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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (2 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: My Department's payment systems do not disaggregate expenditure by recipient age; therefore I regret that we cannot provide accurate information in the format that the Deputy has requested.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (2 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Child Benefit is a monthly payment made to families with children up to the age of 16 years. Currently, the payment continues to be paid in respect of children until their 19th birthday where they are in full-time education or have a disability. To receive Child Benefit in Ireland, parents must be habitually resident in the State. Applicants for International Protection do not satisfy...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: The State Pension (Contributory) (SPC) is funded from the Social Insurance Fund through the contributions paid by workers. The rate of payment reflects the number of social insurance contributions paid over a working life. Eligibility for SPC is based on a number of criteria:Being aged 66 or over.Having entered the Social Insurance system 10 years before you intend to drawdown your...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Carer's Benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. To qualify the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions, employment conditions, show that they are providing full-time care and attention and must show that the care recipient requires full-time care and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Programmes (2 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: The current LEADER programme is co-financed by the European Commission under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), through the European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development. It is connected to Objective 8 of the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP). The total amount of funding allocated to LEADER for the period of 2021-2027 is €250 million, maintaining the level of funding of the previous...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Schemes (2 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) is a key support for rural communities in improving non-public roads and laneways that are not usually maintained by local authorities. Since its reintroduction in 2017, the government has provided almost €170 million to local authorities under the Scheme. The Programme for Government commits to the provision of additional funding for the LIS. As...

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Tá sé iontach a bheith ar ais sa choiste. D'fhág mé é go tobann cúpla bliain ó shin so tá sé deas a bheith ar ais. Déanaim comhghairdeas leis an gCathaoirleach as a toghadh. Guím gach rath uirthi. Tá mé ag súil go mór le hobair léi. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Ó Snodaigh as a gceannaireacht ar...

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Mar a dúirt an Teachta, tá sé ann sna nótaí. Tá alt speisialta le haghaidh Cill Dara le Gaeilge. Tá Foras na Gaeilge ag iarraidh a bheith in ann iarratas nua a lorg ó ghrúpaí pobail, mar a dúirt an Teachta agus mar a pléadh ag an gcruinniú, le bheith aitheanta mar líonraí Gaeltachta faoi Acht na Gaeltachta, 2012....

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Chuirfinn fáilte roimh an litir sin, ach tá Cill Dara le Gaeilge ag déanamh an-jab. Tá sé ag obair le gnólachtaí, múinteoirí agus bailte. Tá suim agam obair le grúpaí cosúil leis sin. Tá an Roinn, an foras agus an Roinn ó Thuaidh chun na deacrachtaí sin a réiteach.

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Táimid ag plé chúrsaí caipitil an údaráis ag an bpointe seo i gcomhthéacs an phlean forbartha náisiúnta agus an athbhreithniú atá á dhéanamh ar an bplean sin. Baineann an plé le foirgnimh an údaráis, go mbeidh an t-airgead aige ionas go mbeidh sé réitithe le cúrsaí teicniúla don ré...

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Níl an t-eolas sin agam ag an bpointe seo mar táimid ag plé chúrsaí caipitil i gcomhthéacs an athbhreithnithe ar an bplean náisiúnta. Beidh mé ag plé chúrsaí caipitil an údaráis i gcomhthéacs chúrsaí monarchan, gnó, fiontair agus aon ról a bheidh aige i gcúrsaí tithíochta i...

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Ag an am seo, tá an Roinn agus an Roinn Pobal ó Thuaidh ag plé na ndeacrachtaí a bhí ann. Mar a dúirt mé leis an Teachta Ó Cearúil, nílim ag iarraidh go mbeimid san áit chéanna in 2026 mar a bhíomar in 2025. Ní easaontaím leis an Teachta faoin mbrú atá ar an bhforas mar gheall air sin, ach caithfimid an...

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Tá an meon “glass half-full” agam an t-am ar fad. Sin an bealach atá agam. Nílim ag rá nach bhfuil deacrachtaí ann. Beidh deacrachtaí ann cosúil leis an taithí a bhí againn i mbliana. Nílimid ag iarraidh go mbeidh an taithí chéanna againn an bhliain seo chugainn.

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Táimid ag iarraidh an fhadhb a réiteach sa chomhthéacs atá againn ag an bpointe seo agus sa scaffolding atá againn. Seasaim go mór leis an obair atá á déanamh ag an bhforas. Tá foireann iontach ann. Tá príomhfheidhmeannach agus cathaoirleach an bhoird iontach ann. Táimid i dteagmháil rialta leo. Táimid ag-----

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Ag an bpointe seo, tá an chéad grúpa de phleananna ag teacht chun deiridh. Tá muid ag déanamh athbhreithnithe orthu. Tá muid ag teacht go dtí deireadh an athbhreithnithe sin. Aontaím go mór leis an Teachta go bhfuil na hoifigigh pleanála teanga ag déanamh an-jab. Tá mé ag iarraidh go mbeidh support breise le haghaidh na...

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Déanfaidh mé iarracht ardú a fháil. Tá mé ag ceapadh go bhfuil an t-ádh orainn go bhfuil gur iarAire Stáit a raibh cúraimí na Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge air é an tAire caiteachais phoiblí, an Teachta Jack Chambers. Tuigeann sé cé chomh tábhachtach is atá an próiseas sin. Pléifidh muid an cás le...

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Sin an chéad cheist.

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Naíonraí.

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Níl aon phlean ag an bpointe seo faoi scéim labhairt na Gaeilge. Maidir le cúrsaí luathbhlianta, tá súil againn forbairt a dhéanamh ar an bpacáiste tacaíochta teaghlaigh a rinne Tuismitheoirí na Gaeilge thar ceann na Roinne agus tabharfar faoi thaighde i scrúdú bailí a d’fhéadfadh tacaíocht breise a chur ar...

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: Tiocfaidh mé ar ais chuig an Teachta ar an bpointe sin.