Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I wish to ask a question that may be tangential to the Estimate. It relates to remote working hubs, in particular the mol digiteach in Gaeltachtaí. With the current sea change in remote working, there exists an opportunity. With the Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2019, which is before the Dáil, we will enshrine in law the right and ability of people within Gaeltacht communities to access services through the Irish language. Now would be the time to leverage the sea change and build a decentralised workforce within Gaeltachtaí that would be able to act on behalf of all Departments. Irish speakers would be in their own communities and providing State services. This would not necessarily have to be done Department by Department. Would welcome funding be made available for that type of remote working? We have an opportunity now to consider this idea in earnest. This is probably more of an observation than a question.