Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the urgent need to recognise Irish sign language officially as the language for the 5,000 people in the deaf community and the 35,000 other people who use Irish sign language; to give it a status equal to that of the spoken language; and to give the Irish Deaf Society maximum support.

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