Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 June 2013
179. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, the total cost of providing interpreters to the Labour Court, per year, from 2007 to the most recent year readily available; if he will provide, in tabular form, the representative bodies or persons with the highest number of requests for the provision of said services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29005/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Labour Court is an independent statutory body under the aegis of my Department. As an independent quasi-judicial body, I have no role in the day-to-day exercise of its functions. I am informed that the total cost of providing interpreters for the Labour Court, per year, from 2007 to 2012 was as set out in the following table.
|
Year |
Cost (€) |
|
2007 |
Nil |
|
2008 |
1,595.40 |
|
2009 |
3,129.78 |
|
2010 |
1,960.40 |
|
2011 |
2,555.85 |
|
2012 |
3,049.00 |
|
Total |
12,290.43 |
I am informed that the Labour Court does not have specific records in relation to the representative bodies or persons with the highest number of requests for the provision of interpreter services for the period in question.
