Written answers
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Irish Language
9:00 pm
John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 686: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [31636/12]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department provides services through both Irish and English. It does not maintain separate definitive costings on providing services through Irish, particularly in relation to the cost of internal staff time. The table below is in respect of the translation and advertising costs associated with the provision of services through Irish.
Year | Spend on Irish Language |
2012 | €12,550.31 |
2011 | €9,436.77 |
2010 | €31,957.78 |
2009 | €40,718.50 |
2008 | €56,581.87 |
2007 | €38,678.96 |
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