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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Eitilte (5 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Mar is eol don Teachta, d'fhoilsigh mé an tuarascáil athbhreithnithe a rinne EY ar an tseirbhís aeir d’Oileáin Árann faoi Oibleagáid Seirbhíse Poiblí ar an 28 Bealtaine. Tá an tuarascáil curtha ag mo Roinn faoi bhráid an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh i gcomhréir le Rialacháin an Aontais Eorpaigh 1008/2008/EC. Beidh na...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Seirbhísí Aeir Fóirdheonaithe (11 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Tá an ceart ar fad ag an Teachta. Cuirim fáilte roimhe chomh maith go bhfuil an chéad cheist i nGaeilge. Tá conradh i bhfeidhm ag mo Roinn le hAer Arann chun seirbhís aeir a chur ar fáil chuig na hOileáin Árann. Tiocfaidh deiridh leis an gconradh ar 30 Meán Fómhair i mbliana. Faoi théarmaí an chonartha, tá sé de rogha...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Seirbhísí Aeir Fóirdheonaithe (11 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Mar a dúirt mé, leanfaidh an conradh a bhaineann leis an seirbhís reatha go dtí 30 Meán Fómhair seo chugainn. Tá sé de rogha againn bliain eile a chur leis an gconradh ina dhiaidh sin. Tuigim go rímhaith cé chomh tábhachtach is atá an tseirbhís seo do mhuintir na n-oileáin, do chúrsaí tionsclaíochta agus...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Seirbhísí Aeir Fóirdheonaithe (11 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Mar a dúirt mé, foilsíodh an tuarascáil ar shuíomh Idirlíne mo Roinne beagnach coicís ó shin, ar an 28 Bealtaine. Tuigtear dom go bhfuil an tuarascáil curtha ag mo Roinn faoi bhráid an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh i gcomhréir le rialacháin an Aontais Eorpaigh. Mar sin, tá an tuarascáil curtha ar aghaidh go dtí an...

Other Questions: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (11 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Mar is eol don Teachta, is ar mo Roinn atá an fhreagracht uileghabhálach an straitéis 20 bliain don Ghaeilge a chomhordú agus a chur i bhfeidhm i gcomhar le réimse mór páirtithe leasmhara. Mar chuid den phróiseas sin, d'fhoilsigh mé tuarascáil anuraidh inar léiríodh an dul chun cinn foriomlán a rinneadh maidir le feidhmiú...

Other Questions: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (11 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Mar a dúirt an Teachta, is é an cuspóir atá againn go léir ná go mbeidh muintir na Gaeltachta, agus éinne eile sa tír a bhfuil fonn orthu é a dhéanamh, in ann a gcuid gnó a dhéanamh leis an Státchóras trí Ghaeilge. I mo thuairim, is próiseas measartha fada é seo. Glacfaidh sé am. Ar a laghad,...

Other Questions: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (11 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Aontaím leis an Teachta go bhfuil sé iontach tábhachtach go mbeadh éileamh ar sheirbhísí trí Ghaeilge ón ngnáthphobal - sa Ghaeltacht nó taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht. Cosúil le gach Teachta agus gach duine eile atá istigh anseo, bíonn mé ag plé leis na heagrais Stáit, ar nós na Coimisinéirí Ioncaim...

Other Questions: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (11 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Tuigim. Bíonn cruinnithe againn le ionadaithe ó Chonradh na Gaeilge go rialta. B'fhéidir go mbeidh deis againn iad a fheiceáil am éigin inniu. Mar is eol don Teachta, tá siad ag eagrú lá eolais in aice linn inniu. Bíonn muid i dteagmháil leo go rialta. Tuigeann muid na hiarratais atá déanta acu maidir le seirbhísí....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Aeir Fóirdheonaithe (11 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Dírím aird an Teachta ar an fhreagra a thug me ar Cheist Tosaíochta Uimh 1 don lá inniu. Tá conradh i bhfeidhm ag mo Roinn le hAer Arann chun seirbhís aeir a chur ar fáil chuig na hOileáin Árann. Tiocfaidh deiridh leis an chonradh ar 30 Meán Fómhair. Faoi théarmaí an chonartha, tá sé de rogha ag mo Roinn síneadh...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (11 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 24, 27 and 28 together. Ar 10 Iúil 2013, cheadaigh an Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh Theas socruithe nua d’eagraíochtaí atá bunmhaoinithe ag Foras na Gaeilge. Mar thoradh ar an gcinneadh sin, d'eagraigh Foras na Gaeilge próiseas tairisceana poiblí chun iarratais a fháil ó ghrúpaí ar mhaith leo...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cruthú Fostaíochta (11 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Dírím aird an Teachta ar an bhfreagra a thug mé ar Cheist Dála Uimh 5 den 17 Aibreán 2014. Mar a thug mé le fios san fhreagra sin, tuigim ó Údarás na Gaeltachta gur cruthaíodh 616 post nua in 2013 i gcliant-chuideachtaí de chuid an Údaráis sa Ghaeltacht. Ag deireadh na bliana sin, bhí 7,650 post i gcliant-chuideachtaí...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: An Teanga Gaeilge (12 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a thabhairt don Seanadóir as an ábhar seo a thógáil ar an Athló. Fáiltím roimh an deis insint go díreach dó agus don Teach caidé mar a sheasann cúrsaí maidir leis an cheist thábhachtach seo i láthair na huaire. Bhain an Ghaeilge aitheantas amach mar theanga oifigiúil agus oibre de...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: An Teanga Gaeilge (12 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Seo mí Mheitheamh 2014 agus caithfidh cinneadh a bheith déanta roimh mí na Nollag 2015. Ciallaíonn sé sin go bhfuil bliain go leith againn le cinneadh a dhéanamh agus é a chur in iúl don Aontas Eorpach. San am i láthair, tá an cheist á scrúdú agus táimid ag amharc ar na féidireachtaí go léir. Ní...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: An Teanga Gaeilge (12 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Níor chuir mé isteach ar an Seanadóir.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: An Teanga Gaeilge (12 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Ní aontaím ar chor ar bith go bhfuilimid ag tarraingt na gcos. Tá mé i ndiaidh na fíricí a thabhairt. Tá mé cinnte go n-aontóidh éinne atá réadúil nó éinne atá seasmhach liom.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding (17 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: As Minister of State with responsibility for the Gaeltacht, I very much appreciate the importance of job creation in helping to retain sustainable communities in Gaeltacht areas. In that context, I wish to acknowledge the very important enterprise and employment function of Údarás na Gaeltachta as the regional economic agency for the Gaeltacht. Údarás na Gaeltachta's...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (17 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: As the Deputy is aware, Foras na Gaeilge is one of the agencies of An Foras Teanga, the NorthSouth Language Body, and its budget must accordingly be approved by the North South Ministerial Council. Foras na Gaeilge is co-financed on the basis of 75% from my Department and 25% from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in Northern Ireland. In addition, my Department provides certain...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (17 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: A decision on whether or not to extend the derogation for the use of Irish in EU institutions for a further period of time is required by December 2015 at the latest. In this context, my Department, in conjunction with the Department of the Taoiseach, is engaged in discussions with various stakeholders, including the EU institutions, in order to formulate specific proposals on the optimal...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance (17 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Following a review of the Official Languages Act 2003, my Department recently published the Heads of the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2014. Head 6 of the proposed Bill provides for an amendment to section 13 of the Act. This involves including a new subsection in section 13(2) stating that the posts within public bodies that require an Irish language competency be specified in language...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: I do not propose to accept this amendment. Procedures for the appointment of trustees are usually set out in the trust deed and rules of a pension scheme. Section 62 of the Pensions Act allows for regulations to be made to provide for member participation in the selection of persons to be appointed as trustees. I understand that, in practice, the provisions of the member trustee...