Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 December 2009
222 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of reports, documents and memos in his Department that have been translated into Irish since the commencement of the 30th Dáil; if he will give a breakdown of the reports and the cost per document of the translation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47557/09]
View answerThe number of reports, documents and memos in my Department that have been translated by external translators since the commencement of the 30th Dáil is 22. I set out below a breakdown of the documents in question including the cost of the translation per document.
|
Document |
Translation costs |
|
€ |
|
|
Application Forms and Brochure for Consular Services |
734.25 |
|
Regulatory Impact Assessment Report |
60.00 |
|
Irish Aid Annual Report 2006 |
3,993 |
|
Annual Report on Developments in the EU — 2006 |
2,938 |
|
Lisbon Treaty — Explanatory Leaflet, Guide, White Paper |
8,180 |
|
DFA Annual Report 2007 |
2,892 |
|
DFA Statement of Strategy 2008-2010 |
3,741 |
|
Irish Aid Annual Report 2007 |
4,689 |
|
Advisory Board to Irish Aid Annual Report 2007 |
1,404 |
|
North South Ministerial Council Annual Report 2007 |
692 |
|
Annual Report of Developments in the EU — 2007 |
3,220 |
|
Lisbon Treaty — Postcard, White Paper |
1,773 |
|
Report of Global Irish Economic Forum |
2,399 |
|
DFA Annual Report 2008 |
2,269 |
|
Irish Aid Annual Report 2008 |
2,979 |
|
North South Ministerial Council Annual Report 2008 |
740 |
|
S.I. No. 408 of 2009 — Foreign Births (Amendment) Regulations of 2009 |
145 |
|
Ireland in Brief 2009 |
1,944 |
At all times my Department endeavours to comply with the Official Languages Act 2003 and to ensure that an appropriate level of publications in Irish is available to the public. The total amount spent in providing this service in the period in question is just over €41,000.
