Irish Language

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 July 2012

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Questions (547)

John Deasy

Question:

563 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of the total expenditure by her Department on providing services through the Irish language in each of the past five years. [31623/12]

Written answers

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald)

My Department was established on 2 June 2011 and since then €22,993.76 has been spent on Irish translation services. The additional printing costs arising from printing Irish and bilingual documents is estimated at €11,752.67.