Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

We will narrow it. There were 39 recommendations, but there are now 38 because one of them - the recommendation for debates in the Seanad and the Dáil - was partly dealt with by yesterday's Seanad debate. Well, there are now 38 and a half. With regard to the future role of Údarás na Gaeltachta, both the draft strategy and the report of the joint committee contain a recommendation that a number of the obligations and responsibilities of Údarás be maintained, including the enterprise function. It is also anticipated, in the context of the implementation of the 20-year strategy, that Údarás na Gaeltachta, in a re-worked fashion, would have responsibility for promoting the strategy outside the Gaeltachtaí. This will involve the introduction of amending legislation, which I expect will be done in the course of the coming year.

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