why certain organisations are being included in the operations of the Act and others are not. In general, there is insufficient debate on Irish language affairs and an opportunity such as this should not be passed up.

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