Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 366: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of translating all State documents into Irish; the cost of printing same; if a proposal for storing these electronically and printing as required has been investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43415/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The cost of translating all State documents into Irish in 2008 and to date in 2009 is €37,067 with the cost of printing same being €30,597 broken down as follows:

Document Translation costs 2008 Printing costs 2008

Lisbon Treaty – Explanatory

Leaflet, Guide, White Paper €8,180 €4,827

DFA Annual Report 2007 €2,892 Zero (Website only)

DFA Statement of Strategy 2008-2010 €3,741 €3,930

Irish Aid Annual Report 2007 €4,689 €450

Advisory Board to Irish Aid Annual

Report 2007 €1,404 €3,125

North South Ministerial Council Annual

Report 2007 €692 Zero (Website only)

Document Translation costs 2009 Printing costs 2009

Annual Report of Developments in

the EU – 2007 €3,220 Zero (Website only)

Lisbon Treaty – Postcard, White Paper €1,773 €11,550

Report of Global Irish Economic Forum €2,399 Zero (Website only)

DFA Annual Report 2008 €2,269 Zero (Website only)

Irish Aid Annual Report 2008 €2,979 €295

North South Ministerial Council Annual

Report 2008 €740 Zero (Website only)

S.I. No. 408 of 2009 – Foreign Births

(Amendment) Regulations of 2009 €145 Zero (Website only)

Ireland in Brief 2009 €1,944 €6,420

As can be seen from the above, printing costs are kept to a minimum as, in many instances, documents/reports are no longer published in hard copy but, instead, are placed on the Department's website.