James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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. [44463/12]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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My Department spent €5,514 approximately in translation and interpretation costs in 2011. In addition there would have been an element of expenditure related to Irish language requirements across a range of expenditure areas e.g. salaries, printing of reports and statutory instruments, maintenance of website, etc. that is not broken down separately.

In relation to the State Agencies under the aegis of my Department, this is an operational matter for the individual agency in the first instance and I have no function in this regard. I am asking the Agencies concerned to respond directly to the Deputy.