§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
What funds, in addition to the annual vote of the agency, are available to the Irish Language Agency. [HL749]
§ The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn)The agencies of the North/South Language Body may retain any income generated, subject to the approval of the departments and the departments of finance. Such income would be used to defray the cost of running the agencies. In the case of the Irish Language Agency, such income includes the commission generated from the sale of books through Áisínteacht Dáiliúchán Leabhar and income from the sale of educational and other publications through An Gúm. The agencies may also avail themselves of other opportunities to generate funding,inter alia, from European Union sources. Neither agency has generated additional funds from these sources.