Nelson McCausland and Padraig O Tiarnaigh clash over how much an Irish Language Act could cost

An Irish language act would cost £18.5 million over the course of a Assembly term. That's according to an Irish language group. Conradh na Gaeilge has produced an implementation document detailing what an act would entail. They say there would be an initial £8.5m cost and then another £2 million a year over 5 years to run it. The group proposes 11 different sections as part of an act covering elements such as use of Irish in the Northern Ireland Assembly, by local government and public bodies and in the courts. Dr Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh is from the group from Conradh na Gaeilge and former DUP MLA Nelson McCausland.