Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 November 2004
192 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if any provision has been made in the 2005 Estimates for her Department for the cost of implementing the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003; the amount of any such provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30799/04]
View answerThe directly applicable provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003 have been commenced. The remaining provisions will be given effect by means of a scheme to be prepared by my Department under sections 11 to 18 of the Act. The scheme will set out how the Department will implement the Act over the next three years. No specific provision has been made in the 2005 Estimates for these purposes. However, when the Department's scheme has been finalised and implementation commences, it should be possible to quantify activities in this area.
193 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount of money that has been spent in each of the past five years on the Irish language in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30813/04]
View answerThe following table outlines the expenditure in my Department over the past five years on the Irish language. These figures relate to payments made to staff members in connection with the Gaeltacht scholarship scheme run by the Department of Finance.
|
Year |
Amount £/€ |
Number of persons |
|
2004 |
€1,980 |
22 |
|
2003 |
€1,530 |
17 |
|
2002 |
€1,980 |
22 |
|
2001 |
£1,050 |
15 |
|
2000 |
£1,820 |
26 |
Within the past two years costs have arisen in respect of the translation and printing in the Irish language of my Department's annual report for the preceding year. The expenditure involved is as follows:
|
Year |
Amount € |
|
2003 |
12,891 |
|
2004 |
11,220 |
