Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

A key objective in the naming of public bodies is to convey clearly to the widest possible number of people a sense of the purpose and role of such a body. As most such bodies are established by statute, the name in both Irish and English is set out in the relevant statute. While responsibility for policy on the Irish language is a matter for my colleague, an Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta, my own view is that it would be appropriate that the name of a body be used in either language as appropriate to the context.

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