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Enterprise Development (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: I met the Commissioner, along with my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Brendan Smith, and we discussed a wide range of issues. This is probably the first time, I gather, that rural development has been assigned to the Agriculture Commissioner, and he expressed considerable interest, not just in the LEADER programme, but in the general bottom-up approach it...

Enterprise Development (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: I do not believe so. The origins of the LCDP programme are different, first of all. Even in the mid-term I do not foresee significant changes in what the LEADER programme is doing. There is greater collaboration at this stage, I believe, between all the local stakeholders right across the country, if for no other reason than they realise a smaller pot of money is now available, and they...

Drug Treatment Services (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: Deputy Wall is correct that heroin use is prevalent in all parts of the country. Some communities are good at recognising the need to address the issue and many have done so. I have travelled extensively in the context of examining interventions. Deputy Wall referred to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's area, which is an example of how despite a community's response to a problem there will...

Drug Treatment Services (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: I have never been under any illusion in terms of the challenge of trying to keep ahead of the drugs issue. The situation is forever changing. There is a danger that we will chase after the latest headline. A couple of months ago that was head shops and we are now back to heroin and are speaking more of the need for rehabilitation, detox beds and so on. Merchant's Quay Ireland is to the...

Drug Treatment Services (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: I have met the main organisations, including the three large sporting organisations who are aware of their responsibilities and are implementing good programmes. Only two days after my appointment, I was invited to Croke Park to see what the GAA is doing with the HSE. I met on that occasion with representatives of the Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Rugby Football Union and...

Drug Treatment Services (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: I appreciate what Deputy Feighan said. Public representatives play an important role in drugs task forces as do others. The community response to the head shops is a good example of what can be done when people recognise danger. We will have to continue to develop our response regardless of where the problem arises. Despite all its critics, the Health Service Executive is co-operating and...

Irish Language (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware, the draft 20 year strategy for Irish was published by the Government at the end of 2009 and was referred to the Joint Committee for Arts, Sports, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for consideration. The joint committee undertook a process of consultations with various stakeholders during the year. It invited groups and individuals from the various...

Irish Language (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: To answer the last question first, I understand the Whips were discussing the timetable for that. I presume it is up to them and the House to decide when that debate will take place. I am more than happy to support that. We had an extremely good debate in the Seanad yesterday. I was listening to Raidió na Gaeltachta on the way back from Armagh today and it seemed to have kept that radio...

Irish Language (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: I will make three of it so. I was in Carlow some weeks ago where a mini oireachtas was going on for the best part of a fortnight. They have a network of naonraí gaelscoil Gaelcholáistí, and the institute is located there. The public is also engaged also and it is working towards what has been set out. The local authority is heavily engaged working towards bilingual status for Carlow...

Irish Language (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: The situation is getting worse. This House has led the debate. It was the Government and this House that developed a strategy. It was debated for seven months by the joint committee. There is soft support, and the purpose of the strategy is to convert that soft support into real support. The objective is to increase the number of Irish speakers over the 20 year period from €83,000...

Acadamh na hOllscholaíochta Gaeilge (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: Faoi mar is eol don Teachta, chuir mo Roinnse cúnamh ar fáil d'Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge ón uair a bunaíodh é chun foirgnimh agus áiseanna a fhorbairt sa Ghaeltacht agus chun na hIonaid atá ag an Acadamh sa Ghaeltacht a bhainistiú. Cuireadh cuid den chúnamh seo ar fáil tríÚdarás na Gaeltachta. Is ar mhaithe le forbairt an phobail agus buanú na Gaeilge mar theanga...

Acadamh na hOllscholaíochta Gaeilge (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: Tááthas orm a chloisteáil go dtuigeann an Teachta McGinley an tábhacht a bhaineann leis an chóras oideachais go ginearálta i leith na straitéise. Mar a dúirt mé sa Seanad inné, tá an córas oideachais lárnach chun an straitéis a chur i gcrích i measc an phobail. Mar a dúirt an Teachta, tá sár-obair á déanamh ag an acadamh sin i nDún na nGall, i gConamara agus in áiteanna...

Acadamh na hOllscholaíochta Gaeilge (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: Aontaím leis sin. Bhí caiteachas ag an acadamh timpeall €12.5 milliún. Ba cheart go mbeadh thart ar €5 milliún nó€6 milliún le fáil dó go mbeidh sé in ann leanúint ar aghaidh leis na cúrsaí atá ar siúl aige faoi láthair agus na riachtanais atá aige. Tá ganntanas airgid ann, áfach, agus caithfimid bheith réadúil. Ní féidir liom a rá inniu cé mhéad airgid a...

Irish Language Strategy (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to today's Question No. 45. As the Deputy will be aware, the draft 20-year strategy for Irish was published by the Government at the end of 2009 and was referred to the Joint Committee on Arts, Sports, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for its consideration. The joint committee held several meetings with stakeholders earlier this year, including...

Irish Language Strategy (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: We will narrow it. There were 39 recommendations, but there are now 38 because one of them - the recommendation for debates in the Seanad and the Dáil - was partly dealt with by yesterday's Seanad debate. Well, there are now 38 and a half. With regard to the future role of Údarás na Gaeltachta, both the draft strategy and the report of the joint committee contain a recommendation that a...

Irish Language Strategy (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: Mar a thuigim, tá athrú intinne tagtha ar dhuine éigin agus beidh na ranganna sin ar fáil. Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a chur in iúl do Mháirín de Brún, a bhí ag múineadh na Gaeilge san Oireachtas leis na blianta ar son Gaeleagrais. Tá síéirithe as a post anois agus guím gach ráth uirithi. Tiocfaidh mé ar ais chuig an Teachta chun eolas níos cruinne a thabhairt maidir...

Irish Language Strategy (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: Tá dualgais agus cúraimí breise le bheith ag an údarás, tá sin sa straitéis agus mhol an coiste sin.

Irish Language Strategy (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: Beidh. Caithfimid an tAcht a leasú nó Acht nua a thabhairt isteach. Beidh sin dréachtaithe in am chun é a thabhairt isteach.

Irish Language (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 9 of 1 July in which I confirmed that my Department keeps the work of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003 under continuing review. Furthermore, there is an obligation on me, as Minister, to review the operation of the Act each year, as provided for in section 5 of the Act, and to report formally to the Houses of the Oireachtas in this...

Irish Language (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: I request some latitude in trying to expand on this matter, which is by no means straightforward. The Official Languages Act requires local authority draft development plans to be produced simultaneously in Irish and English since they are key consultation documents. The requirement to publish official documents in Irish is strictly limited to very specific documents and does not encompass...