Ms Jacqui Browne:

I am thankful for the questions asked. I very much welcome the comments made by Mr. Halpin. This is very helpful for the DPO network. Off the top of my head, I urge a couple of things immediately in reply to the CSO's amenability to being open to a submission from the DPO network. It should not be forgotten that this is an alliance of the five national DPO groupings. What would be richer and far more valuable, if it could at all be organised, would be something like a morning or afternoon spent in face-to-face consultation with representatives of the DPO network. We would find that much more engaging and enriching. Irish Sign Language, ISL, interpretation would need to be organised. On that note, in terms of communication, when we are talking about going online, has the CSO considered and even thought about having ISL videos? I refer to how deaf people who use sign language as their first language are going to access and participate in the online census. This is just another example to add to the examples Nem gave around accessibility of the census. This is apart from the questions to be asked. The DPO network would very much welcome the opportunity to engage in this regard and our preference, bearing in mind the various needs, issues and ideas we have to contribute, would be for a face-to-face consultation. This approach would be far more valuable for us.