Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

Work on the linguistic study to which the Deputy refers, which commenced in April 2004, has now been completed and I understand that an initial draft report has been received by my Department. This draft is now being assessed by the steering committee for the project and by officials of my Department. An analysis-assessment meeting with the authors of the report is expected to take place shortly — it might have taken place today.

As I have already outlined to the House, all the findings and proposals emerging from the study will require careful and considered examination and no decisions will be made on foot of the study until that process has been completed.

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