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Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Bhí an Seanadóir ag caint faoin obair atá déanta ag Conradh na Gaeilge agus ag Foras na Gaeilge fosta. Aontaím leis sin. Tá dualgais mhóra orthu leis sin. Dúirt an Seanadóir Ó Donnghaile, "Ná habair é, déan é." Tá sin níos soiléire. Gabhaim buíochas leis fadúda sin. Dúirt mo...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Beidh an Bille teanga ar an chlár roimh an samradh. Beidh muid ag foilsiú an Bille seo le gairid. Táim dóchasach faoi sin. Bhí an Seanadóir Mullen ag caint faoin teanga in Eoraip fosta.Tháinig an aitheantas i 2007 maidir leis an aitheantas sin. Beidh suas le 180 postanna ar fáil i 2021 nuair a bheidh an maolú thart maidir leis an rud sin....

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Go raibh maith agat as an gceist. Tá an maoiniú ar fáil faoi choinne Fhoras na Gaeilge agus an Bord Ulster Scots agus tá freagracht agus dualgas orainne sa Rialtas seo suas go dtí 65% den airgead seo, agus sa Tuaisceart 25%. Faoi láthair mura bhfuil an Rialtas ina shuí sa Tuaisceart, ní bheidh aon chomhaontú maidir leis an bhfigiúr ó...

An Ghaeilge: Ráitis (Atógáil) - Irish Language: Statements (Resumed) (8 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Tá díomá ormsa fosta faoin gclár agus go raibh an comhchoiste ina shuí ag an am céanna. Chríochnaigh na ráitis ar an díospóireacht eile go luath agus sin an fáth atá leis. Mar Aire Stáit don Ghaeilge, don Ghaeltacht agus do na hoileáin, fáiltím roimh an díospóireacht a bhí againn sa Teach le...

An Ghaeilge: Ráitis (Atógáil) - Irish Language: Statements (Resumed) (8 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Maidir le teagasc na Gaeilge in ollscoileanna thar lear, luíonn an cúrsa nua atá ar fáil ar líne go han-mhaith leis an obair atá ar bun ag mo Roinn. Tá baint ann le hinstitiúidí idirnáisiúnta agus le cláir ar nós clár Fulbright chun an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn....

Business of Dáil (8 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: It is proposed, notwithstanding the Order of the Dáil of 6 March 2018, the Dáil shall sit tomorrow, Friday, 9 March at 10.30 a.m. to take Order for Second Stage and Second Stage of the Thirty Sixth Amendment of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2018, and shall adjourn at 4 p.m., if not previously concluded, until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 20 March 2018. Any division demanded tomorrow on...

Business of Dáil (8 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 29, that on Tuesday, 20 March 2018, the Leaders' Question which would have been put by Independents 4 Change may be put by the Social Democrats-Green Party and that on Wednesday, 21 March 2018, the Leaders' Question which would have been put by the Social Democrats-Green Party may be put by Independents 4 Change.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Craoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí (8 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Níl aon ról reachtúil agam maidir le cinntí oibríochtúla RTÉ. Creidim go láidir, áfach, go bhfuil féidearthachtaí móra ann cuidiú le seirbhísí nuachta a sholáthar do phobal na Gaeilge trí níos mó úsáid a bhaint as an teicneolaíocht nua-aimseartha. Is cúis sásaimh agus...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tionscadal Éireann 2040 (8 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Tá sé fógartha ag an Rialtas sa Phlean Forbartha Náisiúnta 2018-2027 go mbeidh €178m in airgead caipitil ar fáil le caitheamh ar thograí Gaeilge, Gaeltachta agus oileán as seo go ceann 10 mbliana. Sin €78m in airgead nua anuas ar an mbonnshuim de níos mó ná €10m in aghaidh na bliana atá á chaitheamh ar na...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (8 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: My Department’s remit, insofar as the Gaeltacht is concerned, is to support and promote the Irish language as its primary household and community language. The Department discharges this remit in the context of the language planning process, as set out under the Gaeltacht Act, which represents a key component in support of the overarching implementation of the Government’s...

Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2017 Order: Referral to Joint Committee (20 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2017 (Increase in Number of Ordinary Members of An Bord Pleanála) Order 2018,a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 21st February, 2018, be referred to the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government, in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Offshore Islands (20 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Tuairim is deich mbliana ó shin, ghlac oifigigh na Roinne Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta páirt i togra INTERREG, i gcomhpháirtíocht leis an Roinn Forbartha Réigiúnda ó thuaidh agus Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries Ltd agus Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. in Alban, ar mhaithe le báid farantóireachta agus céanna a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (20 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: To date, 6,603 language support packages have been distributed since the introduction of the measure in 2012 at a total cost, to date, of €153,136.10. A breakdown per county is as follows: County 2012/2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 to date Antrim 62 20 33 17 3 Armagh 8 10 5 7 Carlow 9 9 4 14 2 Cavan 1 14 7 9 2 Clare 5 15 39 20 13 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (20 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Cuireann Údarás na Gaeltachta deontais reáchtála ar fáil do chomharchumainn áirithe Gaeltachta a fheidhmíonn faoina scáth - sé cinn de chomharchumainn ar oiléain Gaeltachta ina measc - chun cláir fhorbartha a chur i bhfeidhm ar na hoileáin sin. Cuirtear na deontais seo ar fáil chun cabhrú leo a gcuid costais...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Plean Forbartha Náisiúnta (20 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Mar áta luaite sa Phlean Forbartha Náisiúnta, Tionscadal Éireann 2040, tá i gceist ionad Gaeilge agus cultúir a fhorbairt i lár chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath. Anuraidh, cuireadh coiste le chéile le hionadaíocht ó mo Roinn féin, ó Fháilte Éireann, ó Chomhairle Cathrach Átha Cliath agus ó Chonradh na Gaeilge...

Residential Tenancies (Residential Tenancies Board) (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: No.

Citizens' Assembly: Motion (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I move:That the Resolution of Dáil Éireann of 13th July, 2016, as amended by the Resolution of the Dáil of 3rd October, 2017, regarding the Citizens' Assembly is amended by the deletion of 'but in any event not later than 29th March, 2018' and the substitution therefor of 'but in any event not later than 27th April, 2018'." Ceadaíodh Tithe an Oireachtais Tionól...

Citizens' Assembly: Motion (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I ndiaidh an síneadh i Mhí Mheán Fómhair a chuaigh thart, bheadh an t-am suas ar 29 Márta i mbliana. Following an extension last October, the assembly's term is due to expire on 29 March 2018. The assembly has now considered four of the five topics listed in the resolution. The final meeting to consider the remaining item, that of fixed-term parliaments, was...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Data (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: County Wexford contains 616 Small Areas. Small Areas are the lowest level of geography at which Census data is produced and typically contain between 50 and 200 dwellings. These were designed by the National Institute of Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) on behalf of the Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) and in consultation with the Central Statistics Office. Small Areas are nested within...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80, 124, 130, 132 and 133 together. The Strategic Communications Unit (SCU) was established in my Department in September 2017 and the work of the Unit is currently under review. There are currently fifteen staff in the Unit and all work on a full-time basis. The Director of the Unit was seconded to my Department from Fáilte Ireland and remains an...