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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (16 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 688. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cá mhéad uair in aghaidh na bliana, le cúig bliana anuas, a chuaigh sise, nó an tAire Stáit, i dteagmháil le Foras na Gaeilge maidir le billí rialtais. [42156/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (16 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 689. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht maidir leis an ngrúpa sinsearach d'oifigigh ardleibhéil ó Ranna cuí, a bhfuil cúraimí maoirseachta orthu i dtaobh an phlean gníomhaíochta don Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, ar tháinig sé le chéile go fóill agus, má tháinig, cá mhéad uair....

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister, Deputy Zappone, mentioned that she is a progressive Independent and underlined "progressive" a number of times in her speech. In the previous four budgets, through tax and USC, the Government has cut incomes in the State by €2.3 billion. That might be okay in happy days when there are no extreme difficulties affecting the State but the Minister and her colleagues...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (11 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 187. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated and total expenditure under the early years capital programme in each of the years 2015 to 2018. [41545/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (11 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 188. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to grant either retrospective funding or release future funding to a school (details supplied) in view of the exceptional circumstances in the case. [41546/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (9 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet with a person (details supplied) in relation ongoing difficulties they have in achieving justice. [40609/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 265. To ask the Minister for Health if all blood samples that are taken in sexual assault treatment units after a rape has occurred are tested for date rape drugs; his plans to fund and run a pilot study in which all blood samples taken in sexual assault treatment units to identify the size of this problem and its trend; his further plans to make the spiking of drinks...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme (4 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 7 September 2018, the costs of each action outlined. [40514/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (4 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost per year of establishing the two new Irish-medium teacher education programmes (details supplied). [40515/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (4 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 123. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment in each county; and the length of time these children are on the waiting lists [40384/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (3 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Comharlaím ar chomhaltaí a ghutháin phóca a mhúchadh ionas nach gcuireann siad isteach ar an gcóras fuaime agus ar craolacháin na cruinnithe. We have to discuss the Estimates for the year for the Department of Arts, Heritage and Culture. Before doing so, I suggest we go into private session to discuss some internal housekeeping business. Is that agreed?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Táimid ag déanamh plé leis an Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta maidir le Vóta Meastúcháin 33 - Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta, athrú lár bliana 2018. Cuirim fáilte rompu as teacht isteach anseo inniu. Mar is eol do na comhaltaí, caithfimid tosnú le cúrsaí dlíthiúil ar dtús. By virtue of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: We might first examine programme A and allow a couple of questions. If we are to go through it programme by programme, I ask that we keep contributions to five minutes because if they continue for ten on every programme, we will be here for a long time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The plan is to go through section A. The information has been broken into a number of different sections, A, B and D, and section C will follow later, discussed by, An tAire Stáit, Deputy McHugh. Perhaps Deputy Heydon's question did not pertain to section A.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government, as I understand it, has a plan to double the amount of investment in the arts over a seven-year period. That period has already begun. Is the Government on target to achieve its aims?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: My next question straddles two particular sections within the Department's spend. I want to contrast the two. The Arts Council has, thankfully, received a 50% increase in funding over recent years. Foras na Gaeilge, however, has gone in the other direction. These two bodies have had very different experiences, although they are under one Department. One section has received a welcome...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Foras na Gaeilge is going in the other direction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The question I am asking straddles two sections of this Department, but Foras na Gaeilge and the Arts Council have had radically different experiences in terms of their expenditure levels. I am not suggesting anything should be taken away from the expenditure on the Arts Council, but one has had its allocation increased over the last number of years while the other has had its allocation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I have done a massive study to find out where that rule exists in law.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I would be obliged. It does not exist in the Good Friday Agreement and it does not appear to exist in law.