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Community Employment Schemes (8 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: I stated in my original reply that there are, nationally, 23,300 community employment schemes of which 2,200 are specifically ring-fenced for the delivery of child care services. I understand that, as of April, there were 1,792 participants in ring-fenced child care places in community employment schemes. That is a significant number. I also stated there was some indication that...

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: Fine Gael supported it all the way.

Written Answers — Úsáid na Gaeilge: Úsáid na Gaeilge (15 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: Tá sé beartaithe go ndéanfar foráil faoin Bhille Gaeltachta do shainmhíniú reachtúil nua ar an Ghaeltacht a bheidh bunaithe feasta ar chritéir theangeolaíocha le hais an tsainmhínithe mar a sheasann sé faoi láthair atá bunaithe ar limistéir shonracha gheografacha. Tá sé i gceist go dtabharfar stádas reachtúil faoin Bhille Gaeltachta do cheantair pleanála teanga sa...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: I am taking this adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn. I thank Senator Reilly for raising the question of St. Mary's national school in Virginia, County Cavan, and welcome the opportunity it provides to outline to the Seanad the Government's strategy for capital investment in major primary and post-primary education projects over the coming...

Seanad: Garda Operations (16 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Seanadóir as an cheist tábhachtach seo, a bhaineann le mo dháilcheantar féin agus le mo chontae féin, a ardú agus deis a thabhairt dom freagra a thabhairt thar ceann an Aire Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais os rud é nach féidir leis bheith anseo. The House will be aware that the Commissioner and his senior management team are responsible...

Seanad: Payment of Awards (16 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: I am standing in for my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, who unfortunately cannot attend the House. On behalf of the Minister, I would like to thank Senator Colm Burke for raising this important matter. As the Senator will be aware, the programme for Government includes a commitment to introduce legislation to facilitate the courts in making provision for structured...

British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly: Statements (17 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: Denis O'Brien is a fine Gaelgoir.

British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly: Statements (17 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: Tá an-chuid Gaeilge aige agus labhraíonn sé Gaeilge i gcónaí liom.

Written Answers — An Foras Teanga: An Foras Teanga (17 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: Is áisíneacht de chuid an Fhorais Teanga é Foras na Gaeilge a bunaíodh faoin Acht um Chomhaontú na Breataine-na hÉireann 1999 agus atá freagrach as an nGaeilge a chur chun cinn ar bhonn uile-Éireann. Tá an Foras Teanga freagrach don Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh Theas agus do na hAirí sna Ranna Urraíochta, is é sin mo Roinn féin agus an Roinn Cultúir, Ealaíon agus Fóillíochta...

Written Answers — Foras na Gaeilge: Foras na Gaeilge (17 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: Ní mór dom a mheabhrú don Teachta gurb é Foras na Gaeilge atá i mbun na hoibre seo a bhaineann leis an athbhreithniú ar na heagraíochtaí bunmhaoinithe. Tuigim ó Fhoras na Gaeilge gurb é an staid reatha maidir leis an bpróiseas seo ná go bhfuil tuarascáil á réiteach don bhord maidir leis na moltaí a tháinig chun cinn le linn an phróisis chomhairliúcháin phoiblí a...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (17 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: The scheme under which my Department provided grant assistance to local authorities for works on Gaeltacht roads was suspended formally last year in light of the limited capital allocation available for capital programmes in the Gaeltacht. It may be noted that my Department has not been in a position in recent years to allocate any significant funding to such programmes. The Deputy will...

Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (resumed) (23 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: Tá lúcháir orm deis a bheith agam labhairt ar an ábhar an-thábhachtach seo. Cuirim fáilte roimh an díospóireacht a bhí againn anseo, aréir agus anocht, ar an séadchomhartha náisiúnta seo atá chomh tábhachtach sin do shaol an Stáit seo, agus mar a bunaíodh saol an Stáit. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a thabhairt do na Teachtaí go léir atá an-dáiríribh agus an méid a bhí...

Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (resumed) (23 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: Bhí cupla rud eile le rá agam ach tuigimid uilig chomh tábhachtach agus atá an séadchomhartha seo. Is páirt dár stair agus dár muintir í. Nuair a bheidh an t-Aire ag déanamh aon chinneadh, tá mé cinnte go ndéanfaidh sé an cinneadh ceart ar mhaithe leis na daoine a thug a saol don tír agus don phoblacht seo agus don áras seo ina bhfuilimid anocht.

Seanad: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (23 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir as an ábhar seo, a luíonn le mo chroí féin, a thógáil anseo ar an Athló. Thug mé cuairt níos mó ná uair amháin ar theach an Phiarsaigh i Rosmuc. Ar cheann de na laethanta ar thug mé cuairt ann, bhí an aimsir cosúil leis an lá inniu. Ní iarrthadh éinne an áit a fhágáil agus tuigim cén fáth gur thit Pádraig Mac Piarais i ngrá leis...

Seanad: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (23 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: Mar adúirt mé tá baint ag mo Roinn, Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí, Údarás na Gaeltachta agus Fáilte Éireann le seo. Tá an rud á phlé i láthair na huaire. Ag an pointe seo, nílimid ag an pointe, chomh fada agus is eol dom, go bhuil costais measta, ach táimid ag súil go mbeidh siad sin ar fáil i lár na bliana.

Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: You would know plenty about Siberia and the gulags.

Closed Circuit Television Systems (24 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: I am responding to this matter on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Mr. Alan Shatter, who thanks the Deputy for raising this matter. The community-based CCTV scheme was first launched in 2005 to provide financial assistance towards the capital costs of establishing community CCTV systems. To date, two major rounds of the scheme have been advertised in 2005-06 and in...

Closed Circuit Television Systems (24 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: I thank the Deputy for the information he has brought forward and the proposals he has made. I can assure him that they will be brought to the Minister's attention as soon as possible.

Future of National Library (24 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: I thank Deputy White for raising this matter. As he will be aware, in November 2011, the Government announced a number of amalgamations and mergers of bodies that come within the ambit of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Details of these can be accessed on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform at www.per.gov.ie. The amalgamation and merger of...

Future of National Library (24 May 2012)

Dinny McGinley: I acknowledge the points raised by the Deputy and they will be brought to the attention of the Minister as soon as possible. On a personal note, I have a positive experience of having been in the National Library. The Deputy mentioned that scholars go there. Poor scholars and students used to go there and there was many a night I spent in the reading room there studying whatever I was...