Courts Service
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-27
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Jim O'Callaghan (FF), Dublin Bay South

The public can have full confidence in this. What happens in practice is that the Courts Service enters a contract with translation providers, those being companies that provide translation services. A fundamental requirement of that contract is that the contracted company must ensure interpreters possess the qualifications and competence appropriate to the tasks for which they are employed. The contract agreed under the central procurement framework sets the standards for interpreters supplied to the Courts Service. There are procedures in place to ensure the quality of the interpreters and translators being provided is adequate. In the unusual situation that does not happen, it can be, and generally is, readily apparent in a court room. If it happened in the Dáil and translation or interpretation services were being provided, the individual would be aware that the communication was not being provided adequately. There are mechanisms for checking this-----

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Sitting date: 2026-01-27