Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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260. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38620/15]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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Some 6% of staff in this Department have indicated that they possess Irish language skills. Supports are available should the Department need to improve the level of Irish available. The Department does not have significant direct engagement with the public and therefore, there is no requirement for the provision of other minority languages. If this changes, the requirement for minority languages can be re-examined.