Ms Elaine Gunn:

It is very difficult for the team. At the moment, our process is one of annualised recruiting. We run recruitment competitions every year. That is what is keeping the numbers up and it is important. The numbers have grown modestly. The hope is that over time, that will improve.

To come back on the Gaeilge sa Teach. I understand the Deputy's frustration and she has mentioned it before. On that report, we have wrapped that into a bilingualism action plan. It is quite comprehensive. We are trying to finalise it. I know this is a little bit of a theme but we have had a vacancy in the Rannóg for the previous year that has taken a year to fill. A core part of that person's job is to drive the implementation of that bilingualism action plan. Certainly, we are happy to share that with the Deputy as Cathaoirleach of the chomhchoiste. It is important to get all of those recommendations pulled together because we also have recommendations coming out of other work we have done such as benchmarking, etc. We want to consolidate a plan.