Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 November 2009
274 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Health and Children the cost of translating all State documents into Irish; the cost of printing same; if a proposal for storing these electronically and printing as required has been investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43416/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe amounts expended for translation into Irish in 2008 and to date in 2009 are as follows:
2008 — €11,127.99;
2009 — €10,818.37.
The information sought by the Deputy in respect of printing costs is not available as costs of printing in Irish are not separately identifiable — a single price is usually given where documents are bilingual. My Department is increasingly using e-publishing where this is feasible. For example, the Department's recently published Annual Report for 2008 is published in electronic format only.
