He made the comments during a meeting of Holyrood's Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. MSPs on the committee have been scrutinising Bòrd na Gàidhlig following a damning audit report in 2019, which highlighted a string of issues at the quango including “ineffective leadership”. Bòrd na Gàidhlig and the Scottish Government say there have since been significant improvements. Mr Neil said: "While I recognise more effort is being made now in terms of scrutiny by Bòrd na Gàidhlig, by the Scottish Government, including improvements in the internal workings of Bòrd na Gàidhlig, what worries me is from the feedback I've had from the Gaelic community, there is a very strong feeling that Bòrd na Gàidhlig isn't speaking for them."