Mr. Daithí Ó Caigne:

I will explain what the Department is doing. We know we are not getting through to the market. We believe we could be far more confident of recruiting Irish speakers. There are a number of reasons for that. We are not getting through to the schools and colleges in sufficient time to try to create a sense of opportunity when they graduate. The Irish language is one of many areas in which this applies. We are probably a little too conservative, or were until recently, in our use of social media to try to appeal to younger people, in particular. We have taken a number of initiatives based on research within our own people. It is focused on recruitment. I appreciate that the Senator has asked a wider question that relates to assessing the extent to which the public would avail of services if they were made available through Irish. I can take the question back to the Department.