Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 420: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to his Department of sign replacement resulting from the requirement of the Department and all agencies and bodies under the Department's remit to replace signs which were in place prior to March 2009 where the existing signs in Irish did not or would not meet the requirements in terms of Irish text by 2012. [7205/11]

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 421: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the anticipated cost to his Department of ensuring compliance by the Department and by all agencies and bodies under its remit with the requirements under the Official Languages Act to replace any sign currently in English only by March 2013. [7220/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 420 and 421 together.

As a result of the recent alteration of the functions of the Department it will be necessary to change all signage. Investigations are currently being carried out as to how to achieve this at the most economical cost also having regard to commitments under the Official Languages Act. No costs have been incurred to date. The question of obligations of the agencies under this legislation is a matter for the agencies themselves.