Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 222: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of reports, documents and memos in his Department that have been translated into Irish since the commencement of the 30th Dáil; if he will give a breakdown of the reports and the cost per document of the translation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47557/09]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The number of reports documents and memos in my Department that have been translated by external translators since the commencement of the 30th Dáil is 22. I set out below a breakdown of the documents in question including the cost of the translation per document. Document Translation costs

Application Forms and Brochure

for Consular Services €734.25

Regulatory Impact Assessment Report €60.00

Irish Aid Annual Report 2006 €3993

Annual Report on Developments in

the EU – 2006 €2938

Lisbon Treaty – Explanatory

Leaflet, Guide, White Paper €8,180

DFA Annual Report 2007 €2,892

DFA Statement of Strategy 2008-2010 €3,741

Irish Aid Annual Report 2007 €4,689

Advisory Board to Irish Aid Annual

Report 2007 €1,404

North South Ministerial Council Annual

Report 2007 €692

Annual Report of Developments in

the EU – 2007 €3,220

Lisbon Treaty – Postcard, White Paper €1,773

Report of Global Irish Economic Forum €2,399

DFA Annual Report 2008 €2,269

Irish Aid Annual Report 2008 €2,979

North South Ministerial Council Annual

Report 2008 €740

S.I. No. 408 of 2009 – Foreign Births

(Amendment) Regulations of 2009 €145

Ireland in Brief 2009 €1,944

At all times my Department endeavours to comply with the Official Languages Act (2003) and to ensure that an appropriate level of publications in Irish is available to the public. The total amount spent in providing this service in the period in question is just over €41,000.