Departmental Functions

Summary

The Department used Irish, Irish Sign Language/captioning, Ukrainian, Russian and Japanese for translation or interpretation, with no other languages requested.

Peadar Tóibín Question Aontú

4085. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the five most requested languages for translation and interpretation services in his Department in each of the past five years. [62989/26]

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James Lawless Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Fianna Fáil

I can confirm for the Deputy that there were only five languages requested for translation/interpretation services in my Department over the past five years. They were:

• Irish – in accordance with the Official Languages Act 2003

• Irish sign language services and captioning – used for disability events

• Ukrainian – Requested for a Further Education and Training information document, and for the PLC Bursary for Displaced Persons Scheme - 2022, 2023 and 2024

• Russian – Requested for a Further Education and Training information document, and for the PLC Bursary for Displaced Persons Scheme - 2022, 2023 and 2024

• Japanese – requested for a Ministerial visit to Japan in 2025

My Department provided no translation/interpretation services for any other language.

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