David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Can we have the concern of this House, which is not concentrated in one party, expressed? I have an indication that people from all parties, including the Labour Party, Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin, attended a briefing and spoke to the Minister about it. The Leader can transmit the great concern of this House about the situation in Inis Meáin. We are winding down the school and now killing off the industry. How hypocritical can we get as we approach 2016, when we will celebrate the language? The islands are a special tradition, a special cultural area and a special demographic. They need what my colleague objected to, special treatment.