The information is not readily available in the format requested by the Deputy. However the following information is currently to hand.
For period from June 14 2007 until end 2007 a total of 101 payments relating to translations were processed by my Department at a combined cost of €124,723.59. Of these payments one was for a figure exceeding €10k, four were for amounts greater than €5k but less than €10k and twenty-four for amounts greater than €1k but less than €5k. All other payments were for amounts less than €1,000.
For 2008
A total of 139 payments relating to translations were processed by my Department at a combined cost of €156,060.40. Of these payments two were for a figure exceeding €10k, two were for amounts greater than €5k but less than €10k and twenty-nine for amounts greater than €1k but less than €5k. All other payments were for amounts less than €1,000.
For 2009
A total of 84 payments relating to translations have, or are in the process of being processed, by my Department at a combined cost of €146,138.71. Of these payments one was for a figure exceeding €10k, five relate to amounts greater than €5k but less than €10k and twenty-four for amounts greater than €1k but less than €5k. All other payments relate to amounts less than €1,000. It should be noted that in a number of cases individual payments relate to multiple translations.