Written answers

Wednesday, 28 March 2007

Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism

Irish Language

9:00 pm

Photo of Trevor SargentTrevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 196: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the languages in which his Department's telephone messages are recorded; and if his Department's messages include a version in the Irish language. [11884/07]

Photo of John O'DonoghueJohn O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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In line with my Department's Scheme under Section 11 of the Official Languages Act, 2003, the pre-recorded messages which are in place when the Department's Offices are closed or when the switchboard operator is busy are in both the Irish and English languages.

Although the National Archives forms part of my Department, it is designated as a separate public body in the First Schedule to the Official Languages Act, 2003 and is not covered by the Department's Scheme. The National Archives switchboard is manned at all times and therefore pre-recorded messages are not used.

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