Mr. Tom Morgan:

We have an Irish language scheme because we are subject to the Language Commissioner's office. At it happens, I engaged with that office last week when it came to audit our procedures and resources. I will not pre-empt what it will set out in its final report but it appeared to be quite happy with us.

I come across a large number of the cases we receive in Irish. The fact that something is in Irish does not delay a case. We are happy with the level of expertise we possess in-house and we also have a contract with a translation company if we require further services. One issue about which we may become concerned is that a number of senior staff who are fluent in Irish and can deal with these cases will be retiring in the next one or two years. We are keeping our eye on the ball in that respect to replenish those resources where we can, particularly in regard to Irish language expertise.