Caít Keane (Fine Gael)

Caithfidh mé cúpla focail á rá sa teanga Gaeilge. Ba cheart dúinn aon iarracht gur féidir linn a dhéanamh chun na doiciméid seo a chur ar fáil sa dá theanga ag an am céanna as seo amach. I hope we have learned our lesson. This is my first time in the House and I hope in the future we will see a version of a Bill in the first language of the country available at the same time. I understand there are enough translators available to make Bill availables on the Internet if they are not available in print form at the same time as the English version. I, therefore, ask that the Bill be made available on the Internet in draft form until such time as it is available in print form. It would also be easier to make changes before printing. I ask that this arrangement be facilitated as it would offer a solution to the problem. I understand the Bill cannot be dealt with until the commission is established, which is another issue. Publication in draft form on the Internet would provide a marker that this House will not accept such a situation in the future.