Appropriation Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Dail Éireann — 2025-12-17
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Jack Chambers (FF), Dublin West

I am informed "Acht Leithghabhála" is not the correct citation in Irish for the Bill. What has been used since 1923, which is the Short Title of the Bill, is the correct one.
More generally, I defer to the Deputy's interest and knowledge of the language. When I was Minister for the Gaeltacht, he showed a interest in and passion for it, and I respect that. We obviously have a thread here, whereby this has been in consistent use for 100 years. I am told the Deputy proposed a similar amendment in 2023 and the Department engaged at the time with the Department with responsibility for the Gaeltacht on what was deemed to be the correct Title.
The position I have been told, as of today is what we have said is the correct translation. I am not against having a broader engagement with the Deputy or others outside of here and with the Department of the Gaeltacht as well. If it is correct that it should be updated for the future I would be very open to that. Language evolves, as do Titles to legislation. For today, that is the position I have been given but it is something I would be happy to engage on in the context of future legislation. I respect the fact that the Deputy is more knowledgeable about it than I am. This has been checked in the past and is something that we are respectfully continuing this year. In the context of what the Deputy has said and given the ongoing work with Foras na Gaeilge, the new Uachtarán and within the language community, the Government should always be open to that engagement and taking an informed view with further inputs and I would be open to that.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-17