Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Is mór an onóir dom a bheith ag labhairt anseo chun Seachtain na Gaeilge a cheiliúradh. Is gluaiseacht idirnáisiúnta í gluaiseacht na Gaeilge agus tá idir óg agus aosta as ag glacadh páirt sna himeachtaí ar fud na cruinne. Go speisialta, is álainn an rud é an grá agus paisean atá ag daoine óga don teanga a fheiceáil; daoine óga as gach cúlra den saol. Tugann sé sin misneach dúinn le haghaidh todhchaí na Gaeilge. I have spent three years speaking in the Chamber, but I do not think I have ever before been as nervous as I was coming to say those couple of lines.

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