Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Questions (189)

Gerry Adams

Question:

189. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the arrangements put in place by his Department to ensure compliance with the Official Languages Act, specifically requirements for signage in departmental offices, schools, third level institutions; details of any assessments undertaken by departmental staff to assess requirements; the number of signs assessed; when any corrective actions were put in place; if any or all of the actions taken by his Department were within the designated timeframes set out in legislation, and if, not the reasoning for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40546/13]

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Minister for Finance

In response to the question from the Deputy, my Department has signage in all its buildings in both the Irish and English language. This applies to both internal and external signs. A review of our signage was recently performed by An Coimisinéir Teanga and we await the results and recommendations of that review. There are no schools or third level institutions within the remit of my Department.