Tuigim gach rud atá ráite ag an Teachta. Tá mé féin agus an Teachta Catherine Martin ag bord an Rialtais. Is é seo an chéad uair le blianta anuas a bhfuil beirt Airí as an Roinn a bhfuil freagrach as an nGaeltacht ag bord an Rialtais. Beimid ag obair go dlúth le Conradh an Gaeilge agus le gach coiste Gaeilge. Aontaím go mór leis an Teachta agus a buairt faoin nGaeilge agus faoi na Gaeltachtaí. Tá mé ag súil le bheith ag obair leis an Teachta. Tiocfaidh mé ar ais chuig an Teachta Collins ar a ceist.

Mar Phríomh-Aoire, tá mé ag tabhairt geallúint don Teachta go mbeidh sé ann roimh an Nollaig.

Tá mé ag iarraidh go mbeidh sé achtaithe.

Tá straitéis ar bun agus tá consultation ar siúl ach tá moill ann mar gheall ar an pandemic. Ní raibh seans déileáil leis go tapaigh, ach beidh sé ar an mbóthar agus bhí sé ar siúl faoin iar-Aire, an Seanadóir Kyne.

Bhí an Roinn ag iarraidh comhairliúchán poiblí a dhéanamh le haghaidh mhuintir na n-oileán agus bhí sé sin ar siúl roimh Covid-19. Cé go bhfuil an fhreagracht seo ag dul go dtí Roinn dhifriúil beimid ag coimeád súil ghéar ar cad atá ag tarlú ann mar gheall ar cé chomh tábhachtach is atá sé do chúrsaí Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta. Tiocfaidh mé ar ais chuig an Teachta faoin moill agus faoi dháta ina mbeimid in ann é a fhoilsiú.

Tiocfaidh mé ar ais chuig an Teachta.

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. Beidh orm teacht ar ais chuige lena lán de na freagraí. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil daoine buartha faoi sheirbhísí ar na hoileáin ach táimid soiléir go mbeidh muid ag obair leis an Roinn nua agus go mbeidh seirbhísí ar fáil trí Ghaeilge. Tá sé sin an-tábhachtach dúinn, go háirithe, mar a dúirt an Teachta féin, toisc go bhfuil formhór na n-oileán ina n-oileáin Ghaeltachta. Beidh muid ag obair air sin. Bhí comhrá agam le hoifigigh mo Roinne féin faoi sin inné. Bhí comhrá againn leis an…

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 7 a , motion re report and recommendations of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform, be taken now without debate.

I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders - (a) the rotas in relation to Leaders’ Questions, private members’ time, and Priority Questions, as contained in the Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform dated 8th July, 2020, be adopted for the month of July 2020 only, and (b) the following sequence and times shall apply in relation to the speaking arrangements on private members’ time for the month of July 2020 only: (i) where Sinn Féin is the sponsor - Sinn Féin – 20 minutes Governm…

Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh. It is proposed notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Order of the Dáil of yesterday that in relation to Second Stage of the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020 if there are no speakers offering before 12 noon the debate shall be adjourned; the House shall suspend until 12 noon today and the proceedings on Second Stage shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion no later than 6.30 p.m.

I understand the Minister, Deputy Cowen, made a request to the Ceann Comhairle under the specific Standing Orders. I have no role in the request.

A specific request has been made under a specific Standing Order which does not apply to Government business.

No.

I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders-- (1) the Dáil shall meet in the Convention Centre Dublin on North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, on Wednesday, 8th July, 2020, and Thursday, 9th July, 2020; (2) the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the sittings and business of the Dáil on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 7th to 9th July, 2020, inclusive: ( a ) oral Parliamentary Questions pursuant to Standing Orders 46 to 49, inclusive, shall not be taken; ( b ) Leaders’ Questions shall be taken in a…

I move: That the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business are amended in Standing Order 28 by the substitution, in paragraph (2)( b ), of ‘as many members nominated by Government as corresponds to the number of parties in Government’ for ‘two members nominated by the Government’.”

No.

In relation to today’s business, it is proposed that: notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the only business to be taken shall be the business as set out in the second revised report of the Business Committee dated 29 June 2020, with no Questions on Promised Legislation; No. 4, motion re presentation and circulation of Revised Estimates 2020 shall be taken without debate and any division demanded shall be taken immediately; and, in relation to No. 5, the proceedings on the Revised Estimates for Public Servi…

It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders that in respect of the motion regarding the approval of the nomination of members of the Government, the proceedings in the motion should be brought to a conclusion after one hour and 40 minutes; speeches shall be confined to a single round with ten minutes for each party or group; all Members may share time, and the Dáil shall adjourn on the conclusion of the proceedings.

I am sharing with Deputies Cahill, Moynihan and Ó Cuiv. There are a couple of others in the slot. We will manage the time.

I thank the Acting Chairman. I join the Minister in acknowledging the huge effort that has been put in over the past number of weeks in the first phase of Covid by the local development sector, local authorities, organisations such as LocalLink, RSS and Tús, CE workers, and sports organisations in communities across the country. Truly meitheal was part of our defence against the first phase of Covid, and meitheal will be the essential part of the ongoing response to it. One of the questions I would like to ask the …