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Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (26 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle agus gabhaim buíochas leis na daoine agus leis na Teachtaí as an leasú seo. Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom a nótáil ag an bpointe seo go bhfuil leasú le déanamh ag alt 5(c)(2F) sa Bhille mar go bhfuil botún curtha i gcló le lúibíní ann agus beidh sé seo le leasú ar Chéim na...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (26 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: Tá an ceart ag an Teachta Ó Snodaigh. Muna bhfuil tú ag déanamh na hoibre mar ionadaí poiblí, beidh tú imithe as do phost. Tá sé tábhachtach go dtugaimid an seans an obair a dhéanamh. Tá díospóireacht eile le bheith ann, ní hamháin an gceann seo, faoin obair atá á cur ar chomhairleoirí chontae...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (26 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: Déanfaidh mé-----

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (26 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: An mbeimid in ann an leasú a chríochnú le cúpla nóiméad a bheith agam?

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (26 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: Mar fhreagra ar an leasú sin, mar gheall go bhfuil na baill sin páirteach agus tofa go dtí an údarás nó an chomhairle áitiúil, beidh taithí acu maidir leis na cúrsaí áitiúla le haghaidh Údarás na Gaeltachta. Tuigim go mór gur rud maith é go mbeidh deis acu agus níl barántas ann go dtoghfar iad mar...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Income Inequality (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta as a ceist. Working to address economic and social Inequality in urban and rural areas is a core part of the work of our Department. The Department’s budget for 2025 is €472 million. Of this, €212 million is allocated to the rural development programme, supporting our rural areas to thrive socially and economically. The funding...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Income Inequality (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: To give the Deputy an example regarding the community services programme, we are working with various companies around the country. We are contributing wage contribution to fund more than 2,000 positions in 430 community organisations. With regard to community centres, we have just finalised funding announcements for community centre refurbishments. That was community-led, rather than us...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Income Inequality (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: To build on the previous figures regarding SICAP, we delivered funding of approximately €51 million, which supported 2,500 community groups and 27,000 individuals in 2024. I have already spoken about the community services programme. As LEADER relaunches this year, 46,000 people have completed LEADER-funded training, which allowed 16,000 jobs to be sustained in rural areas. We...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta McGuinness as a bheannachtaí. Táim ag tnúth le hobair leis ar chúrsaí a bhaineann leis an Roinn seo agus leis an nGaeltacht. Our Rural Future was launched in 2021 and over its five year duration has provided vital investment and support, strengthened local economies and improved the lives of many people across rural Ireland....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: I am anxious to get the views of younger people in rural areas. Part of the consultation will be specifically focused on them and getting them to engage with the review. Housing is a major issue. Táimid ag plé cúrsaí tithíochta i gcomhthéacs cúrsaí Gaeltachta freisin ach ní fadhb Ghaeltachta amháin í. Is fadhb í i ngach ceantar...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: We agree on a lot. I also point out that, as the Minister of State, Deputy Buttimer, has just said, the RRDF is helping in terms of building community revitalisation to assist in housing as well. We announced 30 RRDF projects last year, worth €164 million. A total of €20 million was spent under the town and village renewal scheme. That window is open again this year. We are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy Quaide for the question. There is no doubting the importance of playground facilities in communities. That is the reason my Department supports such facilities through the CLÁR programme, the local enhancement programme, the LEADER programme, the community recognition fund and the town and village renewal scheme. The CLÁR programme provides funding for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the fact that the initiative has been taken locally. The funding options are available to Cork County Council to support and fund that work. I direct the Deputy to the town and village renewal scheme, which is currently open. As it has funded playgrounds, skate parks, MUGAs, etc. in the past, it is definitely worth having a look at that. I encourage the Deputy to engage with...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: I could not agree more with the Deputy. Parents are very busy, but it is not the job of the Department either. We have put the funding initiatives in place and the local authorities can engage with us on them. They are best suited to that role in such developments given their skills and knowledge of what is needed in each area. Under CLÁR alone, we funded 17 projects in Cork in 2023....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Enterprise Sector (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputy. Having just transferred from the Department of enterprise, I understand the rationale for his question. The Department of Rural and Community Development has had policy responsibility for social enterprise since the Department was established in 2017. Trading for Impact: National Social Enterprise Policy 2024-2027 was launched in July 2024. This policy was the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Enterprise Sector (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Minister of State, Deputy Buttimer, and I look forward to working with the Local Development Companies Network, which has just rebranded. This will be a key area of focus. The Deputy touched on the issue of management capability. People have really good ideas but, unfortunately, the execution of this can often be a challenge and can often intimidate people from taking the step. I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Enterprise Sector (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Deputy need not worry; the Minister, Deputy Browne, has promised me a coffee down there any day. It sounds like a fabulous project. Those are the kinds of projects we want to see. They sound very much like community services projects which support 430 community-based organisations to provide local economic environmental services with 1,700 full-time posts and 340 manager posts,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: Mar is eol don Teachta, is le Comhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe an t-údarás maidir le cúrsaí forbartha na gcalaí ar na hOileáin Árann, Inis Oírr ina measc. As the Deputy knows, there are regular meetings between officials from my Department and Galway County Council to discuss and monitor pier development on the islands. The last meeting was held on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: Níl na sonraí sin agam inniu, ach déarfaidh mé léi má tá siad ann. Ní cheapaim go bhfuil siad ann ag an bpointe seo, mar nílimid ach ag dul go dtí an tender stage. Beidh sé sin mar chuid den tender. Ach táim ag iarraidh go mbeidh-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (27 Mar 2025)

Dara Calleary: Are we talking about Inis Oírr?