Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

I completely reject the assertion that this is tokenism. Anybody who knows the Minister knows that whatever else one might say about him, he is not involved in token gestures. As Deputy O'Shea noted, one of the recommendations is that certain electoral districts be redrawn with a view to combining townlands and so on, including existing Irish-speaking networks, with adjacent electoral divisions of the same linguistic profile. Obviously, this has a knock-on effect on other legislation. Due to the fact the Cabinet-level committee is high-powered, it is clear that it will be in a position to progress the recommendations, findings and a programme of action which is necessary and that the Government is committed to it.

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