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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pleanáil Teanga (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I mí an Mheithimh anuraidh, d'fhógair an Roinn go raibh conradh bronnta ar an gcomhlacht Barr Feabhais Teoranta chun athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar an gcéad deich bplean teanga a ceadaíodh faoi réir Acht na Gaeltachta, 2012. Cinnteoidh an tionscnamh seo, a bhfuil buiséad suas le €92,500 a chur ar fáil ina leith, go ndéanfar...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pleanáil Teanga (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá athbhreithniú neamhspleách ar siúl maidir leis seo. Tá an t-athbhreithniú fós ar siúl. Níl aon tionchar polaitiúil ar an bpróiseas sin. Táimid ag iarraidh go mbeidh sé neamhspleách agus go mbeidh an scéal iomláin inste dúinn. Caithfimid fanacht ar an obair sin. Táim ag súil leis an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Pléitear ceist na tithíochta ag cruinnithe rialta idir feidhmeannaigh an údaráis agus feidhmeannaigh na Roinne agus tuigtear dom go bhfuil obair leanúnach ar siúl ag foireann an údaráis leis na geallsealbhóirí ábhartha eile. Mar a thuigim ón údarás, cheadaigh bord an údaráis €250,000 d'obair...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Maidir le tithíocht go ginearálta, tá fadhb tithíochta ar fud na tíre agus tá fadhb tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht. Caithfimid an fhadhb ghinearálta a réiteach agus tá a lán oibre ar siúl ag an Rialtas chun é sin a dhéanamh. Tá spriocanna sáraithe againn chun tithe a thógáil; ina measc sin tá tithe...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Maidir le hacmhainní don údarás, táimid i gcónaí ag plé na gceisteanna seo leis an Roinn caiteachas phoiblí agus go háirithe in aimsir na cáinaisnéise tá na cainteanna sin ar siúl. Táimid ag iarraidh níos mó airgid a fháil do chúrsaí Gaeilge agus do chúrsaí Gaeltachta. Táimid, an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I thank Deputy Hourigan for raising this issue. It is an important question. The women in sport funding was first established in 2005. Since then, more than €30 million has been invested through the national governing bodies of sport and local sports partnerships. In June this year, Deputy Hourigan's colleague, the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, and I announced record funding...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Something must be going right because I agree with almost everything the Deputy said. I met Jack Marley on half a dozen occasions during the Olympic Games. What a great exemplar of a sport he is in not only qualifying for the Olympic Games - he had to be one of the best in the world to do that - and in the manner in which he took his defeat in the Olympic Games. He is such an honourable...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I agree with the Deputy and that is what these sports plans are for. I hope that some of the pilot ones will be passed by local authorities will be passed in the coming weeks. As that is rolled out, it will put sport at the centre of local authority decision-making and it has to be. The Deputy accused local authorities of having a computer says "No" approach but I can tell him from my...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The question is about sport.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I can tell the Deputy that with every athlete I met and spoke to, the issue of investment came up, whether investment in facilities or in themselves and their organisations. I was happy to tell the Government's story on that. The achievements and performances of Team Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris inspired pride and joy. We want a new generation of participants and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Ghaeltacht (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Táim an-eolach faoi na dúshláin atá ann do dhaoine áitiúla i gceantair Gaeltachta tithíocht a chur ar fáil agus a fháil ar phraghas réasúnta. Seo dúshlán atá níos leithne ná an Ghaeltacht féin ar ndóigh agus tá an Rialtas seo an-ghníomhach sa réimse seo, mar is léir ó líon...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Ghaeltacht (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. Tá neart oibre ar siúl maidir leis na treoirlínte seo agus go deimhin, is an Roinn tithíochta a eiseoidh iad. Tá siad ag obair inár dteannta maidir leo. Tá an cheist seo casta, b'fhéidir nach bhfuil freagra amháin don fhadhb seo, b'fhéidir go bhfuil níos mó ná freagra amháin air....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Ghaeltacht (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Mar a dúirt mé tá an cheist seo casta agus tá rudaí atá fós le plé maidir leis seo. Eiseofar na treoirlínte seo ón Roinn tithíochta ach gan aon amhras tá baint ag an roinn s’againne leo agus táimid ag obair go hinmheánach ag plé na ceisteanna seo. Tá teagmháil idir an dá Roinn agus tá an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme is the main channel of Government support for developing sports facilities and purchasing sports equipment throughout the country. I am pleased to confirm at least €250 million in allocations is to be made available under the current round of the Programme. This will facilitate the largest-ever investment in sports facilities across...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The performance of Team Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer in Paris is to be strongly commended. All our athletes have made us proud and, with the support of their coaches, families and sporting bodies, they have brought joy and pride to the nation. The Government is investing heavily in sport facilities to ensure that our athletes can prepare for these prestigious...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17, 24 and 34 together. The National Sports Policy 2018-2027 contains a specific commitment to develop a National Swimming Strategy. Last month, I was proud to launch Ireland’s first-ever National Swimming Strategy, which sets out a vision to provide everyone in our country with an opportunity to swim. The public consultation process that informed the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: An ambitious vision for the development of a national sports centre of excellence is set out under the National Sports Campus Masterplan and the Government will continue to support Sport Ireland in bringing this vision to fruition. A National Velodrome and Badminton Centre and a National Cricket Stadium are important elements of the Campus Masterplan and I recently granted approval for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Capital funding for sport facilities is provided by the Department though the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). I am conscious of the growing demand for such funding and of the specific impact of population increases. The 2020 round of the SCEP attracted a record 3,106 applications with a total of €166.6 million...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tuigtear dom ó Údarás na Gaeltachta go bhfuil siad ag cur béim mhór ar fhorbairt agus ar chur chun cinn Gaeltacht Mhúscraí, go háirithe anois agus an seachbhóthar N22 oscailte. Tá roinnt tionscadal agus tionscnamh á maoiniú agus á dtacú acu chun brandáil agus aitheantas na Gaeltachta a neartú agus chun...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (19 Sep 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The decision by Coláiste Eoghain Uí Chomhraidhe not to run courses in the last number of years was a business decision made by a private course provider operating in the Irish summer colleges' sector. My Department had no input into the college’s decision. Colleges wishing to obtain recognition for Irish language courses under my Department's Scéim na...