Written answers
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Department of Justice and Equality
Departmental Expenditure
James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44470/12]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that the information he requested is summarised in the table below.
I can also inform the Deputy that while my Department does engage outside translators on occasion, as much translation work as possible is undertaken by an in-house translator and other staff members who are proficient in Irish. Examples of documents translated by Departmental staff include Rules of Court, Statutory Instruments, forms, website pages, letters etc.
It was not possible to obtain data from An Garda Síochána in the timeframe allowed. As soon as this information becomes available it will be forwarded directly to the Deputy.
Agency/Division | Reason for Cost | Cost in (€) |
|---|---|---|
| Courts Service | Translated documents included: Court Documents, Circuit Court Calendar, Statutory Instruments, Press Releases, Correspondence, Courts Service Annual Report, Judicial Appointments Advisory Board Annual Report, Court Fees Orders, Courts Service Appropriation Account and Court Leaflets. | 15,576 |
| Criminal Assets Bureau | Translation of the Annual Report | 895 |
| Equality Authority | Implementation of the Official Languages Act 2003 | 3,961 |
| Equality Tribunal | Implementation of the Official Languages Act 2003 | 10,992 |
| Human Rights Commission | Implementation of the Official Languages Act 2003 | 2,000 |
| Irish Film Classification Office | Translation Services | 72 |
| Irish Prison Service* | Translation of the Annual Report for 2010 | 1,100 |
| Legal Aid Board | Translation of the Annual Report, information leaflets and website material | 9,248 |
| Production costs of the Irish language part of the Annual Report | 1,000 (estimated) | |
| Signage | 2,675 | |
| Office of the Data Protection Commissioner | Translation of the Annual Report | 7,165 |
| Translation of a Press Release and Guidance Note for the webiste | 982 | |
| Translation of an automatic e-mail response for the on-line payments system | 30 | |
| Property Registration Authority | Translation, design and publication of the Annual Report (2010) and Statement of Strategy (2011) | |
| Translation of the Customer Survey 2011 | ||
| Translation of website updates | 7,432 (total for PRA) | |
| Department of Justice and Equality | Implementation of the Official Languages Act 2003 | 30,072 |
| 93,200 (total) | ||
* The cost of translating documents into Irish is met from the Prison Service Administrative Budget. This cost cannot be readily distinguished from general administrative costs.
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