Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 November 2009
521 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [43406/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraIt is the policy of my Department that most documents which require to be translated into Irish are published electronically rather than in hard copy.
The following is the information relating to the cost involved in the translation into Irish and the printing of those documents:
|
Year |
2008 |
2009 |
|
€ |
€ |
|
|
Translation |
37,838 |
16,454 |
|
Printing |
11,899 |
2,065 |
These figures do not include the cost of the work of staff of my Department in the translation of Documents.
