Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 June 2013
177. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, the total cost of providing interpreters for the Labour Relations Commission, per year, from 2007 to the most recent year readily available; and if he will provide, in tabular form, the representative bodies or persons with the highest number of requests for the provision of said services. [28918/13]
View answerThe Labour Relations Commission (LRC) is an independent statutory body under the aegis of my Department. As an independent quasi-judicial body, I have no role in the day-to-day exercise of its functions.
I am informed that the total cost of providing interpreters for the Labour Relations Commission, per year, from 2007 to 2012 was as set out in the table below.
|
Year |
Cost (€) |
|
2007 |
807.13 |
|
2008 |
1,428.39 |
|
2009 |
226.06 |
|
2010 |
1,490.48 |
|
2011 |
7,217.22 |
|
2012 |
8,762.06 |
|
Total |
19,931.34 |
I am informed that the representative bodies or persons with the highest number of requests for the provision of interpretation service at the Labour Relations Commission from 2007 to 2012 were as set out in the table below.
|
Year |
Richard Grogan & Associates |
SIPTU |
Independent Workers Union |
|
2007 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
2008 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
2009 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
2010 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
|
2011 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
2012 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
|
Total |
34 |
9 |
10 |
