A firm commitment was given that the elected board of Údarás na Gaeltachta would be reinstated and that the elections would be held on the same day as the local elections. This is dependent on the Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill being passed. I note that the list of legislation states that pre-legislative scrutiny was completed in July 2023. Can the Minister confirm that this is not going to happen? Can he further confirm if it is going to happen within the term of this Dáil, and if he gives me that confirmation, can he tell me how long this Dáil is going to last?

I can confirm that the Government's intention, and I have to be careful now, is that we would see Údarás elections on the same day as the local and European elections. The Chief Whip will have to organise the Dáil arrangements but our intention is to have that election this year. My personal view is that if we have any future elections, we should put them off for another year yet.