Mr. Rob O'Toole:

There are two points that need to be made here. One is, by offering both panels, we are giving more opportunities to Irish speakers. Also, in the English panel, people can sign up to be considered for Irish. In terms of the statistics provided, 2.3% of applicants said they had Irish proficiency. That has not been tested on those applications. We look to ensure we can meet the demand by having an Irish-only panel and by having an opportunity from the bilingual panel. Panels are there to meet demand. They also run over a certain timeframe. They are not always filled all of the time. Our first goal is to ensure we have people available for Irish language roles. It is quite a technical question that deserves more attention and I am very happy to come back to the committee with a written update afterwards.