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Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Details of payments in excess of €6,350 made under those subheads of my Department's Vote that are part-funded by the National Lottery are included as part of the annual Appropriation Accounts for my Department. The subheads in question relate to: Ciste na Gaeilge; Grants for Community and Voluntary Services; and Local and Community Development. The published Appropriation Accounts for the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: The details requested by the Deputy in relation to my Department, including fees paid to legal professionals for advice and research, are reflected in the table. Also reflected in the table are the details, as advised to my Department, in respect of agencies/bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group. Department / Body / Agency 2002 (from June) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008...

Message from Seanad (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Tairgim: "Go léifear an Bille an Dara hUair anois." Tááthas orm an deis seo a thapú chun an Bille um Údarás na Gaeltachta (Leasú) 2010 a thabhairt faoi bhráid Dháil Éireann inniu. Is Bille an-ghairid é seo a bhfuil sé de chuspóir aige an tréimhse ama incheadaithe is faide idir toghcháin d'Údarás na Gaeltachta a mhéadúó chuig bliana go leith go dtí seacht mbliana go...

Message from Seanad (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Tréaslaím leis an Teachta Feighan mar gheall ar an phost nua atá aige. Tá a fhios agam go ndéanfaidh sé sár-jab agus tá súil agam go mbeimid in ann comhoibriú le chéile. Níl an Rialtas ag iarraidh teitheadh ón gcóras daonlathach. Tá súil agam go mbeidh mé in ann reachtaíocht chuimsitheach nua a thabhairt isteach sa Teach i bhfad níos luaithe ná Deireadh Fómhair 2012....

Message from Seanad (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Bhí sí faoi bhráid fhochoiste an chomhchoiste. Níl sí faighte agam ar aon nós ach tá súil agam go bhfaighidh mé go luath í.

Message from Seanad (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Caithfidh mé an tuarascáil a fháil fós agus, ansin, caithfear í a phlé. Gabhaim buíochas do na Teachtaí as páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht. Dúradh a lán rudaí faoin dréachtstraitéis. Sin an chuid is fearr den scéal atá a insint againn agus tá sé práinneach go gcuirfear sin i bhfeidhm chomh tapaidh agus is féidir. Luaigh an Teachta McGinley gníomhaíochtaí an...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Mar a dúirt mé níos luaithe, is í aidhm an Bhille seo ná síneadh a chur le tréimhse oifige bhord reatha Údarás na Gaeltachta. Ciallóidh sé seo go mbeidh leanúnachas ann le linn tréimhse thar a bheith cinniúnach don eagraíocht, nuair a bheidh leasuithe maidir lena cumhachtaí, feidhmeanna agus struchtúr á mheas. Sa reachtaíocht atá i bhfeidhm cheana féin, tugtar tréimhse...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Ardaíodh an cheist chéanna nuair a bhí an Bille seo á phlé sa Seanad. Dúirt mé ansin go mbeadh gá dul ar ais chuig Oifig an Ard Aighne dá ndéanfaí athrú ar an Bhille seo. Níl sé i gceist agam sin a dhéanamh ar na cúiseanna a luaigh mé. Cur amú acmhainní Stáit a bheadh ann dá mbeadh toghchán ann anois agus ansin ceann eile i gceann bliana. Nílim chun an leasú a...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: This scheme was discontinued in 2003 and I have no plans at present to reintroduce it.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 414 and 415 together. As the Deputy is aware, responsibility for progressing the active citizenship agenda was transferred from the Department of the Taoiseach to my Department in May 2010. My Department will be supported in its role by the Steering Group on Active Citizenship, chaired by Ms Mary Davis, which is working to develop community engagement and...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy is aware, the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme and the Community Development Programme were my Department's two main social inclusion/community development programmes. These came to an end on 31 December last and have been superseded by a new integrated programme, the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP). All community development projects (CDPs) and...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware, the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies was updated and published by the Department of Finance in May 2009. I can confirm that a copy of the Code has been provided to each of the bodies/agencies that are funded from my Department's Vote Group. The bodies/agencies to which the Code applies specifically are as follows: · Commissioners for...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Funding contracts under the Scheme referred to by the Deputy are due to expire on 31 December 2010. Officials in my Department are currently carrying out a review of the Scheme and all organisations involved in the Scheme are being consulted as part of that process. On the basis of the findings of the review, I will consider the options available to me at the appropriate time.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Details provided to my Department by Pobal regarding the 2010 allocations to groups under the Local and Community Development Programme (i.e., the successor programme since 1 January 2010 to both the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme and the Community Development Programme) are set out in the table below: Group Allocation Cumulative paid to date (June 2010) Balance for drawdown*...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: My Department is responsible for the delivery of Axes 3 & 4 of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP), for which overall funding of the order of €425m is available. There are 36 Local Action Groups contracted on my Department's behalf to deliver the RDP throughout the country and these Groups are the principal decision-makers in relation to the allocation of project funding. The...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: I am aware of the Labour Court recommendation in this case. However, the position is that my Department was not, and never has been, the employer of the staff in question. Such staff are employed by independent companies, limited by guarantee, and have employment contracts with those companies. Therefore, any employment matters are solely for the boards of those companies. I would also draw...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (6 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: In relation to the matter referred to in the details supplied by the Deputy, there has been no such occurrence in 2010 in the case of my Department. Question No. 424 withdrawn.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware, the Irish Government Offsetting Scheme was introduced in June 2007 to fulfil commitments given in the National Climate Change Strategy 2007-2012 to introduce carbon offsetting for all air travel by Ministers and officials on Government business. The relevant payments are made to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), located in Vienna,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: My Department has decentralised to interim accommodation in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo, as part of the 2003 Decentralisation Programme. All travel and subsistence paid to staff in my Department is in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines and all such costs relating to decentralisation are paid from within existing resources. The amount of travel and subsistence paid to decentralised...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: I am advised that my Department incurred expenditure of the nature referred to by the Deputy of €45,222 in 2009 and €38,603 in 2010 to date. Key areas where expenditure on advertising was incurred included: · my Department's entry in the State section (green pages) of the 2010 Telephone Directory; · a public invitation for applications for membership of the Ministerial Council on...