Ms Deirdre Shanley:

The Department has a Stór site, which is the title of the Department's Internet site, and on that site there is a dedicated Official Languages Act page. That contains information to assist the Department staff in complying with the Official Languages Act and also in improving services through Irish. There is also a dedicated Irish site, called Gaeilge: an Stór, which contains cultural as well as business material. The business material on that site is guidance notes, a database of bilingual signs, and samples of bilingual stationery for the use of all staff. The site is regularly updated with information on official languages, but also with news and events and publications, and much more so than an official site. The Department continues to enhance and encourage staff to engage with that site as a key communication tool for the Irish language.

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