He has asked the Minister for Education to begin exploring how to change young people's attitudes to the Irish language by incorporating a mandatory course into the curriculum. 

At the High Court on Monday, Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty granted the application for leave brought by Paul McGarry SC, for Paul Wallace, and adjourned the matter to October.

Ní Mhurchú said planning permission is becoming impossible for young native speakers who have land but are refused permission to build in Gaeltacht areas.

Since the scandal emerged, Minister for the Arts Patrick O’Donovan has said is among issues that have caused “huge embarrassment” to his department in recent times