Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are committed to the Irish language. As I noted in several interviews, like many others I learned school Irish but unfortunately if one does not use it, one loses it. My parliamentary assistant, who is in his early 20s, was awarded student of the year for his Irish. He told me this morning that he is one of many who does not use it and then loses it. There is a huge cohort of people like me and we need to bring these people in by reintroducing the Irish language so that we use it more regularly. Confidence is important. Many of us know Irish but we do not have the confidence to stand up and speak it. I am totally committed to the protection and further advancement of the Irish language so that it is used much more widely in everyday contexts.

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