Given the grá many Members have for the Irish language, apart from the immigration provision this provision was always going to be the one that proved divisive. We will table an amendment on Committee Stage for this section to be deleted. I ask the Minister to seriously consider it because, as pointed out by Deputy Calleary, there is a commitment in the programme for Government to review this Act. Proposed changes should be made in that Bill rather than tacking them onto a miscellaneous provisions Bill. This does not do justice to the Bill or to the issue of the Irish language. I hope the Minister will consider this point over the next day or two, and withdraw the section or consider supporting one of the amendments to it.

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