Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community

Múnlú ár dTodhchaí Dátheangaigh agus Seirbhísí Poiblí Dátheangacha: Fondúireacht Eolaíochta Éireann

Dr. Ciar?n Seoighe:

Dá mbeadh an freagra agam air sin, ní bheadh muid anseo. Níl an freagra agam ach tá cúpla rud gur féidir linn a dhéanamh. Tá a fhios againn anois ón suirbhé a ndearnamar go bhfuil suim ag 62% sa Ghaeilge ach taobh amuigh de sin tá idir 12% agus 24% a deir go bhfuil Gaeilge mhaith acu. Is iad na daoine sin atáimid chun úsáid chun na daoine eile - to give them the opportunity to work with the others who have an interest. Those are the things we need to do as we work towards having a higher percentage of our staff who are much more comfortable in Irish going forward.