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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar is eol don teachta, neartaíonn an reachtaíocht nua a bhfuil tagairt déanta ag an Teachta dó Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003.  Go deimhin, cuirfidh sé go mór le caighdeán na seirbhísí i nGaeilge a bheidh ar fáil don phobal. Tá curtha in iúl agam cheana go bhfuil arduithe céime do ghrád...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fostaíocht sa Ghaeltacht (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Is ar an mbunús agus ar an tnúthán go mbeidh na coláistí Gaeilge athoscailte in mbliana atá an Roinn ag feidhmiú agus, dá réir, gur tríd an gcúnamh leanúnach a chuirtear ar fáil faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge a bheidh an Roinn ag teacht i gcabhair ar an earnáil go príomha mar a bhaineann...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Iompair (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Tá Scéim na mBóithre Áise, a bhfuil an Teachta ag tagairt di, curtha ar fionraí le roinnt blianta anois. Faoin scéim sin bhíodh deontais chaipitil ar fáil chun bóithre sa Ghaeltacht a fheabhsú agus a dheisiú. Ach an oiread leis an gcuid eile den tír, is faoi na húdaráis áitiúla ábhartha a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 135 together. The two stadiums referred to by the Deputy are owned by Dublin City Council. Accordingly, any development plans and issues around the future usage of the stadiums are matters for the Council in the first instance. My Department provides grant assistance for sporting facilities through the Sports Capital and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 89 and 119 together. The Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) was launched in 2018 to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects, including swimming pools, with at least €100m being made available over the period to 2027. The first allocations under the LSSIF were announced in January 2020 and, thus far, approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar is eol don Teachta, luaitear sa Chlár Rialtais go ndéanfar athbhreithniú ar struchtúir fheidhmiúcháin agus rialachais Údarás na Gaeltachta, agus ar an bpróiseas roghnúcháin/toghacháin i ndáil le Bord an Údaráis Faoin socrú reatha maidir le struchtúr Bhord an Údaráis agus faoi...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Tá tugtha le fios ag Údarás na Gaeltachta do mo Roinn gur cuireadh tús leis an athbhreithniú atá mar ábhar na ceiste in Earrach na bliana 2021 nuair a fostaíodh an comhlacht comhairleoireachta Meas Media le breathnú ar an gcur chuige agus na córais riaracháin atá i bhfeidhm ag an Údarás i dtaca le cur...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar is eol don Teachta, faoi réir fhorálacha Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2021 beidh coiste reachtúil, An Coiste Comhairleach um Sheirbhísí Gaeilge, á bhunú chun Plean Náisiúnta a fhoilsiú ar mhaithe le soláthar seirbhísí poiblí trí mheán na Gaeilge a mhéadú. Mar atá...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: On 13 December, Minister Martin and I announced the allocation of almost €80m for the sport sector under two separate support programmes. This includes €73.6m in Covid-19 funding under five separate streams to help sports organisations to recover and grow post-pandemic, support our grassroots networks of clubs and local sports partnerships, and ensure that people of all...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: The Department implements its Irish language strategy outside the Gaeltacht through the funding of a number of projects both within Ireland and internationally. These fall under the following headings and correspond to specific actions in the Government’s 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language, 2010-2030. - Irish Language Support Scheme; - Technological and Digital Initiative; -...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Ba mhaith liom a mheabhrú don Teachta go bhfuil  tiomantas tugtha sa Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030, Réimsí Gnímh 6.8 – An Saol Eacnamaíochta, maidir le Lipeadú agus Pacáistiú dátheangach. Gealltar go féachfaidh an Rialtas an bhféadfaí cód deonach a thabhairt isteach do lipéadú agus do...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cúrsaí Gaeilge (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar is eol don Teachta, is ag an Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta  atá an fhreagracht maidir leis an Acht um Pleanáil agus Forbairt 2000  - faoina dtagann gnóthaí i ndáil le cúrsaí pleanála agus tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht.  Faoi réir alt 10(2)m den Acht Um Pleanáil agus Forbairt 2000...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Action Plan 2021-2023, which I launched a number of weeks ago, contains more than 40 distinct actions to assist the ongoing development of the sports sector over the period to end-2023. My Department is progressing work on the implementation of the plan. In relation to the specific action on the holding of regular stakeholder forums with the sport sector to facilitate the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Increased participation in sport is a key objective of my Department. In the pursuit of that objective, we are committed to a Sport for All approach aimed at ensuring that all persons have the opportunity to partake equally in sport and physical activity, regardless of age, social-economic status, disability, or membership of, for example, the LGBTI+ community, the Traveller community or...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú Comharchumann agus Comhlachtaí Pobalbhunaithe (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Is as an soláthar airgid a chuirtear ar fáil go bliantúil d'Údarás na Gaeltachta faoi fhomhír C7 de Vóta mo Roinne a chuirtear cúnamh ar fáil d’eagraíochtaí pobalbhunaithe agus comharchumainn Ghaeltachta. Ina thaobh sin, tá €5.75 milliún curtha ar fáil don Údarás faoin bhfómhír...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Maidir le plean teanga An Ghaeltacht Láir, bhí áthas orm a fhógairt ar 18 Samhain 2021 go bhfuil plean teanga an cheantair ceadaithe faoin bpróiseas.  Fágann sé seo go bhfuil Údarás na Gaeltachta ag cur na socruithe i bhfeidhm i gcomhar leis an gceanneagraíocht áitiúil i dtreo Oifigeach Pleanála Teanga a bheith...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fostaíocht sa Ghaeltacht (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Is ar an mbunús agus ar an tnúthán go mbeidh na coláistí Gaeilge athoscailte i mbliana atá an Roinn ag feidhmiú agus, dá réir, gur tríd an gcúnamh leanúnach a chuirtear ar fáil faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge a bheidh an Roinn ag teacht i gcabhair ar an earnáil go príomha mar a bhaineann...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Engagements (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: I refer the Deputy to my reply to his question (No. 437) on this matter dated Wednesday 19 January and to my detailed reply to Question No. 5 today.  As outlined in my reply to the Deputy yesterday, on Friday 10 December Minister Martin and I received a letter from a group of current and former female international rugby players in which they highlighted a number of concerns...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2021 sínithe ag Uachtarán na hÉireann, ón 22 Nollaig 2021. Foráiltear sa reachtaíocht seo d’athchóiriú ó bhun a dhéanamh ar an mbealach a dhéanann muid pleanáil le haghaidh seirbhísí poiblí d’ardchaighdeán i nGaeilge...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: The rights of all citizens to access State services through the medium of Irish are covered by the Official Languages Acts 2003 to 2021. The 2021 Act is a strengthening of the Official Languages Act 2003 and it is widely recognised that it will undoubtedly make a significant contribution to the quality of services in Irish provided to the public by State bodies. The main provisions of this...