Mr. Daithí Ó Caigne:

I do not know that answer. We can speak about individuals who have been specifically recruited for positions which require proficiency in the Irish language. Some of my colleagues came directly into the Civil Service without being recruited through competitions which required proficiency in Irish and would be fluent Irish speakers. It would be very difficult to establish. We can give some indication by looking at those whom we have recruited in recent years into posts specifically requiring proficiency in Irish, but I have no idea in a wider sense.