Donna McGettigan (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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2535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost for SUSI to introduce a dedicated translation service for students and their documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19750/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 (www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2021/act/49/enacted/en/print) was signed into law by the President of Ireland on 22 December 2021.

State bodies are required to make all forms, documents, and reports available in both English and Irish under the Official Languages Act.

This new legislation is a strengthening of the Official Languages Act 2003 and it is widely recognised that it will make a significant contribution to the quality of services in Irish provided to the public by State bodies.

SUSI currently use English to Irish translation services only, therefore, we are unable to provide an estimated cost of providing a dedicated translation service for students with documentation in a language other than English or Irish for SUSI applications.