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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Offshore Islands (22 Jan 2019)

Seán Kyne: As Minister with responsibility for the islands, I note with regret the decline in the population of our offshore islands.  I believe the reason for this to be multi-layered and not attributable to any one cause. Undoubtedly, socio-economic factors are a contributor to this decline and this was particularly identified in the report of the Inter-departmental...

Local Government Bill 2018: From the Seanad (23 Jan 2019)

Seán Kyne: I will touch on some of the issues about which I spoke before Christmas. Deputy Ó Cuív, among others spoke, about funding. It must be a year since we had our first meeting, with almost full attendance by Deputies from the constituencies of Galway West, Galway East and Roscommon-Galway, to discuss the issue of funding with senior officials. We were presented with a tabular...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Seán Kyne: I dtús báire ba mhaith liom a rá gur reachtaíocht fíorthábhachtach í an Bille um Thionóntachtaí Cónaithe (Leasú) (Uimh. 2) 2018 a chabhróidh linn na cuspóirí agus na haidhmeanna atá sa phlean Atógáil Éireann, plean gníomhaíochta maidir le tithíochta agus easpa dídine, a bhaint amach....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ferry Services Provision (24 Jan 2019)

Seán Kyne: It is a requirement of contracts in place between my Department and private ferry operators that a timetable be agreed between the operator and representatives of the island community. Specifically in relation to Sherkin Island, my officials have been in contact with both the operator and island representatives in relation to moving the 2pm Monday to Friday sailing to 2:15pm during the...

Informal Adoptions (Regularisation) Bill 2019: First Stage (29 Jan 2019)

Seán Kyne: No.

Amendment of Orders of Reference of Special Joint Committee on Climate Action: Motion (29 Jan 2019)

Seán Kyne: I move:That the Order of the Dáil of 3rd July, 2018, relating to the Special Joint Committee on Climate Action, be amended in paragraph (g) by the deletion of ‘31st January, 2019’ and the substitution therefor of ‘28th February, 2019’.

Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of the United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury: Referral to Select Committee (29 Jan 2019)

Seán Kyne: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury, done at Kumamoto, Japan on 10th October, 2013, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 23rd January, 2019, be referred to the Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment, in accordance with Standing Order 84A(3)(b), which, not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (29 Jan 2019)

Seán Kyne: Tá a bhfuil ráite i bhfreagra an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna ar cheist an Teachta nótáilte. Mar is eol don Teachta, is í mo Roinnse atá freagrach as comhordú a dhéanamh ar fhorfheidhmiú na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030. Déantar é sin i gcomhar leis na páirtithe leasmhara éagsúla a bhfuil baint acu...

Plain Language Bill 2019: First Stage (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Kyne: No.

Regulation of Private Security Firms Bill 2019: First Stage (31 Jan 2019)

Seán Kyne: No.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: This issue was not raised at the Business Committee last week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Two items were raised and they are being discussed this week. The Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, will be here tomorrow to debate CervicalCheck and there will also be a debate on Thursday on the mother and baby homes. The Minister will take Question Time today and be before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health tomorrow for a number of hours where I am sure this issue will be raised.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: As I indicated earlier, the Minister is to take oral parliamentary questions today and will be before a committee tomorrow for a number of hours. He will also attend the Dáil for statements on CervicalCheck. I propose that we defer to next week the oral parliamentary questions to the Minister which were to occur this week.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I propose that the Minister would come in today for two hours at 3.47 p.m. to discuss the matters relating to the nurses' strike, with oral questions scheduled for today deferred until next week.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (5 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that, in relation to today’s business, Tuesday proposals No. 1 and 2 as contained in the first revised report of the Business Committee are hereby agreed to and, in relation to Thursday’s business, the Dáil shall sit at 10 a.m. to take statements on the nurses’ and midwives’ strike to which the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéimeanna Teanga (5 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Fuarthas an chéad dréacht den chéad scéim teanga ón Roinn Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail ar 18 Eanáir 2019. Tá an dréachtscéim sin á plé agus á meas ag oifigigh mo Roinne faoi láthair. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh sé faofa taobh istigh de roinnt seachtainí.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Is drochscéal é seo don Ghaeltacht ach, buíochas le Dia, tá na poist ag fanacht i gContae na Gaillimhe agus ní bheidh aon phost caillte. Tá an scéal faoin ábhar seo agus faoin gcinneadh seo fada. Beidh HID agus Údarás na Gaeltachta ag déanamh ráiteas inniu nó amárach faoi seo. Beidh mé in ann caint faoin scéal...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Is é gnó an lae inniu ná Uimh. 13, tairiscint maidir le ceadú beartaithe ag Dáil Éireann i ndáil le téarmaí Choinbhinsiún Minamata na Náisiún Aontaithe ar ais ón gcoiste; Uimh. 14, tairiscint maidir le róta na nAirí i gcomhair ceisteanna parlaiminte, an Roinn Gnó, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta agus an Roinn...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (12 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 12th December, 2017, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Education and Skills, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence:Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation...

Standing Orders: Motion (12 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I move:That, in accordance with the recommendations under Standing Order 107(1)(a) of the sub-Committee on Dáil Reform, and with effect from 13th February, 2019, the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business be amended as follows:(a) by the adoption of the following Standing Order in substitution for Standing Order 22:‘22.(1) (a) If, a quarter of an...