Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the €8.5 million the Minister of State mentioned for the Irish language and Gaeltacht. I will pick up on two points mentioned in an straitéis 20 bliain. The first, which I again welcome, is the establishment of Cúla4, the TG4 channel for kids. This meets objective No. 9 in an straitéis, which is to ensure we will support "High quality broadcast services through the medium of Irish...". It is good to see this specific objective is being met. I turn to objective No. 7 as well, however, and this is something we need to work on. Perhaps the Minister of State could work on it in conjunction with the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. I was out in my front garden at the weekend with my child who attends a naíonra. He picked up what turned out to be a dead leaf, but in his imagination it was a féileacán. For a three-year-old to come in and to use that kind of terminology and those words, which he has obviously picked up at the naíonra, shows the good work those schools do. Will the Minister of State comment on whether any additional funding will be available to naíonraí, above that which normal, English-language schools receive? My understanding is that there is not, and I think this is something worth considering.

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