Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will reply to three questions. It is estimated there was a saving of €500,000 in the allocation for the Gaeltacht elections. While we saved money on the election, it is part of Údarás na Gaeltachta's overall budget and savings. The capital budget could be less than the €6 million I succeeded in getting this year. This amount is part of the overall savings and therefore, it is included in the current budget. If we had an election, it is likely the organisation would get less for capital spending.

The administrative cost of the organisation is €9.871 million and it is estimated the current pensions bill is €4.3 million per annum. That covers the pensions for 136 former employees.

It is a matter for the cultural institutions primarily to adhere to the Officials Languages Act 2003. I understand that under the Act the Department has no direct responsibility to order them what to do.