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Taoiseach defends Gaeltacht minister who doesn't have fluent Irish

The Taoiseach's defended his decision to appoint a Gaeltacht minister who can't speak fluent Irish....
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1:11 PM - 16 Jul 2014



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Taoiseach defends Gaeltacht minister who doesn't have fluent Irish

TodayFM
TodayFM

1:11 PM - 16 Jul 2014



The Taoiseach's defended his decision to appoint a Gaeltacht minister who can't speak fluent Irish.

He says Joe McHugh (pictured) 'has the language inside him' - and that he'll take a refresher course to make sure his Irish is up to standard.

The new minister's standard of Irish was raised in the Dáil this lunchtime - with opposition leaders saying it was an insult to the people of the Gaeltacht.

Our political correspondent Gavan Reilly reports.



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