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Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: No.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The exact data requested by the Deputy is not available. Table A shows the data on exports of goods classified by enterprise size class for 2016. Table A : Goods exports by enterprise size 2016 Enterprise size Value €million % of total Number of enterprises % of total Micro 6,917 6 5,007 59 Small 7,507 6 2,143 25 Medium 22,020 19 750 9 SMEs 36,443 31 7,900 92 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Minimum Wage (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of employment (ILO) in the State. This survey replaced the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) from Q3 2017. The most recent figures available are for Q4 2018 when the number of employees aged 15 years and over reporting earning the National Minimum Wage or less in the State was 137,200. Table 1 and 2 below show the...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016 was presented to the Dáil on 21 July 2016 and was passed by that House on 13 December 2018. I am pleased to have the opportunity to present the Bill to the Seanad today. The passage of this legislation through the Houses of the Oireachtas is delivering on a commitment in the Programme for a Partnership Government. Ireland has designated 75 natural...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: I presume so.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: These sites complement the 53 areas of protected raised bog and 50 areas of protected blanket bog in Ireland which have been selected for conservation as special areas of conservation, SACs, in accordance with the EU habitats directive. In recognition of the fact that the same legal regime did not apply to NHAs as to SACs, in April 2011 the then Government decided to carry out a scientific...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: It is up to the House.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I also thank all of the Senators for their contributions. I acknowledge the work of the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Madigan, and the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Humphreys, in taking this through. I will deal with some of the issues raised. Senator Ned O'Sullivan mentioned those involved. I referred to...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: No, but the matter was discussed on Committee Stage. It was flagged as a possibility. Senator Ó Céidigh referred to the long and proud tradition in many rural areas where, to be blunt about it, turf and fishing in the sea were all that people had. It was a way of life and it sustained many families. I accept the point made by the Senator - Senator Higgins mentioned this too -...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships Cost (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: General Government Gross Debt (or Maastricht Debt) is defined as debt liabilities of government in the categories Currency and Deposits, Debt Securities and Loans. Its compilation is the responsibility of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) who publish annual and quarterly estimates on the CSO website. Liabilities related to public-private partnerships (PPPs) which are classified off-balance...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships Data (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) publish data relating to PPP contracts biannually in April and October. The latest data is in respect of 2017 and can be seen on the CSO website under the category of Governments Accounts. The contractual capital value of on and off balance sheet PPP contracts at that date was €3,577.4 million. This represented 1.2% of 2017 GDP.

Criminal Justice (Conspiracy to Murder) Bill 2019: First Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: No.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (28 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that questions for oral answer to the Taoiseach under Standing Order 38 will not be taken on Tuesday, 2 April 2019 and oral questions to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport will be taken after the Order of Business.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: The information requested by the Deputy has been outlined in tabular format: Former Scheme Current Scheme Ciste na Gaeilge Irish Language Support Scheme Islands – Infrastructure No change Gaeltacht Improvement Schemes Community and Language Supports Programme Gaeltacht Cultural and Social Schemes Community and Language Supports Programme Gaeltacht Community and Recreational...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Data (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: I am advised by my Department that while the number of participants under the Gaeltacht Housing Scheme for the each of the years 2006 to 2009 is not available, the number of applications was as follows: Year No. of applications 2006 968 2007 1,490 2008 1,133 2009 660 The total expenditure on this programme over the period in question was €19.043m.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oideachas Gaeilge (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: D’fhógair mé le déanaí go bhfuil allúntas suas le €450,000 in iomlán thar tréimhse 3 bliana ceadaithe agam ar leas na niar-bhunscoileanna ar na hOileáin Árann agus ar leas an bhirt faoi leith a bhfuil tagairt déanta dó sa cheist ach go háirithe. Faoin allúntas seo, íocfar deontas ar fiú €27 in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Teanga Gaeilge (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: Is sa dlínse seo amháin atá feidhm le forálacha Acht na Gaeltachta 2012, faoina n-aithnítear Líonraí Gaeilge reachtúla. Tuigtear dom, áfach, gur aithníodh dhá líonra i dTuaisceart Éireann faoi scéim neamhreachtúil de chuid Fhoras na Gaeilge, an eagraíocht tras-teorainn atá comhaoinithe ag mo Roinn agus ag an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: Senior officials from my Department have already had informal discussions with interested parties, including the umbrella body for Irish medium schools, Gaeloideachas Teo., An Coimisinéir Teanga and Conradh na Gaeilge regarding the public demand for Irish medium education and the process for recognition of gaelscoileanna, in particular. This issue is of particular importance to the work...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: The Department's Irish Language Scheme under the Official Languages Act 2003, was introduced on 12th May 2016. A copy of the Scheme is available on my Department's website at the following link.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: I thank Senator Higgins for her contribution. I am conscious of the benefits of the restoration of peatlands, its benefits for Ireland's commitments under our international climate change targets and to them functioning. Peatlands capture carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the form of peat and vegetation. The National Raised Bog Special Areas of Conservation Management Plan...