Deasy: State translation policy a blatant waste of money

FINE GAEL TD John Deasy launched a scathing attack on the Government’s Irish-language policy yesterday, following an Irish Examiner story revealing tens of thousands of euro are being spent on translations of documents nobody reads.

Mr Deasy said this amounted to “blatant waste” of money that could be better spent on crucial health services. His criticism in the Dáil led to a heated row with Gaeltacht Minister Eamon Ó Cuiv.

On Monday, this paper reported how Cork County Council spent almost €90,000 having local development plans translated, but did not receive a single request for a copy in Irish.