asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of the translation and publication in Irish of the Report of the Accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Community, and the number of copies of the Irish edition published.

As the translation into and publication in Irish of this volume which is entitled Documents concerning the Accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Communities has been undertaken by the General Secretariat of the Council of the Communities, no direct cost to Ireland is involved. The General Secretariat has indicated that it would not be possible to indicate these costs as they are part of normal running costs. In all, 350 copies of the Irish edition have been printed.

The Deputy will be aware that during our accession negotiations it was agreed that basic documents should be published in Irish. As Irish versions of the basic Treaties were prepared, it is appropriate that the Treay of Accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Communitues, being an amendment to these Treaties, should be published in Irish.