Joe O'Toole (Independent)

B'fhearr liom go rachfaí i gcomhair le coiste mhuintir Dhaingin Uí Chúis chun é sin a phlé leo. Tá sé an-tábhachtach. Is é ceann de na rudaí a thit amach ná é seo — an ainm Gaoluinne nó Béarla é Dingle? Tá sé chomh Gaelach le "hata" nó "corp" nó 24 other words that I could give the Minister in Irish that are absolutely English in origin.

I have never doubted the Minister's commitment although we differ very much on this issue. I will defend him in other ways. People were galvanised over this matter and difficulties arose. Dúirt an tAire go raibh brón air mar gheall ar an gconspóid. Má tá brón ar an Aire, tá brón ormsa chomh maith. Nuair a cuireadh an deighilt idir muintir an bhaile mhóir agus muintir na tuaithe mórthimpeall orthu, I was sad about that. I was even sadder go raibh an feachtas seo curtha i gcomhthéacs go raibh sé i gcoinne na teangan agus na Gaeltachtaí. The biggest mistake ó thaobh straitéise de i ndeireadh na dála nuair a bhí an plebiscite ag dul tríd ná gur éirigh sé party political ina dhiaidh sin. These were major strategic mistakes.

The Minister should talk and listen to the people and recognise that they employed the process under the 1946 Act, on foot of which the application is made to the Government and not to himself. The Minister's strong point is that he could make a decision on the order and reissue it. I agree that it would be difficult to take two names, or the name Daingean Uí Chúis, from the big list. He could just withdraw the whole list and issue the new one an hour later.