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

Joe McHugh: The official measure of Ireland's exports is produced by the Central Statistics Office. The value of goods and service exports on a percentage basis with a breakdown by country of destination is shown in the Statistical Yearbook of Ireland. The table below is from the latest edition which contains data for 2016. For Balance of Payments and National Accounts purposes the data include...

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

Joe McHugh: The official measure of Ireland's imports is produced by the Central Statistics Office. The value of goods and service imports on a percentage basis with a breakdown by country of destination is shown in the Statistical Yearbook of Ireland. The table is from the latest edition which contains data for 2016. For Balance of Payments and National Accounts purposes the data include conceptual...

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

Joe McHugh: The information on the value of goods exported from Irish based firms only as requested by the Deputy is not available. In 2017 Ireland exported goods to 218 countries. The following table shows the top 16 trading partners covering 87% of total exports: Table A : Exports of Goods by country 2016-2017 and percentage share of total exports. Country 2016 €m 2017 €m 2016 % of...

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

Joe McHugh: The Census of Population 2016 publications include a comprehensive report titled Profile 2 – Population, Distribution and Movements which was published on the Central Statistics Office website on 11th May 2017. For Census 2016, new boundaries for towns were created to replace the former 80 Legal towns, as these boundaries were abolished under the Local Government Reform Act, 2014. The...

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

Joe McHugh: The entertainment sector is included under NACE REV.2 section R (Arts, entertainment and recreation). An excerpt of Table 21 of the National Income and Expenditure Annual Results showing the Gross value added at current basic prices for section R as well as the total is as follows: Table 21 Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices NACE REV. 2 - section NACE REV. 2 - division Description...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 344 and 345 together. The financial costs incurred directly by Foras na Gaeilge in relation to the relocation of its headquarters to Amiens Street and the relocation of ÁIS to Dunshaughlin amounted to €412,365. The breakdown of costs is set out in the following table: Furniture €173,220 Broadcasting equipment for Raidió na Life...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scoileanna Gaeltachta (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Ar mhaithe lena chinntiú go bhfuil Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga ag feidhmiú ar an gcaoi is fearr is féidir mar thaca don phróiseas pleanála teanga agus don Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta araon, tá mo Roinn ag tabhairt faoi athbhreithniú ar an scéim faoi lathair. Chuige sin, d'eisigh an Roinn Iarratas Tairisceana ar...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Faoi mar is eol don Teachta, íocann mo Roinnse deontas faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge le teaghlaigh cháilithe a choinníonn foghlaimeoirí Gaeilge ar iostas le linn dóibh a bheith ag freastal ar choláistí Gaeilge aitheanta fud fad na Gaeltachta. Ós rud é gur ardaíodh an deontas laethúil atá iníochta faoin...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 350 to 355, inclusive, together. Maidir le conradh úr farantóireachta Thoraí, is dhá thairiscint bailí a fuair mo Roinn.  Mar is gnáth i gcásanna mar seo, chuir mo Roinn coiste measúnaithe le chéile comhdhéanta d’oifigigh ón Roinn.  Sa chás áirithe seo, bhí na hoifigigh...

Genuine Progress Indicators and National Distributional Accounts Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: There is a growing demand for data on societal progress and well-being, and I thank Deputy Howlin for raising this important matter. While economic indicators such as gross domestic product are a useful measure of the overall progress of an economy, they reveal little about the well-being of citizens or the distribution of economic growth among different sectors of society. To measure...

Genuine Progress Indicators and National Distributional Accounts Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: It is always a good debate when we are looking into the future and not always looking at the past and what was not done right. I get a sense that people want to develop new pastures and new ground. I welcome the contributions in that regard. An overarching thing that I have learned in my position, having met with officials from the CSO, is that they value their independence. That...

Genuine Progress Indicators and National Distributional Accounts Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: If they are going to be subject to new Governments coming in, primary legislation, new work plans and trying to develop their own, I do not think it would be a good thing. It is very important that they remain independent. The big message from the CSO today is that it is open to sitting down with people with their ideas and I am sure it is listening very attentively to contributions here today.

Genuine Progress Indicators and National Distributional Accounts Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Dunning.

Genuine Progress Indicators and National Distributional Accounts Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Dunning.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (22 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that as part of National Development Plan 2018-2027 total funding of €178 million is earmarked for the Irish language, the Gaeltacht and the islands over the life of the plan. This figure represents an increase of €78m over the lifetime of the plan on the baseline annual expenditure of approximately €10m currently...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding (22 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that as part of National Development Plan 2018-2027 total funding of €178 million is earmarked for the Irish language, the Gaeltacht and the islands over the life of the plan. This figure represents an increase of €78m over the lifetime of the plan on the baseline annual expenditure of approximately €10m currently...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Foras Teanga (22 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: The agreed position in regard to budgets approved by the North South Ministerial Council is that Foras na Gaeilge is co-funded on the basis of 75% from my Department and 25% from the Department for Communities, while the Ulster-Scots Agency is co-funded on the basis of 25% from my Department and 75% from the Department for Communities. I can confirm that the Department for Communities...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na mBóithre Áise (22 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for the maintenance of roads, including roads in Gaeltacht areas, lies with the relevant local authorities. Scéim na mBóithre Áise, through which funding was previously provided by my Department to local authorities for the upgrade of qualifying access roads in Gaeltacht areas is...

Business of Dáil (27 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: It is proposed, notwithstanding the Order of the Dáil of 27 March 2018 or anything in Standing Order 30, that No. 9a, motion re. report of the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government under Standing Order 114, shall take place tomorrow, Tuesday, 27 March, on the conclusion of No. 9, motion re. proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the report by the Minister with...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (27 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: The CSO is an independent Office under the Statistics Act 1993. Officials from the Department of the Taoiseach meet with CSO representatives as required to support the Taoiseach and Minister of State in performing their statutory functions with regard to the CSO. They also meet through participation in many different fora including the National Statistics Board (NSB) (which has an Assistant...