Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 361: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the total or expected total cost of the publication by the 26 nominated public bodies of a notice under section 13 of the Official Languages Act 2003 inviting representations on the preparation of the draft scheme under section 11 of the Act from any interested parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8821/05]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 362: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the total or expected total cost to his Department of the publication through the media of a notice under section 13 of the Official Languages Act 2003 inviting representations on the preparation of the draft scheme under section 11 of the Act from any interested parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8837/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 361 and 362 together.

The Deputy will appreciate that I have no responsibility for the cost of advertisements placed by other public bodies. My Department's scheme under the Official Languages Act 2003 was published on 30 September 2004. The cost of placing the advertisements in connection to the preparation of that scheme amounted to €20,178. On that cost, my Department decided, having regard to its lead role in the implementation of the Act, to place a bilingual format of the advertisement not only in the major national newspapers but also in major regional newspapers and the Irish language version only in Foinse and Lá. This was not a requirement for the other 25 public bodies that to date have been requested by me to prepare draft schemes and will not be a requirement for any other public bodies so requested.