asked the Taoiseach if he will list in order of priority the objectives of the Government both short- and long-term.

I would refer the Deputy to my speech to the Dáil on 9 March last, following my appointment as Taoiseach, to my speech on the budget on 5 May, and to the many speeches made by Ministers relating to Government policies in their areas of responsibility.

(Limerick East): Arising from the Taoiseach's reply, from reading his speeches I cannot see any reference to the position of the Irish language. Has the Taoiseach dropped that as a national objective or a Fianna Fáil priority?

As a matter of fact I shall be talking about that matter in the very near future, but I want to assure the Deputy that, in all my major general policy speeches, I advert to Fianna Fáil's continuing and unchanging objectives with regard to the Irish language.