1660. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total expenditure by his Department and agencies on translation and interpretation services in each of the past five years. [62952/26]

It should be noted that my Department was re-configured as the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport at the beginning of June 2025.

The total expenditure by my Department on translation and interpretation services for the period since then are outlined below

The management of translation and interpretation costs by bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for those bodies.