Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 November 2004
277 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence 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. [30802/04]
View answerNo specific provision has been made in the 2005 Estimates for my Department for the cost of implementing the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003. The costs involved are not expected to be significant in the context of the overall level of expenditure by my Department.
278 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence 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. [30816/04]
View answerThe amount of money that has been spent in my Department in each of the past five years on the Irish language is outlined in the following table:
|
Year |
Amount |
|
€ |
|
|
2000 |
2,807 |
|
2001 |
7,184 |
|
2002 |
10,937 |
|
2003 |
10,283 |
|
2004 |
35,165 |
