Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the arrangements put in place by his Department to ensure compliance with the Official Languages Act, specifically requirements for signage in departmental offices, schools, third level institutions; details of any assessments undertaken by departmental staff to assess requirements; the number of signs assessed; when any corrective actions were put in place; if any or all of the actions taken by his Department were within the designated timeframes set out in legislation, and if not the reasoning for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40547/13]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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I am satisfied that all new signage erected in buildings occupied by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is compliant with the terms of Regulations (SI 391 of 2008) made under para 9(1) of the Official Languages Act. The Department conducts routine internal inspections of its buildings, in the course of which any issues arising in relation to existing signage are addressed and any inappropriate signs are removed. My Department has recently facilitated inspections of buildings selected by An Coimisinéir Teanga and we are currently awaiting the report of these inspections. My officials will continue to engage with An Coimisinéir Teanga to address any recommendations arising in the report.