Brendan Ryan (Labour)

The Taoiseach is in Madrid and it is ironic that one of the issues he is discussing is the official status of the Irish language in the EU, given that his party nominated and helped elect a member who cannot speak a word of the language to Údarás na Gaeltachta. That represents an exercise in political hypocrisy of the highest order. If we have a commitment to the Irish language, I hope Údarás na Gaeltachta will not find itself in a position——