Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

A number of Senators referred to signage. The programme for Government commits the Department to an expenditure of €25 million on non-national roads signage, over the five-year period of the Government, which is almost €5.1 million per year. I will not go into the details concerning the various counties because we cannot do them all in one year, but they will be done over a period. We are working closely with the Department of Transport, the National Roads Authority, and Roinn Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta to ensure that when the new signs are erected Irish will be given equal prominence. It may cause confusion at times but, by the same token, we cannot forget our Irishness.