Aidan Davitt (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Seanad. I will not delay him. This is a very good Bill and I fully support it. I have spoken to many Irish-speaking people in the midlands and quite a number of people have corresponded with me on the legislation. Is the aspiration of filling 20% of new posts with Irish speakers achievable? Is there a pool of people there whom we think can fill these posts? Does the Minister of State think this could detract from teachers, especially in Gaelscoileanna and maybe on to secondary schools after that? I have a concern about what the knock-on effects of this will be. I am curious about the Minister of State's opinion, but he has my full support on the Bill.