Results 24,121-24,140 of 26,256 for speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Other Questions: An Foras Teanga (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am new to Ullans and Scots Gaelic so the Minister of State must forgive me. I understand that rather than recognising it as a language in the Good Friday Agreement, it was seen as part of the culture and wealth of Ireland as a whole. How many people speak the language on even an occasional basis? What sort of practical steps are being taken, using the funding being provided, to keep the...

Other Questions: Inland Waterways Development (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I welcome the many positive developments to which the Minister referred but one of our concerns is that since 2011 the funding available for Waterways Ireland has been cut from €35 million to approximately €32 million. Studies over the years have shown that waterways tourism is one of the activities that is most likely to generate return visits. As a regular user of places like...

Other Questions: Arts Funding (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I commend the Minister on the positive report he has given. Members had a very useful debate in this Chamber a couple of months ago on the importance of philanthropy. This question was tabled conscious of a development that is of concern, namely, the exit from the Irish scene of Atlantic Philanthropies, which over the years has contributed €1.1 billion in funds to not-for-profit...

Other Questions: Arts Funding (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: No.

Other Questions: Arts Funding (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I seek one assurance from the Minister, which is that as such philanthropic contributions increase, as the Minister quite rightly directs the organisations to chase them, there will not be the sort of dramatic decline in State funding for such agencies that otherwise might happen.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I welcome the Minister's assurance that he treats the matter with urgency. For my part, I will liaise with my party's councillors and ask them what Dublin City Council can do. Could the Minister indicate whether he has had recent, direct contact with Chartered Land or NAMA?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Heritage Initiatives (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We could hear the answer.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 4. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions he will take to ensure the preservation of number 14, 15 and 16 Moore Street, Dublin 1; if there is a compulsory purchase order planned for these sites or is it already in existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26307/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We have all learned something. As I rise, I feel like a person in the early Alzheimer's advertisement, which asks whether the person keeps asking the same question again and again and again. This matter has arisen again and again and again during our sessions with the Minister. He has indicated to the House that he intends to consider the request for consent, but we have reached the point...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We will forgive the Acting Chairman on this occasion.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 1. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé riachtanach pobal na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta a aithint mar gheallsealbhóirí i gcur i bhfeidhm na Straitéise Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [26306/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall gan an iomarca ama a thógáil. Tá mé ag seasamh isteach don Teachta Kitt, atá as láthair inniu. Glacann chuile duine go bhfuil an tAire Stáit tógtha go hiomlán leis an Ghaeilge. Níl aon amhras orm ina thaobh agus ní dóigh liom go bhfuil amhras ar bith ar éinne eile. Tá amhras...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Caithfidh an tAire Stáit glacadh leis nach bhfuil na heagrais Gaeilge timpeall na tíre sásta le rudaí mar atá siad. Níl siad sásta leis an gcóras atá ann dóibh chun teagmháil a dhéanamh leis na húdaráis. Cad é an uair is déanaí ar tháinig an fochoiste faoi choimirce an Taoisigh le chéile? Cé...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Fodder Crisis (30 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 231. To ask the Minister for Defence if grass cut on lands at Baldonnel, County Dublin, or any lands under the control of is Department, will be made available to farmers, whose animals are suffering as a result of the shortage of fodder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26400/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (29 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 208. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of relevant childcare facilities in existence in County Kildare; the procedures in place to conduct regular inspections of such facilities; if anything has emerged in recent years that has given cause for concern in relation to the operation of such facilities; if any such facilities have been closed within the past three...

Order of Business (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The health (amendment) Bill has profound implications for voluntary health providers and, more importantly perhaps, for their customers. The Bill seeks to provide an updated framework for charging all private inpatients in public hospitals to meet current budgetary requirements. Could the Taoiseach tell us whether the heads of the Bill have been to Cabinet and when the Bill might be...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): EU Presidency Engagements (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: As the Taoiseach will be aware, public discontent with the EU is at its highest level ever and, with 27 million people unemployed, nobody believes it is taking serious or urgent action to help. I have to mention the plague of youth unemployment, particularly in countries such as Greece and Spain, which have youth unemployment rates in excess of 50%. The escape valve of emigration has kept...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Appointments to State Boards (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I agree with the Taoiseach it is a very positive development that the chairs of these boards are now coming before Oireachtas committees and have an opportunity to set out for themselves in a clear way the vision they have for the development of their respective organisations in the years ahead, and also that the representatives of the political parties, and of none, have the opportunity...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Staff Numbers (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Notwithstanding what the Taoiseach has said, we all realise the difficulties the public service is facing in terms of reduced numbers across the board. We do not have, as yet, a number of women, particularly in senior posts, in the public service. We all accept that women are adversely affected by anything that may be seen to be not family friendly or favouring the area of work-life...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Appointments to State Boards (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is customary for these vacancies on State boards to be notified through the Public Appointments Commission and we welcome that. While this is a welcome development, all of the evidence to date is that it has made absolutely no difference to those who are being appointed to serve on boards. The main development is Ministers, in conjunction with the Taoiseach, are getting the people they...