Ms Sorcha Heaphy:

I might come in there. Gabhaim buíochas arís. We have put a structure in place within Uisce Éireann in recent months. We have been subject to the Official Languages Act since 2020. Having said that, we have created a network of champions for the Irish language and for the Official Languages Act, in particular, within the organisation. We have representation from each of the directorates within Uisce Éireann.

In my own area, for example, I sit within the chief legal officer area where we would have infrastructure delivery represented, the finance directorate, etc. We have broad representation from individuals who would have a mix of competency, if I can put it that way, with regards to their own Gaeilge.

We draw on that network to ensure that awareness is increased within the organisation as a whole around an Ghaeilge. We have appointed an official languages officer in the past number of months and we are looking towards developing an Irish-language strategy for the organisation as well. We have talked about everything and anything from running some training courses as Gaeilge to ensuring we would have an cupán tae le chéile as we try to get the Irish language embedded within the day-to-day life of the company. It is challenging and we are only starting off on that journey but we are very much committed to it.