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Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Maidir le ceist an Teachta Ó Muimhneacháin ó thaobh na mbóithre áise, i dtús báire beimid ag plé leithdháileadh aon airgead breise go luath i mbliana. Mar shampla, beidh airgead Leader i gceist. Más rud é go bhfuil sé ar fáil, beimid ag breathnú laistigh don Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Scéim monatóireachta ar earcaíocht, is it?

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Táimid ag breathnú ar sin. Tá a fhios againn go bhfuil sé sin luaite ag an Choimisinéir agus táimid ag breathnú air.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: I thank the select committee for facilitating a rather quick Committee Stage. I am very pleased to present the Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill for the consideration of the select committee. As Members will be aware from the debate on Second Stage, the main purpose of this Bill is to confer an explicit power on Inland Fisheries Ireland, IFI, to bring and prosecute summary proceedings for...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: I thank Deputy Pringle for the question. There was a court case in 2014 following an incident of pollution and a fish kill on the River Tolka. Following that case, Inland Fisheries Ireland advised that a weakness had been highlighted in the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 in respect of its power to prosecute offences and that it was necessary to rectify this by means of a legislative amendment....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Oileán (16 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Tá conradh do sheirbhís aeir do na hOileáin Árann aontaithe ag mo Roinn le Galway Aviation Services Limited (ag trádáil mar Aer Arann) don tréimhse 1 Eanáir 2017 go dtí 31 Nollaig 2020. Faoin gconradh sin, tá sceideal cuimsitheach eitiltí á gcur ar fáil ó cheann ceann na bliana. Mar aon le haon seirbhís sceidealta,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (16 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Faoin mbeartas speisialta atá i gceist ag an Teachta íoctar deontas in aghaidh an lae faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge le teaghlaigh cáilithe ar oileáin i leith daltaí ó lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht a bhíonn ar iostas leo fad a bhíonn siad ag freastal ar mheánscoileanna go lánaimseartha ar na hoileáin sin. Cuireadh an...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deontais faoi Údarás na Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Cuireann Údarás na Gaeltachta deonta i s reáchtála ar fáil do na comharchumainn ar sé oileán Gaeltachta chun Clár Forbartha na gComharchuman n a chur i bhfeidhm ar na hoileáin sin. Cuirtear na deonta i s seo ar fáil chun cabhrú leo a gcuid costais bainistíochta agus barrchostas a chlúdach. Is as an soláthar airgid a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (16 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Last February, the Office of the Attorney General provided advice to my Department in the course of a review of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010. The advice identified that amending legislation is required to provide explicit powers to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) to summarily prosecute offences under the Fisheries Acts and, consequently, a number of prosecution cases nationwide,...

Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the opportunity to respond and I thank Members for their contributions. It is clear that there is a great deal of support and agreement on the need for legislation, the tightening of the rules and fair play. This has been acknowledged in all interventions. At its base, the Bill has the desire to address the issue of so-called ticket touting which has received, as I stated,...

Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: I accept that clarification. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, which is an independent body, is currently investigating the ticket resale market from a competition law angle. It will publish a report soon. I agree with Deputy Crowe that gambling, which is a matter for the Minister for Justice and Equality, is a scourge that impacts on people and can destroy lives and...

Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “That” and substitute the following: “Dáil Éireann resolves that the Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017 be deemed to be read a second time this day nine months, to allow for scrutiny by the Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and for the Committee to consider submissions and...

Topical Issue Debate: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (11 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: I acknowledge the important work done by the ICBF. The industry is very well represented on the board. It is a wide range of stakeholders in the beef and dairy sectors which demonstrates that it is an industry-led organisation. Michael Doran of the IFA is chairman while the vice chairman is Patrick Kelly of Progressive Genetics. The rest of the board consists of three IFA representatives,...

Topical Issue Debate: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (11 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: I apologise that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, is not here. I am taking this matter on his behalf. The ICBF was established in 1998 following a number of years of industry consultation among all stakeholders in the cattle breeding industry. ICBF is the only body approved under EU legislation, in particular Commission decision 2006/427/EC, to carry out...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Mar Aire Stáit ar a bhfuil freagracht as gnóthaí Gaeltachta, failtím roimh an deis labhairt leis an roghchoiste inniu. Mar a thuigfidh baill den choiste, tá réimse leathan oibre agus gníomhaíochtaí idir láimhe agam féin agus ag mo chuid oifigigh chun tacú leis an nGaeilge. Is orainn atá an fhreagracht fhoriomlán as cur i...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Maidir leis na hoiléain, tá an ceart ag an Teachta. Ní bheidh mórán airgid caite ar céibh Inis Oírr i mbliana. Táimid ag fanacht ar tairiscint ón RPS Group chun dul ar aghaidh leis an méid atá le déanamh acu. Nílim cinnte go fóill cé mhéad a bheidh i gceist. Ó thaobh an obair caipitil, níos...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: The current lease, which was 35 years plus two extensions, with the OPW on Merrion Square came to an end on 30 April 2017. The OPW was not prepared to enter into a long-term lease in the context of its own plans for the property. The sub-lease on the North Frederick Street premises where 15 staff from An Gúm are based will come to an end on 31 May 2017. Again, no extension to that...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Hopefully, there will be many other options for Moore Street. I understand that the proposed lease for Foras na Gaeilge incorporates a lease break clause after 15 years and there is also the possibility of subletting the lease earlier subject to agreement with the landlord.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Bíonn muid ag iarraidh airgid chuile lá agus i chuile chruinniú. Beidh mé ag iarraidh breis airgid ón Aire sinsearach agus ón Roinn Caiteachais Poiblí agus Athchóirithe don bhliain 2018 agus ar aghaidh freisin.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Revised) (11 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Tá a fhios agam. Táimid á phlé sin agus ag breathnú ar sin. Bhí mé sásta i rith na bliana airgead a fháil, mar shampla, do Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge. Bhí €250,000 breise ar fáil ansin. Bhíomar in ann €250,000 breise a fháil freisin mar airgead reatha do Údarás na Gaeltachta agus bhí...