Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 January 2014
220. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated number and percentage of civil servants who are competent to carry out their duties through the medium of Irish and English in his Department; his views on whether this number is adequate; his plans to increase this number and percentage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2628/14]
View answerThere are approximately 31 staff in my Department who are proficient to carry out their duties through the medium of Irish which equates to 4% of staff in the Department. I am satisfied that, at this time, my Department has sufficient numbers of staff proficient in the Irish language to allow it to fulfil its obligations under the Department’s Irish language scheme 2013-2016. As part of workforce planning, the situation will be monitored and reviewed on a regular basis. My Department provides staff with the opportunity to improve their Irish language skills by offering language training at a number of different levels.
