Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2012
650. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44468/12]
View answerThe total expenditure for my Department for 2011 in relation to the implementation of the Official Languages Act, 2003 amounts to €11,905. Details are as follows:
|
Description of service |
Cost |
|
- |
€ |
|
Translation of policy and other documents |
5,670 |
|
Printing costs of Irish version of the ‘Strategic Framework for Role Expansion of Nurses and Midwives: Promoting Quality Care’ |
1,614 |
|
State Directory Eircom Phone Book Entry 2012 for Department of Health |
4,621 |
|
- |
€11,905 |
The cost of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003 in respect of agencies under the remit of my Department is an operational matter for the agencies themselves. With regard to the Health Service Executive the question has been forwarded to their Parliamentary Affairs Division for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
