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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Mar 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: On page 78 of the programme for Government, there is a commitment to enshrining disability rights by finalising the legislation required following Ireland's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. I note the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 lapsed on the dissolution of the previous Dáil and has not been restored. Will the...

An Ghaeilge agus An Ghaeltacht: Ráitis (3 Mar 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Táim lánsásta an deis seo a ghlacadh chun labhairt ar son na Gaeilge agus muid ag tús Sheachtain na Gaeilge. Táim buíoch gurb é an Taoiseach a chur tús leis na ráitis seo inniu agus gur labhair an tAire sinsearach agus an tAire Stáit ar an ábhar seo freisin, rud a léiríonn cé chomh tiomanta is atá an Rialtas seo i...

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (2 Mar 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Mar a dúirt an Teachta Ní Chonghaile, is leasú bunúsach é seo. Is é an teachtaireacht is mó a chloiseann muid go léir ó na heagraíochtaí agus feachtais Ghaeilge go léir ná, más mian linn an Bille seo a threisiú, is é an rud is tábhachtaí ná spriocdhátaí agus spriocanna láidre a chur...

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (2 Mar 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Mar a luaigh an Teachta Ó Snodaigh, tá baint níos leithne ag an leasú seo ná an Ghaeilge amháin. Tá an comhionannas agus an ghnéasacht i gceist freisin agus tá baint mhór ag an leasú seo leis an bpobal lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, LGBTQI. Murar mhiste le duine teideal a chur isteach ar fhoirm, ba cheart go...

Topical Issue Debate: Sustainable Development Goals (25 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister. To give him his due, I know that the information in this year's report pre-dates our participation in government. We may not have our knees under the table for long but I would say that this reply sounds like business as usual, as if we are doing grand. Unfortunately the figures show that we are not doing grand, especially with environmental and sustainable...

Topical Issue Debate: Sustainable Development Goals (25 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: This matter arises from the annual sustainable progress index published yesterday by Social Justice Ireland, which mentions Ireland's progress implementing the UN sustainable development goals. I compared this year's index to last year's and I note that there has been little or no positive change in how the Irish economy is integrating sustainable development and well-being objectives into...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Interdepartmental Working Groups (24 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the senior officials' group on the sustainable development goals; the membership of the group; the dates of meetings held since its inception; the scope of their work; and the Departments represented in the group. [9062/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of the Technological Universities: Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I have a short amount of time and a number of questions so I will rattle through them as quickly as I can. Along with other Members of the Oireachtas in Waterford, last week I would have met a number of groups. The groups included the Technological University for the South East Project and Waterford Chamber. The meeting was to discuss concerns around the TUSE project. There are three...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of the Technological Universities: Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: My thanks to the Minister - I was not expecting to get time back - I am delighted to hear that. We have been experiencing brain drain in the south east for generations. Some 59% of our people leave the region for university. Our tax returns and any other metric that we care to mention, including pro rataGDP, show that these people are not coming back to us until their mid 40s. We are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of the Technological Universities: Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I am going to give the Minister and Minister of State a break from the south east for a moment. Members from the south east have managed to give more than enough airtime to that particular matter today. I add my voice to the tréimshe Gaeltachta issue, although I hasten to add my honeymoon was better than my tréimshe Gaeltachta, just in case my wife is listening. On the issue of...

Covid-19 (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I have been speaking to Waterford businesses and chambers of commerce in the city and Dungarvan and I have been struck by the similarities in the Covid stories as well as the differences that have been related to us. There is great appreciation for the supports that were put in place for businesses during the pandemic. I have listened to stories of small and medium enterprises that have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (18 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the stakeholder forum on the sustainable development goals; the membership of that group; the dates of meetings held since its inception; the scope of their work; the Departments represented in the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9064/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (18 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for applications for citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9058/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (18 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the levels of investment made by her Department in each of the years 2015 to 2019 in information technology systems and services with the specific objective to improve the efficiency of processing applications for citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9059/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (18 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the levels of investment made by her Department in each of the years 2015 to 2019 in resources and services to support applicants for citizenship in their application process, for example, translation services, tutorials and easy-to-access information on the application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil). (16 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Nílim chun an t-uafás a rá. Tá m'ainm féin ar an leasú freisin. Léirím mo thacaíocht dó. Tá sé fóirsteanach agus ciallmhar agus tá fiúntas ag baint leis. Ba dheas an rud é dá dtiocfadh ábhar margaíochta faoin reachtaíocht. Bheinn sásta dá mbeadh an tAire Stáit sásta...

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil). (16 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Mar a dúirt mé ar an Dara Céim, is minic gur iad na rudaí beaga a chuireann isteach ar dhuine mar Ghaeilgeoir. Mothaítear i gcónaí go mbítear ag snámh in aghaidh na srutha. Tá an síneadh fada mar cheann de na mionrudaí sin a chuireann isteach ar mhuintir na Gaeilge. Ní hí an Ghaeilge amháin a bhfuil diacritics inti....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (11 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 83. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aici cur i gníomh an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, mar a bhaineann sé le Pleananna Teanga Contae, a phlé leis na Príomh-Oifigigh Feidhmiúcháin sna hÚdaráis Áitiúla ina bhfuil Plean Teanga i bhfeidhm ina gceantar feidhme; agus an ndéanfaidh...

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Le linn dom a bheith ag smaoineamh ar an leasú seo, is é an nod cainte a rith liom ná an ceann a dhéanann tagairt do chóras iompair. Deir daoine nár chóir tomhas a dhéanamh ar thógáil droichid trí an mhéid daoine atá ag snámh trasna na habhann a chomhaireamh. Tá sé díreach mar an gcéanna maidir le...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4 Feb 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific measures and actions that have been undertaken between 2010 and 2020 towards reducing Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions under the 2020 EU effort sharing decision; the extent to which these measures were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6211/21]