Mr. Nicolas Ó Miacháin:

I am not certain as to precisely how it is measured. We know what the costs of translations were, for example, over the last number of years. We have taken a number of steps to ensure that there is a degree of proficiency, but my understanding is that - and this may be to the Deputy's question - one might not ask if one does not expect an answer as Gaeilge. It would appear that the requirement for Irish is quite low. For example, we received one phone call and one email in Irish in the last 12 months. It would appear from some of the statistics in front of me that the demand for Irish in the Department is actually very low.