Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 November 2004
201 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if any provision has been made in the 2005 Estimates for his Department for the cost of implementing the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003; the amount of any such provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30800/04]
View answerI wish to inform the Deputy that each business unit within my Department is responsible for ensuring that it carries out its functions in accordance with the Official Languages Act 2003. They will do so within existing budget allocations for 2004 and 2005. The matter will be reviewed by my officials during 2005 to establish whether additional funding will be required in 2006.
202 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money that has been spent in each of the past five years on the Irish language in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30814/04]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is not available. Expenditure incurred in each of the past five years in relation to the Irish language is included as part of the overall administrative and operational costs incurred under the various subheads of the Department's budget.
