Sa Dáil inné
http://debates.oireachtas.ie/DDebate.aspx?F=DAL20051116.xml&Node=H2#H2 Dúirt Bertie:
quote:The people that have an interest in doing well in Irish because they like it or are involved in Cumann Lúthchleas Gael and dancing groups will always have an interest in Irish, because they are pursuing that interest outside of school. Such people happen to be more proficient in Irish and have a greater love for it. What about everyone else? I cannot answer that question as I do not know. Will everybody else speak less Irish if there is a level of compulsion, or will they bother? There are many good activities, such as the Gaelscoileanna, the work of TG4, the efforts of the teacher training colleges and the Irish summer colleges. I certainly agree that the complicated grammar studied in schools does much to put people off the language. If there was more emphasis on spoken language, we would certainly be better off and I would certainly be better at the language.