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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I am glad Deputy Leddin mentioned the large-scale sport infrastructure fund. As Deputy Leddin, the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, and some other Deputies will be aware, the redevelopment at Walsh Park in Waterford was one of the biggest recipients of sport funding in the country in living memory. Some €7.7 million was allocated to Walsh Park for the redevelopment of the stadium....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Question No. 8 is grouped with No. 20.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá brón orm. Bhí mé ag ceapadh gur cheist don Aire, an Teachta Martin, é sin. Rinne mé dearmad ar an jab nua atá agam. Níl ach folúntas amháin ar bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta faoi láthair. Tá an cheist maidir le cathaoirleach nua an údaráis, an té a líonfaidh an folúntas sin, á breithniú...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Nuair a chuaigh mé i ngleic leis an jab seo ar dtús, ba é seo ceann de na céad ábhair chainte a bhí agam le m'oifigigh. Bhuail mé le príomhfheidhmeannach Údarás na Gaeltachta i gConamara inné. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil tábhacht faoi leith ag baint leis seo. Ba mhaith liom go mbeadh cathaoirleach ceaptha ar an mbord....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Ní féidir liom a rá sa chás seo go bhfuil fadhb faoi leith maidir leis an gcóras PAS. Níl mórán taithí agamsa le ceapacháin ach sna ceapacháin atá déanta agam, caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil an córas mall. Níl aon dabht go bhfuil an córas mall. Níl mé á rá sin sa gcás seo ach go...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá ionann agus 216,000 m2 i méid na bhfoirgneamh ina n-iomláine atá i bpunann maoine Údarás na Gaeltachta. Is obair leanúnach idir fhorbairt agus cothabháil maoine atá ar bun ag an údarás ar an bpunann maoine atá i seilbh na heagraíochta. Tá sé ráite ag Údarás na Gaeltachta liom go bhfuil...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá an t-údarás ag déanamh a dhíchill maidir leis seo. Tá sé i dteagmháil leis na cliaintchomhlachtaí. Tá an t-athbhreithniú ar siúl freisin. Tá an t-údarás ag iarraidh freisin go mbeidh plean caipitil aige agus é ceadaithe ag an mbord. Tá mise ag iarraidh go mbeadh ról níos mó ag an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá cúig nó sé agallamh déanta agam leis na meáin Ghaeilge le seachtain anuas agus mé i m'Aire Stáit. Chuaigh mé isteach ar an gcéad lá agus ar an dara lá go dtí stiúideo TG4 agus bhí mé i stiúideo Tuairisc.ie freisin inné. Cuireadh an cheist orm i ngach agallamh agus tá mé an-sásta...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá suíomh an áitribh atá luaite ag an Teachta in úinéireacht Údarás na Gaeltachta ón mbliain 1998. Sa bhliain 2019, cheadaigh Fiontraíocht Éireann maoiniú de €2.16 milliún don obair thógála faoin gciste forbartha eacnamaíochta réigiúnach ar mhaithe le mol forbartha réigiúnach a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis an Teachta Ó Muineacháin de gur chuir sé ceist orm maidir leis an ábhar seo. Bhí mé i dteagmháil le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta inné agus beidh níos mó teagmhála ar siúl agam leis, agus beidh mé ag cur cás Chorcaí agus Gaeltacht Chorcaí, áit a d'fhoghlaim mé mo chuid...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Aontaím leis an Teachta go bhfuil tábhacht ollmhór ag baint leis an athfhorbairt seo. Tá fíorthábhachtach ag baint le hathfhorbairt sna ceantair Ghaeltachta go léir. Táthar ag súil go dtabharfaidh an athfhorbairt seo deiseanna nua ó thaobh fiontraíochta agus fostaíochta do mhuintir ceantar an Teachta. Tá siad i dteideal na...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. Gabhaim buíochas léi as a dhea-ghuí chugam ar mo cheapacháin mar Aire Stáit le freagracht as an nGaeltacht. She raised an important question. I acknowledge how important it is. What is said in the supplementary information, which is that people are told to hunt throughout the county, should not be said. Students with...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I will certainly bring those concerns again to the Minister but I reiterate that enabling students with additional needs to receive the appropriate education is an absolute priority of the Government. Every child must have his or her appropriate school place. This year, €2.7 billion is being spent on special education, which is a massive increase in recent years. This will allow...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998 bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion. The Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8 and 20 together. Minister Martin and I confirmed on 6 December 2023 that a new round of the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) will open for applications in the first half of 2024, with the dates, terms and conditions to be published on the Department’s website in due course. While this programme is aimed primarily at the National...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Ba gné ríthábhachtach d’fhócas an Rialtais i gcónaí cur chun cinn agus caomhnú na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta. Léiríonn na pleananna agus na bearta atá leagtha amach ag mo Roinn don tréimhse atá fágtha de théarma an Rialtais seo agus ina dhiaidh sin go bhfuil cur chuige réamhghníomhach nuálach ar...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Limistéir Pleanála Teanga (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Is féidir liom a dheimhniú gur chas oifigigh mo Roinne le déanaí le hionadaithe ón ngrúpa Bánú, a bunaíodh ag deireadh na bliana seo caite. Bhí plé tairbheach ag mo chuid oifigigh leis an ngrúpa seo agus táthar ag dul a teacht le chéile leo arís sna seachtainí amach romhainn chun na nithe atá ardaithe acu a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: In March 2024, Minister Martin and I announced a record investment of almost €30 million in core funding for sporting organisations for 2024. This funding will ensure that organisations can continue to provide valuable opportunities for everyone to participate in sport. Under Budget 2024, the funding made available by the Department to the Women in Sport Programme, was doubled to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Is áisíneacht de chuid an Fhoras Teanga Thuaidh Theas é Foras na Gaeilge, ceann de na 6 chomhlacht forfheidhmithe a bunaíodh nuair a tháinig An tAcht um Chomhaontú na Breataine-na héireann 1999 i bhfeidhm. Is í an Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh Theas (CATT) a cheadaíonn na buiséid do na Forais Trasteorann uile, An Foras Teanga san áireamh,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (18 Apr 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards. This includes the allocation of current funding to sporting organisations across its various programmes, and to the Local Sports Partnerships. On 21 March, Minister Martin and I were delighted to announce a...