Mary White (Fianna Fail)

The little children will be very good at the language by four years of age.

I draw the attention of the House to M. Chirac and Ms Merkel and how the leaders of other countries are so protective of their language. M. Chirac will not speak in English because he believes he is letting his country down if he speaks in English. He speaks in French all the time, no matter to whom he is speaking.