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Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (12 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Order of Business of today, that the Dáil shall sit later than 10.15 p.m. tomorrow and shall adjourn not later than 11.15 p.m., that a statement by the Minister for Health, followed by questions and answers, shall be taken immediately following Private Members' business and that the following arrangements shall apply: the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (12 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Tá comhaontú idir mo Roinn agus Comharchumann Thoraí Teoranta faoina maoiníonn mo Roinn seirbhís sealadach farantóireachta gasta idir Thoraigh agus an mórthír. Beidh an socrú sin i bhfeidhm ar a laghad go dtí 30 Aibreán 2019. Idir an dá linn, reáchtálfaidh mo Roinn comórtas úr tairisceana d'fhonn conradh...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Forbairt na nOileán (12 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Tá an cheist maidir le Clár Mionoibreacha 2019 do na hOileáin á scrúdú ag oifigigh mo Roinne faoi láthair i gcomthéacs an tsoláthair airgid atá ar fáil le caitheamh ar thograí oileánda i mbliana agus na n-éileamh éagsúla ar an soláthar sin.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na mBóithre Áise (12 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Faoi Scéim na mBóithre Áise de chuid mo Roinne, chuirtí airgead ar fáil do na húdaráis áitiúla ar mhaithe le obair dheisiúcháin a dhéanamh ar bhóithre beaga faoi leith sa Ghaeltacht. Le go mbeadh bóthar cáilithe chun críche na scéime, ba ghá roinnt coinníollacha faoi leith a bheith...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na mBóithre Áise (12 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá Scéim na mBóithre Straitéiseach faoina mbíodh ciste airgid á chur ar fáil ag mo Roinn do na húdaráis áitiúla ábhartha chun athchóiriú agus uasghrádú a dhéanamh ar bhóithre áirithe sa Ghaeltacht ar fionraí le tamall de bhlianta anuas. Is ar na húdaráis...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Data (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in tabular format below. County (Contae) 2015 2016 2017 2018 Dún na nGall New Full time Jobs Created 208 135 243 156 Job Losses -92 112 140 71 Net change +116 +23 +103 +85 Total at 31 December 2058 2090* 2193 2278 Maigh Eo New Full time Jobs Created 38 31 60 83 Job Losses -58 56 52 74 Net change -20...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Brexit Supports (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I have been advised by Údarás na Gaeltachta that a number of initiatives/measures have been put in train in order to safeguard their exposed client companies from a no deal Brexit. These include: - Meeting, on a regular basis, with client companies that will be most affected to discuss their business concerns and support analysis of their markets and strategic developments. ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding (14 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: The transfer of funds in 2019 from my Department to Údarás na Gaeltachta in order to enable the discharge the organisation's work programme in the domains specified in the Deputy's question, will be made, in line with approved financial procedures, over the course of the year in accordance with a payment schedule agreed between my Department and An tÚdarás.

Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I thank all Members for their contributions to the debate. It is important to bear in mind that the objective of the local property tax is to broaden the domestic tax base and to replace some of the revenue from transaction-based taxes with an annually recurring property tax. We know to our cost how, in the past, our reliance on transaction-based taxes proved to be an unstable source of...

Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I do not have that information.

Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: The review is due and the Minister for Finance has, I am sure, been asked about it on numerous occasions. I refer to the taking in charge of residential developments, the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2019, and the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011. Normal housing estates fall under the provisions of the Planning and Development Acts while multi-unit developments are covered by the...

Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: It is a sign of a nice Chief Whip.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Benefits Data (19 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of labour force (ILO) in the State. This survey replaced the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) from Q3 2017. The most recent LFS figures available are for Q4 2018. In Q4 2018, the number of persons aged 15-74 years in the labour force was 2,398,800, of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oidhreacht (19 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Bhí clár comórtha speisialta ann ag comóradh 400 bliain ó 'Eitilt na n-Iarlaí'. Eagraíodh imeachtaí ar fud na hÉireann, trasna na hEorpa agus chríochnaigh an clár sa Róimh. Tá fhios agam nach raibh rath ar na hiarrachtaí chun aon iarsmaí de chuid Aodh Ó Néill in eaglais Naomh Pietro a aimsiú agus a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (19 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Senator for raising the matter. I am sorry to hear of the concerns over the Big Tom statue because I know it was only recently installed in Castleblayney. I saw the television footage of the crowd and of the President attending its unveiling. The Market House at Castleblayney is a well-known building in Castleblayney's historic town centre which will be familiar to many people....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (19 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: As I stated, I am speaking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Madigan, and I know the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is acutely aware of the historic nature and significance of the Market House in Castleblaney. I am not here to speak on behalf of Monaghan County Council or to comment on matters that are part of the local authority's reserved functions, but I know the local...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Costs (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Private motor insurance is one of the items measured in the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) published by the CSO. To compile the Motor Insurance sub-index of the CPI, the CSO collects premiums information from a sample of insurance companies. The sample covers approximately two thirds of the motor insurance premiums written in the market. The insurance companies are requested to supply...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has overall responsibility for coordinating the implementation of the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030which represents the state's policy on the Irish language. Since the Strategy was launched in 2010 following cross-party approval, circa €400 million has been invested by the Exchequer via my Department in support of the language...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: The 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 (the Strategy), which represents the cornerstone of the Government’s policy on the Irish language, was published in December 2010, following cross-party support in the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Strategy contains a range of recommendations across nine areas, namely Education; The Gaeltacht; Family Transmission of the Language -...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Ar dtús báire, gabhaim buíochas as ucht an cuireadh a bheith leis an gcoiste tráthnóna chun ráiteas a dhéanamh faoin reachtaíocht maidir leis an mBreatimeacht. Táim anseo ar mo shon féin agus ar son an Aire sinsearach, Teachta Madigan. A no-deal Brexit would be highly disruptive and would have profound political, economic and legal...