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Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: The Senator mentioned a period of 12 years. It might have been mentioned in the media and in the ether, but the consultation period has not been 12 years. The consultation process followed the 2014 national heritage area review. The Senator is right in the sense that there has been engagement or that discussion has been ongoing for a long period. It was rather problematic and difficult...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: The environmental criteria that will be used in any review of blanket bogs will be the same as used for raised bogs. There are no immediate plans. A lot of expertise has been gathered over the recent period on methodology and process as to raised bogs, which would be transferred to any review of blanket bogs. The Senator has mentioned 12 years and I have mentioned four to five years of...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: Section 16(6) of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 refers to special scientific interest in the process of proposing sites for designation as natural heritage areas under the Act. Section 16(6) is also specifically referred to in the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016 as regards the criteria to be taken into account in selecting the most suitable bog habitats to be designated as natural heritage...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: As I stated, I assure the Senator that a strategic environmental assessment will be a requirement of any process of dedsignation, as will a public consultation and notification. She mentioned where that notification should be provided and she has tabled amendments in that respect. We we will debate that later and I agree with those sentiments. This process will take place. It will be...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: The information requested by the Deputy has been outlined in tabular format: Former Scheme Current Scheme Ciste na Gaeilge Irish Language Support Scheme Islands – Infrastructure No change Gaeltacht Improvement Schemes Community and Language Supports Programme Gaeltacht Cultural and Social Schemes Community and Language Supports Programme Gaeltacht Community and Recreational...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Data (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: I am advised by my Department that while the number of participants under the Gaeltacht Housing Scheme for the each of the years 2006 to 2009 is not available, the number of applications was as follows: Year No. of applications 2006 968 2007 1,490 2008 1,133 2009 660 The total expenditure on this programme over the period in question was €19.043m.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oideachas Gaeilge (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: D’fhógair mé le déanaí go bhfuil allúntas suas le €450,000 in iomlán thar tréimhse 3 bliana ceadaithe agam ar leas na niar-bhunscoileanna ar na hOileáin Árann agus ar leas an bhirt faoi leith a bhfuil tagairt déanta dó sa cheist ach go háirithe. Faoin allúntas seo, íocfar deontas ar fiú €27 in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Teanga Gaeilge (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: Is sa dlínse seo amháin atá feidhm le forálacha Acht na Gaeltachta 2012, faoina n-aithnítear Líonraí Gaeilge reachtúla. Tuigtear dom, áfach, gur aithníodh dhá líonra i dTuaisceart Éireann faoi scéim neamhreachtúil de chuid Fhoras na Gaeilge, an eagraíocht tras-teorainn atá comhaoinithe ag mo Roinn agus ag an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: Senior officials from my Department have already had informal discussions with interested parties, including the umbrella body for Irish medium schools, Gaeloideachas Teo., An Coimisinéir Teanga and Conradh na Gaeilge regarding the public demand for Irish medium education and the process for recognition of gaelscoileanna, in particular. This issue is of particular importance to the work...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (2 Apr 2019)

Seán Kyne: The Department's Irish Language Scheme under the Official Languages Act 2003, was introduced on 12th May 2016. A copy of the Scheme is available on my Department's website at the following link.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (28 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that questions for oral answer to the Taoiseach under Standing Order 38 will not be taken on Tuesday, 2 April 2019 and oral questions to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport will be taken after the Order of Business.

Criminal Justice (Conspiracy to Murder) Bill 2019: First Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: No.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships Cost (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: General Government Gross Debt (or Maastricht Debt) is defined as debt liabilities of government in the categories Currency and Deposits, Debt Securities and Loans. Its compilation is the responsibility of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) who publish annual and quarterly estimates on the CSO website. Liabilities related to public-private partnerships (PPPs) which are classified off-balance...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships Data (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) publish data relating to PPP contracts biannually in April and October. The latest data is in respect of 2017 and can be seen on the CSO website under the category of Governments Accounts. The contractual capital value of on and off balance sheet PPP contracts at that date was €3,577.4 million. This represented 1.2% of 2017 GDP.

Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: No.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The intention was to ensure that it would be passed by 29 March, which was the original Brexit date.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The ring around was made and it was agreed by the majority of the Business Committee to schedule as is.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: This matter was raised by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, prior to the recent break. It was sent out and scheduled by the Business Committee over the break as well. The Taoiseach has outlined the reasons behind it. On departure from the EU, access to fisheries in UK waters, as a third country, will be a matter for the EU to negotiate on Ireland's behalf....

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016 was presented to the Dáil on 21 July 2016 and was passed by that House on 13 December 2018. I am pleased to have the opportunity to present the Bill to the Seanad today. The passage of this legislation through the Houses of the Oireachtas is delivering on a commitment in the Programme for a Partnership Government. Ireland has designated 75 natural...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: I presume so.