§ Mr. Gregory CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much public expenditure has been awarded to groups and individuals involved in the Irish Language Medium in each of the last five years. [112351]
§ Angela SmithThere is no standard definition of groups and individuals involved in the Irish Language Medium. It is not always possible to identify separately the Irish language related element, if any, of funding. However, available information for Departmental Programme Expenditure on programmes with some Irish language dimension and for funding provided to the North/South Language Body for the promotion of the Irish Lanauage, is shown in the table.
Departmental Expenditure1 £ 1997–98 3,950,006.00 1998–99 6,720,730.00 1999–2000 10,151,114.28 2000–01 7,444,440.22 2001/02 7,003,543.02 1Department of Education expenditure on Itish medium education is included in these amounts.
North/South Language funding for Irish £ 2001–01 1,803,000.00 2001–02 2,175,000.00