Thairg aon dhuine dhéag acu éirí as a gcúram nuair a bhí a líon á gceistiú sna meáin, i dtús na bliana, dá gceapfaí gur ar leas na tíre a bheadh sé.

*’ Mhol sé go bhfiosrófaí cad tuige nach raibh ag éirí leis na beartais oifigiúla a bhí ar bun chun an teanga a chur chun cinn: ‘*…even a nominal endorsement of the plan by the Government before it had access to information which would enable it to form a view on these two key issues would be wrong.