Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

I am glad that Senator Keaveney and the Minister for Transport, Deputy Dempsey, clarified that there is no doubt about the future of the Malin coastguard service and that the jobs are secure. I heard the interview Senator Keaveney gave on Highland Radio yesterday evening.

I welcome today's launch of the single electricity market which allows a single market on the island whereby all the electricity produced on the island of Ireland goes into one pool and is then bought by the electricity suppliers, which will improve competition, reduce price and provide for continuity of supply. However, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources should come to the House to discuss the future energy needs of Ireland as a nation and consider the availability of renewable energy sources and the role of those sources in providing for our overall energy demands in the next 20 or 30 years.

I refer to a report launched by the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs about the future of the Irish language in Gaeltacht areas. The report is vital for the future of the Gaeltacht. The Minister should come to the House to have a wide-ranging discussion on the report and on the future of the language in the Thirty-two Counties.