Cuireann is sé isteach go mór ormar an gcéad lá do mhí Bealtainele deich gcinn de tíortha nua ag teacht isteach san Aontas Eorpach, go mbeidh suas le 20 cinn de teangacha oifigiúilsan Aontasagus ní bheidh an Gaeilge leo siúd. Tá fhios ag an Taoiseach go gcuireann sé seo isteach ar cúrsaí oibritheorí agus cúrsaí aistreoirí. Os rud é gurb é seo an t-Uachtarántacht deireanach a bhéas againn-ne agus ós rud é gurb é an Taoiseach an Príomh-Aire agus an t-Uachtarán, an bfhuil sé i leith aige brú a chur chun go mbeidh ár dteanga bunreachtúilaontaitheleis na teangacha oifigiúil eile?
I have no wish to make a case here on the basis of this being purely a specific lobby group in respect of the Irish language. I regard it as a matter of national pride and in Ireland's interest that, as he is the President of the European Union and as we will not have a Presidency again in the form that it is currently conducted, and since on 1 May there will be 20 official languages in the European Union, a unique opportunity is presented for the Taoiseach and the country to have Irish recognised as an official language. Is it his intention, given the unique opportunity he has, to have Irish included as an official language, as a matter of pride for the country and for the next generation?