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

Tá brón orm; níl a lán Gaeilge agam, but I will try to answer the question as best I can. On the issue of replies to questions in Irish, if the Deputy wishes to have his replies in Irish I will ensure they are so provided into the future. On the budgets, the Government wants to maintain services to the public and has done so in so far as possible. The Deputy will be aware that we are in difficult economic times. As I said, services to the public have been maintained in so far as possible. There may be less funding for particular services and events but every effort has been made to maintain front line services.

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