2012 was, he dryly informed the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions (Wednesday 04 Dec, 2013), “not a vintage year for the promotion of the Irish language in the public sector, and for every one step forward there appeared to have been two steps backwards”.
Currently, language plans are the main weapon in the armoury of An Coimisnéir Teanga and it is imperative that the legislature introduce stronger measures to compel provision of service in Irish throughout the public sector.”
Language planning is a complex process, and will only be successful with the community, the public sector and the private sector, all working together to support the promotion and usage of the Irish language in the Gaeltacht”.