Brian O'Shea
Ceist:131 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money his Department has spent on the Irish language in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15070/03]
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131 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money his Department has spent on the Irish language in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15070/03]
132 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Finance his Department's objective in relation to its expenditure on the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15084/03]
133 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Finance the monitoring system his Department has in place in regard to his Department's objective in relation to the Irish language; the expenditure in achieving that objective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15098/03]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 to 133, inclusive, together.
My Department, as stated in its Quality Customer Service Action Plan 2001-2004, is committed to providing a high quality service to customers who wish to conduct their business in Irish. It actively supports the development of bilingualism especially across the civil service through Gaeleagras both by means of Irish classes and providing advice and assistance in relation to developing and implementing bilingual services to the public.