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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oideachas Gaeltachta (3 Jun 2020)

Seán Kyne: Beidh áthas ar an Teachta a chloisteáil gur fhógair mé an tseachain seo caite go bhfuil beart éigeandála aon uaire ar fiú €4.7m é ceadaithe agam chun tacú le cobhsú earnáil na gcoláistí samhraidh Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht. Tá an tionscnamh cobhsaithe á fheidhmiú mar bheart sonrach aon uaire chun...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oideachas Gaeltachta (3 Jun 2020)

Seán Kyne: Aithníonn an Roinn gur tréimhse dhúshlánach í seo do phobal na tíre trí chéile agus go bhfuil tionchar á imirt ag COVID-19 ar gach éinne. Is tríd an Clár Tacaíochtaí Pobail agus Teanga de chuid na Roinne a chuireann an Roinn tacaíocht airgid ar fáil do phobail na Gaeltachta chun áiseanna...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oideachas Gaeltachta (3 Jun 2020)

Seán Kyne: Ar mhaithe le cur tuilleadh le forbairt Chois Fharraige  - ar leas na Gaeilge agus gheilleagar an cheantair araon - tá an Roinn i gcomhar le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta ag breathnú faoi láthair ar na roghanna maidir le forbairt ionaid oideachais agus óige i gceantar an Chnoic ar an suíomh a bhfuil Coláiste Lurgan ag feidhmiú ann, atá...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1081 and 1084 together. In response to the Taoiseach’s announcement on 27 March 2020, as well as to requests from island communities to limit travel to island residents only in order to keep the islands COVID free, my Department has worked closely with island representative groups and ferry operators in order to implement reduced ferry schedules...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Language (27 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: My Department is working with various institutions to develop a range of Irish language terminology and lexicography projects. Funding continues to be provided for the successful Irish/EU terminology project LEX (GA IATE), which is now in its 11thyear. The project, run in collaboration with Dublin City University, produces terminology in the Irish language for inclusion in the European...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Paindéim (27 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Dírím aird an Teachta ar na ceisteanna atá freagartha agam cheana féin faoin ábhar seo. Mar atá ráite agam cheana féin, tar éis dul i gcomhairle leis na húdaráis sláinte agus ar mhaithe le sláinte phoiblí a chosaint, ag cur san áireamh na bearta éigeandála atá á nglacadh maidir le Covid-19,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaelcholáistí Issues (20 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: The Deputy will be aware that on foot of consultation with health authorities and in the overall interests of protecting public health, having regard to the emergency measures being taken due to Covid-19, my Department announced that no Irish language courses will be run in the Gaeltacht this summer It is recognised that this is an unprecedented, uncertain and challenging period and that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta (20 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Dírím aird an Teachta ar na ceisteanna atá freagartha agam cheana féin faoin ábhar seo. Mar atá ráite agam cheana féin, tar éis dul i gcomhairle leis na húdaráis sláinte agus ar mhaithe le sláinte phoiblí a chosaint, ag cur san áireamh na bearta éigeandála atá á nglacadh maidir le Covid-19,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (20 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Údarás na Gaeltachta has confirmed that the sale of a 12,000 square metre factory, vacant since 2004, to a long-standing locally owned and managed company, is currently being processed as part of a job creation package that was approved by the board of Údarás na Gaeltachta in September 2019. As a result of the expansion of this company, An tÚdarás approved...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Údarás na Gaeltachta is engaging directly with its client companies to support them and their staff through these challenging times and is working alongside Government, State Agencies and the Gaeltacht community on a cohesive approach to the COVID-19 crisis. An tÚdarás continues to advise client companies on contingency planning – financial planning, liquidity...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cúrsaí Gaeilge (20 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Dírím aird an Teachta ar na ceisteanna atá freagartha agam cheana féin faoin ábhar seo. Mar atá ráite agam cheana féin, tar éis dul i gcomhairle leis na húdaráis sláinte agus ar mhaithe le sláinte phoiblí a chosaint, ag cur san áireamh na bearta éigeandála atá á nglacadh maidir le Covid-19,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (20 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: The core exchequer allocation from my department to Údarás na Gaeltachta in respect of 2019 and 2020 is outlined in the following table: Subhead 2019 Current 2019 Capital 2020 Current 2020 Capital C6 – Údarás Administration €9.442m €9.602m ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Calafoirt agus Céanna (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá forbairt Ché Inis Oírr san áireamh ar liosta na dtograí atá le forbairt faoi Thionscadail Éire 2040. Cuirfear an fhorbairt seo chun cinn faoi réir théarmaí an Chód Chaiteachais Phoiblí. Mar chuid den Chód sin, tá oifigigh mo Roinne agus Comhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe ag comhoibriú ar...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Calafoirt agus Céanna (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Tá forbairt Ché an Chalaidh Mhóir, Inis Meáin san áireamh i Tionscadail Éireann 2040. Bíonn mo Roinn i dteagmháil le Comhairle Contae na Gailimhe go rialta maidir leis an togra seo agus, ag eascairt as na teagmálacha sin agus mar chuid den mheasúnú ar an togra, tá sé i gceist taighde a choimisiúnú chun samhail...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéimeanna Teanga (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Faoin tionscnamh seo, cuirtear ciste ar fáil ar fiú suas le €150,000 thar tréimhse 3 bliana chun gur féidir le suas le 30 scoláire iar-bhunscoile in aghaidh na bliana scoilbhliain iomlán a chaitheamh ag freastal ar aon cheann den trí iar-bhunscoil ar na hoileáin Árann. Tá scoil iar-bhunoideachais ar gach ceann d’Oileáin...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Forbairt na nOileán (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Bhunaigh an Rialtas Coiste Idir-Rannach do na hOileáin i mí Iuil 2019 agus, ag eascairt as cruinnithe den choiste seo, aontaíodh ar phlean oibre chun polasaí oileánda a ullmhú. Mar chuid den phróiseas seo, réitíodh agus foilsíodh plépháipéar le hionchur ó na ranna stáit éagsúla. Leag an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Harbours and Piers Development (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: The Development of the pier on Inis Oírr is listed amongst the strategic objectives set out in Project Ireland 2040. My Department has been working with Galway County Council with regard to advancing the project and is in the process of agreeing the business case for same as is required under the Public Spending Code. Following approval of the business case, the advancement of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: The annual budget for Foras na Gaeilge is subject to approval by the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC), given its status as an agency of An Foras Teanga, a North South Implementation Body. Foras na Gaeilge is co-funded on the basis of 75% from my Department and 25% from the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland. My Department also provides additional ring-fenced funding for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: The core exchequer allocation from my department to Údarás na Gaeltachta in respect of 2006 was €36.276m, comprising €11.056m for current administration, €3.72m for current programmes and €21.5m for capital projects. Given that the core exchequer allocation for 2020 is €23.652m, the estimated cost of increasing Údarás na Gaeltachta...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Prospecting Licences (5 Mar 2020)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1002 and 1005 together. The company in question applied to my Department for a Prospecting Licence for Prospecting Licence Area (PLA) 1142 in January, 2019. The applicant requests consent to prospect for minerals in a number of townlands in County Cavan. The application for a prospecting licence is seeking consent to prospect for minerals only. It is not...