Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

Labhróidh mé ar dtús mar gheall ar leasuithe Uimh. 2 agus 8. Fágann ailt 1 agus 2 den Bhille faoi Óstaí an Rí agus an Dlí-Chumann a chinneadh conas a gcúrsaí i dtéarmaíocht dhlíthiúil na Gaeilge agus i dtuiscint téacsanna dlíthiúla Gaeilge a sholáthar. Deputy O'Shea argued strongly on Committee Stage that the course should be delivered bilingually. He may well be right that this is the best approach to take, but the King's Inns and the Law Society are the professional training and education providers for barristers and solicitors and, as such, they are best placed to decide the manner of delivery of their Irish courses. The Minister, Deputy Ó Cuív, does not agree that we should prescribe in legislation how this should be done. Therefore, I do not propose to accept amendments Nos. 2 and 8.

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