Written answers
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
Irish Language
9:00 pm
John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 526: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of the total expenditure by his Department on providing services through the Irish language in each of the past five years. [31625/12]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The costs of translating documents in order to provide services through the Irish language in accordance with the Official Languages Act 2003 in each of the past five years for my Department were as follows:
Year | Translation Costs* |
2008 | €4,910.57 |
2009 | €3,572.06 |
2010 | €4,859.87 |
2011 | €3,210.51 |
2012 to date | €1,580.06 |
Total | €18,133.07 |
** *Does not encompass costs in respect of the Civil Defence Board or the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces.
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