An Bille um Ainm agus Seoladh Gaeilge an Duine (Síneadh Fada), 2026: An Chéad Chéim
Dail Éireann — 2026-03-05
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Réada Cronin (SF), Kildare North

Molaim mo chomrádaí, an Teachta Ó Snodaigh, as an mBille seo a thabhairt os comhair na Dála. Is Bille tábhachtach é seo maidir le cearta teanga, scríofa go hiomlán i nGaeilge. This is an important Bill, recognising the importance of Irish in everyday life. Countless people are forced to alter their name or home address because so many systems in this country do not respect the language of the country in which they operate. Aer Lingus and Bank of Ireland tell us we are invalid characters. Whatever about being a character, we do not want to be told we are invalid. This is the norm in every other country I have lived in. I was in Spain for a few years and there was no problem with tildes and other accents ach níl sé seo fíor in Éireann agus mo náire orainn faoi sin. Athraíonn an Bille seo é sin. Seán need no longer be "Sean", Ciarán will no longer be "Ciaran" and with the help of God, and my mother, Réada will not be pronounced as "Reeda" anymore. Bheadh mo mhamaí sásta leis sin. Tá sé tábhachtach go mbeadh meas againn ar ainmneacha daoine. Léiríonn an Bille seo an meas sin ar ainmneacha Gaeilge.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-05