Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 July 2013
365. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the income that would be generated if a levy of 0.5%, 1% , 2% 3% and 5%, respectively, were applied to all State bodies and Departments currently in breach of the Official Languages Act. [36453/13]
View answerSection 27(1) of the Official Languages Act 2003 provides that the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may make a scheme of compensation providing for the payment by a public body to such persons of such sums as may be specified in the scheme, in respect of any failure, specified in a report by An Coimisinéir Teanga under section 26, by the body to comply with the provisions of the Act. No scheme has been made under section 27 of the Act. While, as the Deputy will be aware, a review of the Official Languages Act is underway at present, there are no plans to put such a scheme in place at this time.
