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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (12 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: The Budget Estimates for 2017 were published by my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, yesterday and contain an allocation of €46.736m in total for programme expenditure on the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Islands. In addition, €13.239m has also been allocated to An Foras Teanga for 2017. In addition, I was pleased to confirm yesterday an...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Calafoirt agus Céanna (12 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Mar atá a fhios ag an Teachta, is cúram do Chomhairle Contae na Gaillimhe Cé an Chaladh Mhóir. Cé nach bhfuil acmhainní ag mo Roinnse i láthair na huaire chun oibreacha a chuir chun cinn ag an gcé sin, tá iarrtha agam ar mo chuid oifigigh an cheist maidir le réamh-phleanáil don togra a phlé leis an gComhairle Contae. Ní...

Topical Issue Debate: Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga (13 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Táim buíoch de na Teachtaí as an ábhar tábhachtach seo a ardú liom. Tá sé ardaithe freisin cheana féin ag mo chomhghleacaí, an tAire Stáit, Teachta Joe McHugh. Bunaíodh scéim na gcúntóirí teanga i 1999 chun an Ghaeilge a Iáidriú mar theanga Iabhartha i measc ghasúir bunscoile, go háirithe...

Topical Issue Debate: Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga (13 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Tá an ceart ag an Teachta Doherty go mbeadh sé i bhfad níos fearr dá mbeadh na scéimeanna seo fógartha níos luaithe ná mar a rinneadh sa chás seo. Aontáim leis an Teachta faoi sin. Tá an ceart ag an Teachta Gallagher gur fhógair mé na scoileanna sin ar an raidió. Mar a dúirt mé ina dhiaidh sin, ba cheart dom...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (13 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Molaim Ceisteanna Uimh. 116 go 118, cuimsitheach, a fhreagairt le chéile. Níl sprioc ná cuóta sonrach leagtha síos ag mo Roinn maidir leis an líon daoine atá in ann feidhmiú i nGaeilge, agus níl aon fhoráil shonrach sa reachtaíocht maidir le sprioc den sórt sin. Cuireann 54 ball foirne i mo Roinn a gcuid dualgas laethúil i...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Aerfoirt Réigiúnacha (13 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá próiseas tairisceana maidir le haersheirbhís d’Oileáin Árann ar siúl faoi láthair. Mar chuid den phróiseas sin, foilsíodh Iarratas ar Thairiscint inar leagadh amach na huastáillí a d’fhéadfaí a ghearradh faoin gconradh atá beartaithe. Ní féidir, dá bhrí sin, a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cuanta agus Céanna (13 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Chas oifigigh ó mo Roinn agus oifigigh ó Chomhairle Contae na Gaillimhe lena chéile tamall ó shin maidir leis an ábhar seo. Bhí an cruinniú sin tairbhiúil agus beidh na céimeanna cuí maidir leis an fhorbairt á thógáil ag an gComhairle sa tréimhse romhainn amach. Bheifí ag súil go lorgófaí...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (13 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: A grant of €508,989 in total was sanctioned to Muintearas Teo in respect of managing the Irish Language Assistants Scheme on behalf of my Department for the Donegal, Mayo, Galway and Meath Gaeltacht areas. The objective of the scheme is to reinforce Irish as the spoken language among young people in the Gaeltacht and the service is delivered for the most part through the network of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding (19 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: The Deputy will be aware that job creation in the Gaeltacht, through Údarás na Gaeltachta,is recognised as a key priority in the Programme for a Partnership Government.The programme also includes a commitment to an additional €300m, over the 5 year period 2017- 2021, for Enterprise Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta.I wish to reiterate that as Minister of State with...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (19 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: I thank Senator Feighan for putting down this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Heather Humphreys. I commend Senator Feighan for his work in regard to the turf cutting compensation scheme and the relocation scheme in recent years. I want to acknowledge the work of the last Government in sorting out a mess that was left behind. There was a debate in the Dáil...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (19 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: I want to concur with Senator Feighan and I commend him for the work he has done over the last five years in achieving this settlement on behalf of turf cutters in the Roscommon-Galway area and across the country. I also commend my former colleague, Mr. Paul Connaughton, who put a lot of work into this and travelled to Brussels to meet the Commissioner. The details are that the sum is...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: I confirm that the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland made a decision to postpone indefinitely the decision to close the hatcheries at Cullion in Mullingar and in Roscrea while it examines the future plans for them. I dealt with a Commencement Matter on this topic in the Seanad this morning, raised by Senator Robbie Gallagher, in which I said we would examine the plans when they come before...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Tá suim bhreise de €2.25 milliún san iomlán curtha ar fáil i mbuiséad 2017 do chlár Gaeilge, Gaeltachta agus oileánda mo Roinne. Maidir le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta, bhí €1 milliún breise i maoiniú caipitil aonuaire faighte mar chuid de Mheastacháin Athbhreithnithe 2016. Tá sé seo coinnithe don bhliain...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Ó thaobh ché an Chalaidh Mhóir de, táim oscailte don fhorbairt chun céim a trí a bhrú ar aghaidh agus na hacmhainní cuí a chur ar fáil chuige ón am seo amach. Beidh cruinniú agam le muintir ó Inis Meáin i gceann coicíse chun é seo a phlé le na feidhmeannaigh sa Roinn agus sa chomhairle contae. Ag an am seo...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Nílim freagrach as RTE. Is ceist é sin don Aire.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Is ceist é sin don Aire Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil, Teachta Denis Naughten.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Chas feidhmeannaigh ó RTE leis an Aire, an Teachta Denis Naughten, coicís ó shin chun cúrsaí buiséid a phlé i mo Roinn eile, an Roinn Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil. Táimid ag fanacht ar phleananna do chúrsaí Gaeltachta agus pleananna atá acu. B'fhéidir go bhféadfadh muid breis airgid...

Other Questions: Arts Funding (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Most of them have been opened.

Syrian Conflict: Statements (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: I commend the Business Committee on facilitating these statements. I acknowledge the calls by my colleague, Deputy Griffin, since 2012, for a debate on the situation in Syria. He has raised the matter in the Dáil on at least three occasions, each time seeking a debate. I add my voice of condemnation to those of my colleagues in regard to the tragedy that has been unfolding for some...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú d'Eagrais Ghaeilge (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Mar is eol don Teachta , is tríd an phróiseas meastacháin agus cáinaisnéise a dhéantar leithdháileadh ar an soláthar airgid a chuirtear ar fáil ar bhonn bliantúil do mo Roinnse agus, go deimhin, do na Ranna Rialtais go léir.  Sna Meastacháin do 2017, a d’fhoilsigh an tAire Caiteachais Poiblí agus...