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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The 2023 round of the SCEP has seen a record number of applications received. On 9 May 2024, Minister Martin and I announced over €26 million in equipment-only...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The club referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application under the 2023 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP). The SCEP is the primary vehicle for government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The 2023 round of the SCEP has seen a record number of applications...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The 2023 round of the SCEP has seen a record number of applications received including the application referred to by the Deputy. On 9 May 2024, Minister Martin and I...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: údarás na Gaeltachta (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá céimeanna ullmhúcháin á dtógáil ag údarás na Gaeltachta chun an scéim phíolótach atá beartaithe a thairiscint do suas le 10 gcliantchomhlacht faoi thús an fhómhair. Is féidir go gcuirfí leis an líon cliaint ach breis maoinithe a bheith curtha ar fáil don údarás chuige sin i mbliana agus...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Acht na Gaeltachta (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Ar an 28ú Meitheamh 2023, d'fhógair mé go raibh conradh bronnta ar an gcomhlacht, Barr Feabhais Teo., chun athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar an gcéad 10 bplean teanga a ceadaíodh faoi réir Acht na Gaeltachta 2012. Cinnteoidh an tionscnamh seo, a bhfuil buiséad suas le €92,500 á chur ar fáil ina leith, go ndéanfar athbhreithniú...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: údarás na Gaeltachta (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Pléitear ceist na tithíochta ag cruinnithe rialta idir feidhmeannaigh an údaráis agus oifigigh na Roinne agus tá obair leanúnach i dtaobh na ceiste seo ar siúl ag foireann an údaráis leis na geallshealbhóirí ábhartha eile. Cheadaigh Bord údarás na Gaeltachta €250,000 d'obair chomhairleoireachta agus thaighde ag a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú d'Eagrais Ghaeilge (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá athbhreithniú údarás na Gaeltachta ar a phunann maoine ina áis thábhachtach taighde ar na féidearthachtaí a bhaineann leis an bpunann sna seacht gcontae Gaeltachta. Táthar ag féachaint ar na féidearthachtaí forbartha do chuid de na foirgnimh folmha atá ag an údarás, ag cur san áireamh na hacmhainní...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: údarás na Gaeltachta (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: My Department does not hold a copy of the confidential agreement surrounding the sale of Arramara Teoranta by údarás na Gaeltachta to Acadian Seaplants in 2014. I have been informed by údarás na Gaeltachta that the agreement referred to by the Deputy is still in place and that, accordingly, details of the sale cannot be divulged.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: údarás na Gaeltachta (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: My Department does not hold a copy of the confidential agreement surrounding the sale of Arramara Teoranta by údarás na Gaeltachta to Acadian Seaplants in 2014. I have been informed by údarás na Gaeltachta that the agreement referred to by the Deputy has not ceased and that, accordingly, details of the sale cannot be divulged.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: My Department has approved funding of €1,604,881 to Lárionad na Gaeilge, Maynooth University for the administration and development of the TEG programme for the period 2022-2025. However, as no specific scheme exists for TEG exams for third level courses/students as a standalone cohort, the Department is not in a position to provide the precise cost breakdown requested by the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I should point out to the Deputy at the outset that the provision of financial supports for colleges is a matter for the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and that my Department has no role in this regard. Furthermore, funding the language obligations of public bodies prescribed under the Official Languages Act 2003-2021 are, and will continue to be,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: My Department does not have any specific scheme in place such as that mentioned by the Deputy and, accordingly, no costing of the proposal is available. The primary area of contact of the Gaeltacht and Irish Language Division of the Department with the higher education sector is An Tionscnamh Ardscileanna Gaeilge (the Advanced Irish Language Skills Initiative), which forms a central part of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The estimate and outturn figures for the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) for the years 2019 to 2022 can be found in the published Appropriation Accounts for the years 2019-2022 . The relevant figures for 2019 were included in the Appropriation Account for the then Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (Vote 31). The draft 2023 Appropriation Account for this Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Scéim Forbartha Líonraí Gaeilge is Foras na Gaeilge’s multi-annual community scheme and was launched in 2022. This current round of funding covers the period 2022-2024. Foras na Gaeilge has advised that 39 applications were received when the scheme was first advertised, with 36 successful applicants being awarded funding worth a total of €4.3 million over the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The table below outlines the baseline budget approved by Foras na Gaeilge to its Lead Organisations over the past five years: Year Conradh na Gaeilge Cumann na bhFiann Gael Linn Gaeloideachas Glór na nGael Oireachtas na Gaeilge 2024 €867,457.00 €775,136.00 €675,183.00 €738,562.00 €1,123,615.00 €647,594.00 2023 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Programmes (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The current allocation in 2024 for Clár na Leabhar Gaeilge is €1,061,165.00. The allocation in 2008 was €1,820,000. Therefore, the estimated cost of restoring Clár na Leabhar Gaeilge's level of funding to the level of funding it had in 2008 would be €758,835. Adjusted for inflation, this figure would rise to in the region of €1.2m.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The table below sets out the funding provided by Foras na Gaeilge to support Irish-language journalism, print and online media, over the past five years. Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Funding €494,936 €499,080 €500,000 €500,000 €499,080

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: údarás na Gaeltachta (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The figures sought are available publicly in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV), published annually by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. The figures in relation to údarás na Gaeltachta as they appear in the REV are contained in the table below: Year Capital Current (Programmes) Current (Pay & Administration) 2020 €18m*...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Current funding for the North South Language Body, including Foras na Gaeilge, is approved by the North South Ministerial Council. There is no capital funding allocation for Foras na Gaeilge. The NSMC approved current funding allocation to Foras na Gaeilge, from my Department over the past five years is outlined in the table below: 2024 € 12,387,239.00 2023 €...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The table below provides a breakdown on expenditure, both Capital and Current, allocated to each Gaeltacht Language Planning Area, Gaeltacht Service Town and Líonra Gaeilge over the past 5 years. Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Current Capital Current Capital Current Capital Current Capital Current Capital...