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187 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount of money his Department has spent on the Irish language in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15073/03]
188 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his Department's objective in respect of its expenditure on the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15087/03]
189 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the monitoring system his Department has in place in regard to his Department's objective in respect of the Irish language; the expenditure in achieving that objective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15101/03]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 to 189, inclusive, together.
My Department is progressing the official languages equality principle within available resources. The Department is committed to providing a high quality service to customers who wish to conduct their business with us in Irish. Correspondence received in Irish is answered in Irish and every effort is made to accommodate customers who telephone or visit the Department and who wish to conduct their business in Irish. In addition, the Department will make available during 2003 Irish versions of the strategy statement 2003-2005 and the annual report for 2002. It is also the Department's intention that material in Irish will be included on the Department's website.
