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Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Not at all.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Deputy——

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have one point.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On a point of information, if the Deputy asserts that money spent on TG4 represents spending on the Irish language, that is the equivalent of saying money spent on RTE represents spending on the English language. By that calculation, if €1 billion is spent on Irish, €51 billion is spent on English. That was exactly the point made in 1950 in regard to the need to spend money on the Irish...

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It highlights the Deputy's cock-eyed mathematics.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It totally demolishes the Deputy's nonsensical argument.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá sé ann.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That will be a long time. The Deputy should visit it soon.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Unfortunately I do not have the legal power to deal with this matter and neither has the commissioner. This is a tricky issue because it is a handbook rather than a regulation. I agree with the Deputy. There is no excuse for what is happening. The local authorities can get the proper, official forms from the placenames branch. I do not understand how they cannot copy down the official...

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I ask that the Deputy be allowed to continue because he is good. Please give him another five minutes.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have no power to do so.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It was passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is a fact.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They are not required to print them.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The law does not require printing.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We told them thousands of times.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy should tell them I said they do not need to print them. They can simply put them on the web.

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is so hard——

Irish Language: Statements (8 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Look, Deputy——