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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (21 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Dírím aird an Teachta ar an bhfreagra a thug mé ar Cheist Dála Uimhir 593 ar 19 Nollaig 2018 maidir leis an ábhar seo. Mar a thug mé le fios sa bhfreagra sin, is í an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010–2030 bunchloch pholasaí an Rialtais i leith na Gaeilge. Tá úinéireacht tras­Rannach ag an Straitéis agus...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (21 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Mar chúlra, is iarracht í an Bhille seo, trí na ceannteideil éagsúla, an timpeallacht a chruthú ina mbeidh ról níos lárnaí ag an teanga in obair an Stáit, go mbeidh an teanga níos feiceálaí agus go mbeidh fáil níos leithne ar sheirbhísí trí Ghaeilge.  Agus an Bille á thabhairt chun...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fostaíocht sa Ghaeltacht (21 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimhir 31 agus 53 le chéile. I dtús báire is mian liom a threisiú uair amháin eile go bhfuil an Rialtas seo tiomanta tacú le cruthú fostaíochta agus forbairt fiontair inár bpobail Ghaeltachta. Tá infheistíocht dhíreach eachtrach a mhealladh san áireamh, ar ndóigh, chomh maith le...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (21 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I dtús báire, is mian liom aird an Teachta a tharraingt ar an bhfreagra a thug mé ar an gCeist tosaíochta faoin ábhar seo níos luaithe inniu. Mar a thug mé le fios sa bhfreagra sin, tá Údarás na Gaeltachta ag comhoibriú i rith an ama le gníomhaireachtaí Stáit eile mar a bhaineann sé le cur chuige comhordaithe...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Costs (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Private motor insurance is one of the items measured in the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) published by the CSO. To compile the Motor Insurance sub-index of the CPI, the CSO collects premiums information from a sample of insurance companies. The sample covers approximately two thirds of the motor insurance premiums written in the market. The insurance companies are requested to supply...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has overall responsibility for coordinating the implementation of the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030which represents the state's policy on the Irish language. Since the Strategy was launched in 2010 following cross-party approval, circa €400 million has been invested by the Exchequer via my Department in support of the language...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: The 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 (the Strategy), which represents the cornerstone of the Government’s policy on the Irish language, was published in December 2010, following cross-party support in the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Strategy contains a range of recommendations across nine areas, namely Education; The Gaeltacht; Family Transmission of the Language -...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Ar dtús báire, gabhaim buíochas as ucht an cuireadh a bheith leis an gcoiste tráthnóna chun ráiteas a dhéanamh faoin reachtaíocht maidir leis an mBreatimeacht. Táim anseo ar mo shon féin agus ar son an Aire sinsearach, Teachta Madigan. A no-deal Brexit would be highly disruptive and would have profound political, economic and legal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I thank Senator Warfield for his questions. I assure him with respect to artists' mobility that the common travel area is very important and predates our membership of the European Union, going back to the 1920s. The agreements signed with the United Kingdom mean the common travel area will be maintained in all circumstances. This will allow Irish citizens in the UK and British citizens in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: The loss of UK funding will be serious across all the European Union in the event of a no-deal Brexit. At this stage we do not know the impact on budget lines. It is something of which we are conscious and hence the Government's focus on trying to ensure there is a deal, within which the UK would pay a certain amount. Its net impact remains to be seen but we are certainly very conscious of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: That is outside of Brexit. If there are opportunities for Departments or agencies to draw down European funding, obviously, they need to be explored. I am not personally aware of what opportunities are not being availed of but that is an issue that can be explored with the Minister at another time. Generally, we have a good reputation across Government and across successive Governments in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Senator. At the outset, I should have welcomed my colleagues from the Department, Mr. Conor Falvey, Mr. Aodhán MacCormaic, Mr. John Healy and Ms Elizabeth Keehan, who has responsibility for Waterways Ireland. There are a number of points. The Minister, Deputy Madigan, is speaking at a biodiversity conference and that is why she cannot be here. This meeting was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I will pass on the Senator's comments to her. She does a number of speaking engagements and, as I noted in my opening remarks, she spoke at the Brexit event in Belfast recently in regard to the contribution of culture and creativity to our overall social and economic well-being. She spoke in London at the recent Barbican event and at the Global Ireland 2025 conference in Dublin Castle, she...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: She might.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I will address some of the issues related to the common travel area. The general scheme, as published on 24 January, reflects Ireland's commitment to the CTA, including through legislative provision to ensure the agreed CTA rights and privileges in health, education, social protection, justice and security are protected under any circumstance. One will see some of those in the Brexit...

Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: It is a sign of a nice Chief Whip.

Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I thank all Members for their contributions to the debate. It is important to bear in mind that the objective of the local property tax is to broaden the domestic tax base and to replace some of the revenue from transaction-based taxes with an annually recurring property tax. We know to our cost how, in the past, our reliance on transaction-based taxes proved to be an unstable source of...

Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I do not have that information.

Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: The review is due and the Minister for Finance has, I am sure, been asked about it on numerous occasions. I refer to the taking in charge of residential developments, the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2019, and the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011. Normal housing estates fall under the provisions of the Planning and Development Acts while multi-unit developments are covered by the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (19 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Senator for raising the matter. I am sorry to hear of the concerns over the Big Tom statue because I know it was only recently installed in Castleblayney. I saw the television footage of the crowd and of the President attending its unveiling. The Market House at Castleblayney is a well-known building in Castleblayney's historic town centre which will be familiar to many people....