Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 March 2014
118. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11045/14]
View answerExpenditure from the administrative subheads of my Department’s Vote relating to the provision of services through Irish in each of the past three years is detailed in the table below:
|
Year |
Amount (€) |
|
2011 |
5,514.33 |
|
2012 |
12,400.75 |
|
2013 |
23,189.19 |
These amounts relate to translation services only and relate to, inter alia, the translation of legislation, directives and nationally important reports such as the National Digital Strategy and the Consultation and Value for Money Reports on the Public Service Broadcasting Charge. In addition, there would have been an element of additional expenditure related to Irish language requirements across a range of programme expenditure areas in my Department. This information is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
