Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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207. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is implementing a plain English policy, as outlined by the National Adult Literacy Agency, in his Department's communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7282/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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I am aware of, and support, the excellent work being done by the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) in the promotion of plain English. My Department has, in the past, received support from NALA in plain English editing on various documents. In addition, writing in plain English is a core element of a series of training courses currently underway in my Department.

A Style Guideline for communications is currently being developed by my Department which will provide guidance to improve the presentation of our information and make it more accessible to everyone. A core principle of the guidelines is that all documents should be written in plain English in accordance with guidelines provided by NALA.