Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 280: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the percentage of the staff of his Department able to provide services through Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14186/06]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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In line with the commitment in my Department's scheme under the Official Languages Act, the Department is committed to securing an adequate number of staff competent to provide service through Irish in all divisions of the Department. While it is difficult to come up with a method of precisely measuring proficiency levels, I am reasonably confident that approximately 30% of the staff in my Department are capable of providing services through Irish.