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Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: Programme E provides for grants and aid for Inland Fisheries Ireland which is responsible for the conservation, management and regulation of Ireland's inland fishery resource. The programme includes an allocation of just under €17.6 million towards the staff costs of Inland Fisheries Ireland, the Loughs Agency which covers the Foyle and Carlingford Lough and the Irish Lights...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: There are two particular stocks, salmon and eel, of particular concern to the Department. Salmon stocks have not performed as expected, anticipated or hoped for following the ban on drift netting in 2007. It was considered there would be an exponential increase in salmon stocks. While the increase in salmon numbers was very positive in the first year after the ban, they declined suddenly...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (11 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: The Inland Fisheries Bill 2017 will be before the House this week. I hope this important legislation will be passed without undue delay in the Dáil to ensure Inland Fisheries Ireland will have proper powers of prosecution. It has not been brought to my attention that costs will arise from a backlog of cases. Inland Fisheries Ireland has not raised any issue in that regard. My...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: On 6 April 2016, my Department sanctioned current funding of €15,000 in total under Scéim Seirbhísí Réamhscoile agus Iarscoile (SSRI) to the organisation in question for a 12 month period. This scheme was established in March 2014 with the objective of providing assistance to Gaeltacht-based Family Support Centres and certain Gaeltacht pre-school services which...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú Údarás na Gaeltachta (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: Tuigim ó Údarás na Gaeltachta gur íocadh €1,545,528 le 30 eagraíocht pobail i 2016 chun clár forbartha pobail a fheidhmiú ina gceantar feidhme. Ag éirí as an soláthar airgid de €3.25m atá ar fáil don Údarás faoi fho-mhír C7 de Vóta na Roinne do 2017, tuigim ón Údarás go bhfuil...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Data (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 330 and 331 together. The following tables set out details of the salmon rod and line return figures for Harvest and Catch and Release, over the past six years relating to the Bangor County Mayo Fishery District. These details, in respect of all Fishery Districts, are complied and published annually by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) and are available on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Expenditure (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the state agency responsible for the protection, management and conservation of Ireland's inland fisheries and sea angling resources. IFI has supported the rainbow and brown trout stocking requirements of Ireland’s trout angling stakeholders for some time from its fish farm operations which are a day to day operational matter for the Board of...

Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Order for Second Stage (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to present the Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 for the consideration of the House. The purpose of this Bill is to confer an explicit power on Inland Fisheries Ireland, IFI, to bring and prosecute summary proceedings for inland fisheries offences. It achieves this by amending Part 4 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 by...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Harbours and Piers Funding (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: A total of €621,961 was spent by my Department over the period 2004 to 2007 on consultancy services aimed at the development of Inis Oírr pier. Under the Government’s capital investment plan, Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016 – 2021, additional funding of €8 million has been earmarked for this development. My officials have met...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Foras Teanga (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá an Foras Teanga mar cheann de na 6 chomhlacht forfheidhmithe a bunaíodh faoin Acht um Chomhaontú na Breataine-na hÉireann 1999 agus tá sé comhdhéanta de dhá áisíneacht ar leith, eadhon, Foras na Gaeilge agus Gníomhaireacht na hUltaise. Sa chomhthéacs sin, cuirtear maoiniú ar fáil don bhForas...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú Údarás na Gaeltachta (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: Foilsíonn Údarás na Gaeltachta an t-eolas atá á lorg ag an Teachta ina dTuarascáil Bhliantúil agus Cuntais a leagtar faoi bhráid Thithe an Oireachtais gach bliain. Tá Tuarascáil Bhliantúil agus Cuntais na heagraíochta do na blianta 2014 agus 2015 leagtha faoi bhráid Tithe an Oireachtais cheana féin agus tá siad ar...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: Ar mhaithe le tacú le cur i bhfeidhm na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge agus leis an bpróiseas pleanála teanga mar a leagtar amach é in Acht na Gaeltachta 2012, cuireadh soláthar airgid faoi leith ar fáil sna blianta 2014-2017 briste síos mar seo a leanas: 2014 2015 2016 2017 €499,000 €546,000 €1,000,000 €1,250,000 De...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Meath na Gaeltachta (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Le foilsiú thorthaí daonáireamh 2016 mar a bhaineann siad leis an nGaeilge, léirítear go leanann na dúshláin atá roimh an nGaeilge mar theanga. I bhfianaise na dtorthaí seo, is gá ár gcuid iarrachtaí a threisiú tuilleadh mar fhorais Stáit, mar eagraíochtaí Gaeilge agus mar phobal i gcoitinne chun na...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Meath na Gaeltachta (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Aontaím leis an Teachta go bhfuil na rudaí seo dúshlánach ó thaobh an teanga agus ó thaobh an daonra. Ag an am céanna, tá a fhios ag an Teachta go raibh eacnamaíocht na tíre i ndrochstaid le blianta beaga anuas. D'imigh 127,000 duine ar imirce thar lear idir 2009 agus 2014. Sílim go raibh Gaeilge líofa ag cuid de na daoine sin...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Meath na Gaeltachta (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Tá 17 scéim aontaithe don chéad uair le 16 mí anuas-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Meath na Gaeltachta (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: -----rud a chiallaíonn go bhfuil 17 comhlacht nach raibh aon scéim acu riamh cheana ceangailte anois le réimse leathan de gealltanais ó thaobh na Gaeilge de. Tá dul chun cinn déanta. Tá an ceart ag an Teachta nach bhfuil cuid de na scéimeanna foilsithe go fóill. Tá siad ag teacht isteach. Is é an príomhrud ó thaobh na...

Other Questions: Acht na Gaeltachta (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Faoin bpróiseas pleanála teanga mar a leagtar amach é in Acht na Gaeltachta 2012, tá an Ghaeltacht roinnte i 26 Limistéar Pleanála Teanga ar leith. Faoin bpróiseas seo, tá i gceist go n-ullmhófar agus go bhfeidhmeofar plean teanga ar bhonn áitiúil i leith gach ceann de na limistéir seo i gcomhréir le forálacha...

Other Questions: Acht na Gaeltachta (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Níl aon cheann faighte agamsa fós. Tá ceann nó dhó faighte ag Údarás na Gaeltachta faoi láthair. Tá siad ag déanamh athbhreithniú ar na pleananna sin. Ansin, tá dhá phlean ann do Chois Fharraige agus do Ghaoth Dobhair, Rann na Feirste, Anagaire agus Loch an Iúir. Táimid ag súil go mbeidh ceann os comhair an...

Other Questions: Acht na Gaeltachta (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Mar a dúirt mé, bhí €735,000 ceadaithe do Údarás na Gaeltachta i mbliana. Tá €552,942 ceadaithe agam ina leith le caitheamh in 2017. Mar shampla, tá €42,000 ann do Mhúscraí, suas go dtí €50,000 do phlean Dhún na nGall theas agus €73,000 do phlean Chois Fharraige chun na pleananna sin a chur i bhfeidhm....