Deputy Ó Broin is acting as the proposer of the amendment so he will be coming in again. I call Deputy Boyd Barrett.

I made an exception for Deputy Boyd Barrett, because he was late, and let him start. The Minister should really get a chance to answer the questions and then Deputy Ó Broin will get the last word. Each Deputy will have seven minutes and the best practice is that they are in before the Minister and then he will have seven minutes. All Deputies will get two minutes, as will the Minister and the proposer who will get an extra two minutes.

I am not going into that. I made an exception for the Deputy. I ask him to proceed now if he wants his additional two minutes.

Amendments Nos. 195 to 218, inclusive, and 221 to 225, inclusive, are related. Amendment No. 196 is a physical alternative to No. 195. Amendments Nos. 204 and 204 are physical alternatives to amendment No. 202. Amendments Nos. 195 to 218, inclusive, and 221 to 225, inclusive will be discussed together.

Amendments Nos. 226 to 232, inclusive, amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 232, amendment No. 235, amendment No. 236, amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 236, and amendments Nos. 237 to 247, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

There are time constraints. The Minister has seven minutes.

It is seven minutes for each speaker.

It is seven minutes and two minutes and back to the Minister for the extra two minutes because he is the proposer.

Amendment No. 1 is a ministerial amendment.

There are two amendments to amendment No. 1 in the name of Deputy Ó Broin and others.

All those amendments are being discussed together. Amendment No. 1 to the Minister's amendment has been moved.

Deputy Ó Broin has seven minutes.

Gabh mo leithscéal, Deputy. To clarify, every Member has seven minutes to speak on each amendment or group of amendments. In addition, every Member has a further two minutes, if they so choose, and the proposer of the amendment has an extra two minutes. It is better if Members take their seven minutes before the Minister responds in order to get answers.

The Deputy has had seven minutes and may have another two if he wants.

Amendments Nos. 13, amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 13, 14 to 18, inclusive, 20, 22 to 26, inclusive, 28 to 30, inclusive, amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 30, 31, 32, 36 to 45, inclusive, 144, 233, 361, 596, 597, amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 597, 598, 606, 607 and 718 are related and may be discussed together.

They are in the group of amendments being discussed.

Members might indicate if they wish to come in. Deputy Ó Broin will be followed by Deputy Ó Snodaigh.

Yes.

D'fhan mé go dtí go raibh an díospóireacht thart ach ní ionann cearta teanga agus leibhéal maorlathais eile. In the interest of clarity, it is not correct to say that language rights are the same as an extra layer of bureaucracy. That is not correct. There are rights under the Constitution and the Official Languages Act. For the record, it is not the same as putting an extra layer of bureaucracy on people.

Tuigim. Is féidir linn bogadh ar aghaidh anois.