Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2009
154 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position in regard to the securing of efficiency savings in respect of An Foras Teanga; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34214/09]
View answerFollowing discussions between the two Finance Departments in relation to the North/South Bodies as a group, including An Foras Teanga, it has been agreed that these Bodies should examine the programme objectives set out in their current 2009 Business Plans with a view to delivering them with a more efficient and effective use of resources in the period 2009-2010. Taking the baseline as set out in the 2009 Business Plans in each case, it is proposed that the Bodies will be required to achieve efficiency cash-releasing savings of a minimum of 3% in 2009 and a minimum of 6% in 2010.
The current position in regard to An Foras Teanga is that both Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency have been asked to review their 2009 and 2010 Business Plans and budgets in this light.
