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Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that statements and questions and answers on the leaving certificate 2020 calculated grades shall be taken today immediately following a 15-minute sanitisation sos which shall follow the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020 - Second Stage, and the statements and questions and answers shall be confined to a single round which shall not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: Tá plean teanga Chathair na Gaillimhe curtha faoi bhráid mo Roinne ag Foras na Gaeilge le tamall agus á bhreithniú faoi láthair. Tuigim ó mo chuid oifigigh go raibh comhfhreagras idir iad agus Foras na Gaeilge, atá freagrach as maoirsiú a dhéanamh ar an scéal sa chás seo, ina thaobh le deireanaí. Táim ag súil le moladh...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: My Department, under its Irish Language Support Schemes, provides funding for various Irish language organisations and projects, to support and encourage youth development through the medium of the Irish language. The grants are aimed primarily at organisations or groups operating outside the Gaeltacht. My Department has provided current and capital funding to TechSpace (Camara Education)...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Island Communities (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: My Department provides financial support to build or upgrade community, language and recreational facilities in Gaeltacht areas through its Community and Language Supports Programme. Under this programme, I recently allocated €424,462 - equivalent to 90% of the total cost - to Comhlacht Forbartha Inis Meáin to enable them to begin works on the development of a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: Mar is eol don Teachta, is cúram don Roinn Tithíochta, Pleanála agus Rialtas Áitiúil, agus na húdaráis áitiúla atá faoina stiúr, cúrsa tithíochta trí chéile lena n-áirítear tithíocht agus pleanáil tí sa Ghaeltacht.  Is i gcomhréir leis na forálacha ábhartha san Acht um...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: Tá tosaíochta an Rialtais maidir leis an Ghaeilge agus an Ghaeltacht leagtha amach sa Chlár Rialtais a foilsíodh lé déanaí.  Tugann an Rialtas nua aitheantas do thábhacht na Gaeilge mar chéad teanga an stáit, mar theanga bheo agus mar chuid dár n-oidhreacht.  Táimid diongbháilte, ní hamháin go mbeadh...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fostaíocht sa Ghaeltacht (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: Tosaíodh ar fhorbairt eastáit tionscail ar an Tulaigh i 1983 mar acmhainn luachmhar de chuid Údarás na Gaeltachta mar a bhaineann sé fostaíocht a chruthú agus gnóthaí a mhealladh chuig ceantar na Tulaí. Le beagnach 40 bliain anuas tá fostaíocht leanúnach curtha ar fáil do phobal Chonamara ag comhlachtaí de gach...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: Tá sé curtha in iúl ag Údarás na Gaeltachta go bpléitear an tábhacht atá leis an nGaeilge a chur chun cinn i ngach réimse den ghnó mar chuid den phlé a ndéanann an tÚdarás le cliantchomhlachtaí dá chuidse i dtaca le gnó a bhunú nó a fhorbairt sa Ghaeltacht. Tugtar le fios do na...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: Is féidir liom a dheimhniú don Teachta go bhfuil scríofa ag mo Roinn chuig na húdaráis áitiúla a bhfuil ceantar Gaeltachta ina ndlinse ar roinnt ócáidí thar na blianta chun a mheabhrú dóibh a gcuid dualgais maidir leis an nGaeilge a mheabhrú dóibh.  Tapaíonn mo Roinn na deiseanna a tugtar di...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaelcholáistí Issues (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: The Deputy may be aware that my Department, via Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge, subvents the cost of attending summer college in Gaeltacht regions. Under the terms of the scheme, the Department provides a subsidy, currently worth €10 per day (equivalent to €220 per student for a three week course) which benefits over 26,000 students a year while staying in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: In 2005, Foras na Gaeilge introduced Scéim Pobal Gaeilge (SPG) - the Irish Language Community Scheme - offering local voluntary community committees the opportunity to apply for financial assistance towards the costs of implementing a three year business plan for the development and enhancement of the Irish language among their respective target areas and groups. SPG was...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Toghcháin d'Údarás na Gaeltachta (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: Luaitear sa Chlár Rialtais go ndéanfar athbhreithniú ar struchtúir fheidhmiúcháin agus rialachais Údarás na Gaeltachta, agus ar an bpróiseas roghnúcháin do Bhord an Údaráis. Faoi láthair, tá cúigear comhalta a d’ainmnigh na hÚdaráis Áitiúla a bhfuil ceantar Gaeltachta faoina gcúram...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá gealltanas sonrach tugtha i gClár an Rialtais seo, go ndéanfar Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) a achtú roimh dheireadh na bliana seo. Le hachtú an Bhille seo, tá i gceist, mar chuid de, go ndéanfar deireadh a chur le córas na scéimeanna teanga agus córas nua a chuir i bhfeidhm ag baint...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: Tuigim go maith an tábhacht atá leis an mBille seo, a foilsíodh i Nollaig 2019, do phobal labhartha na Gaeilge.  Tá teagmháil déanta le mo Roinn ag páirtithe leasmhara cheana féin, an Coimisinéir Teanga agus Conradh na Gaeilge san áireamh, lena gcuid moltaí maidir leis an mBille.  Ag eascairt as na...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legislative Process (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: Following approval by Cabinet, the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill was published in December 2019.  Consultation with stakeholders was a key component of the drafting process and my Department has consulted with key stakeholders to ascertain their views and recommendations. More recently, I held meetings with various stakeholders, including Conradh na Gaeilge and An...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Garda Deployment (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: The matter of appointments or assignments of gardaí to Gaeltacht areas is specifically covered under the provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. Under Section 33(2) of the Act it is provided that: - The Garda Commissioner shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that members of the Garda Síochána stationed in a district that includes a Gaeltacht area are...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government acknowledges the importance of the Irish language as the first language of the State, as a living language and as a vital component of the heritage of this island.  My Department has overall responsibility for co-ordinating the implementation of the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030, which represents the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Island Communities (1 Oct 2020)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Islands (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020, responsibility for the offshore Islands has recently transferred from my Department to the Department of Rural and Community Development, with effect from 23 September 2020. Having said that, my Department continues to provide funding to support the...

Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: First Stage (30 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: No.

Dissolution of Standing Order 131 Committee: Motion (30 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: I move: The Order of the Dáil of 5th March 2020 in relation to the Standing Order 131 Select Committee is hereby rescinded and the Committee is accordingly dissolved for the remainder of the 33rd Dáil.