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Údarás na Gaeltachta (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: Tá áthas orm a chur in iúl don Teachta gur thapaigh mé an deis castáil le cathaoirleach agus príomhfheidhmeannach Údarás na Gaeltachta nuair a bhí mé ar chuairt chuig oifigí mo Roinne sna Forbacha le déanaí. Tá mé ag súil le castáil le comhaltaí eile an bhoird nuair a bheidh deis fheiliúnach ann chuige sin. Maidir le cúrsaí airgeadais an údaráis, tá soláthar iomlán...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: Mar adúirt mé, nuair a bhuail mé leis an príomhfheidhmeannach agus le cathaoirleach an údaráís, pléamar ceisteanna go ginearálta. Beidh mé ag bualadh leis an mbord i gceann tamaill chun cruinniú níos faide a bheith againn. Ansin, beidh seans againn na ceisteanna atá luaite ag an Teachta a phlé. Idir 2004 agus 2010, díríodh ioncam ón Státchiste de €263.5 milliún chuig...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: Tá sé ar intinn agam é sin a dhéanamh ceart go leor. Mar is eol don Teachta, tá síneadh trí bliana, go dtí 18 Aibreán 2013 curtha agam le tréimhse triúr comhalta den údaráis, an cathaoirleach agus beirt eile. Tá sé ar intinn agam Bille gearr a thabhairt roimh an Dáil go luath, roimh deireadh na bliana.

Community Development (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50, 59 and 67 together. In the period from 4 August 2009 to 5 May 2010, my Department received 648 applications for support under the scheme of community support for older people, CSOP. Of these, 511 have been processed in full and paid, while a further 37 are being processed and are expected to be paid in the coming week. Of the remaining 100 applications...

Community Development (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I can confirm that the applications under the current scheme will continue to be taken and processed up to 21 May. The new scheme will become operational on 24 May. Much work has been already done. Existing groups will be able almost as a matter of course to register for the new scheme. The scheme is quite streamlined and the funding available is €3.1 million. My Department officials...

Community Development (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: As it turns out, I was in Athlone last Friday and met representatives of Helplink South, which installs and monitors alarms for many people in the midlands. Among the people I met were people from Deputy Wall's county who said they were very happy to have a personal pendant alarm that did not draw attention to the fact they were elderly or living on their own. I asked their views on...

Community Development (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I assure the House that the redesigned scheme will respond more effectively to the needs identified regarding older people. It will be easier to access and will simplify and modernise the administrative processes, address the need for better information to support volunteers, improve the targeting of limited resources and make the grant available throughout the country. It will work with...

Community Development (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I will be happy to do so. The transfer orders have not been completed yet but are virtually completed. When this is achieved, the order for the delegation of functions to the Minister of State, Deputy White, will be also completed. It is anticipated this will be done in the next couple of weeks.

Community Development (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: We will do that for the Deputy.

Irish Language (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy is aware, Foras na Gaeilge is one of the two agencies comprising An Foras Teanga, the North-South Language Body, the other being the Ulster-Scots Agency. The establishment of An Foras Teanga and other North-South Implementation Bodies represents an historic event in itself, arising from the Good Friday Agreement. Since their inception, both agencies of the language body have...

Irish Language (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: The Deputy has answered the question about the application of the Freedom of Information Act to Foras na Gaeilge. I am anxious, as was my predecessor, to make as much information as possible available. The Deputy asked how we can respond to requests for information that are made on behalf of citizens, for example. I am prepared to explore that with Members of the House, if that would be of...

Irish Language (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I will have an opportunity to discuss some of these matters and other matters with my Northern Ireland counterpart, Nelson McCausland, later this week. I am anxious to ensure we facilitate the Deputy's wishes as much as we can and as soon as we can.

Irish Language (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I would hope not. If the Deputy has a particular case in mind, I will investigate why the correspondence in question has not been responded to.

Written Answers — Waterways Ireland: Waterways Ireland (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I assume that the Deputy is referring to actions arising from allegations of bullying and harassment in Waterways Ireland, raised initially in 2003. As previously stated on the record of this House, these allegations were the subject of an independent investigation carried out on behalf of my Department and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL). The outcome of the...

Written Answers — Volunteerism Sector: Volunteerism Sector (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I can assure the Deputy that the Government continues to advance a range of measures that support voluntarism, in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Active Citizenship. This year my Department will provide funding of over €2.5m to 22 volunteer centres around the country. Two of these centres – in Clare and Longford - are being funded for the first time. In 2009, these...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 54, 81 and 242 together. As I stated in reply to today's Priority Question No 48, I can strongly assure the Deputies that the Government is fully cognisant of the dangers posed by headshops and the psychoactive substances they sell, and I have been working closely with my Cabinet on colleagues on an inter-departmental basis to develop effective responses to...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware, the recently published draft 20-year Strategy for Irish was referred to the Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Sports, Tourism and Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and remains under consideration by it. I look forward to receiving the results of the Committee's deliberations in due course. Following consideration of the Committee's views, I will be re-submitting...

Written Answers — Rural Recreation Officers: Rural Recreation Officers (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: My Department, along with Fáilte Ireland, funds the employment of 12 Rural Recreation Officers to promote walking activity in areas where there are clusters of suitable accessible walks and to undertake the work associated with the roll-out of the Walks Scheme, which is administered by my Department. The Officers are employed by local development companies in Counties Kilkenny, Donegal,...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy is aware, I do not have responsibility for the management and operation of the Community Employment (CE) scheme. I am not aware, however, of any current issues between the Rural Social Scheme and CE. In general, while the two schemes work independently of one another, there is good co-operation and ongoing liaison on the ground so that both schemes complement one another. In...

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (11 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 58, 65 and 74 together. As the Deputies will be aware, as part of the restructuring of Departments and agencies announced by the Taoiseach in Dáil Éireann on 23 March last to ensure greater coherence and produce more efficient delivery, the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs will become the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht...