Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 April 2011
312 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost to his Department of sign replacement resulting from the requirement of the Department and all agencies and bodies under the Department’s remit to replace signs which were in place prior to March 2009 where the existing signs in Irish did not or would not meet the requirements in terms of Irish text by 2012. [7191/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraAll signs put in place by my Department through the years have all been compliant with the requirements under the existing legislation and no additional cost to replace inaccurate signs was incurred during this period.
As to the agencies and bodies that fall under my Department's remit, this is an operational matter for the agencies/bodies themselves but they are required to be compliance with existing legislation in this area.
313 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the anticipated cost to his Department of ensuring compliance by the Department and by all agencies and bodies under its remit with the requirements under the Official Languages Act to replace any sign currently in English only by March 2013. [7206/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraIf there are any English-only signs remaining, my Department will tender for the replacement of these signs prior to March 2013 as necessary.
As to the agencies and bodies that fall under my Department's remit, this is an operational matter for the agencies/bodies themselves but they are required to be compliant with the Official Languages Act.
