Results 3,861-3,880 of 6,783 for speaker:Seán Kyne

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: School Admissions (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: I refer the Deputy to previous replies given to Parliamentary Questions in relation to this matter. As I mentioned in these replies, the question of access to second-level education through Irish is primarily a matter for the Minister for Education and Skills. However, in the context of its responsibility for co-ordinating the implementation of the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: I refer the Deputy to the previous replies given to Parliamentary Questions in relation to this matter. As I mentioned in those replies, the implementation of the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 is recognised as a key priority in the Programme for a Partnership Government in so far as it supports the maintenance and development of the Irish language as a community and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Tá cúnamh curtha ar fáil ag an Roinn ó 2007 i leith faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge chun daltaí meánscoile ó cheantair taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht a choinneáil ar iostas i dtithe atá aitheanta faoin Scéim ar na hoileáin Ghaeltachta. Is iad Coláiste Ghobnait in Inis Oírr, Coláiste Naomh Eoin in Inis...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Eagraíodh Díospóireacht Oscailte ar Pholasaí faoin Straitéis 20-Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030, mar chuid de Phlean Athnuachana na Státseirbhíse, i mí na Nollag 2015 ar mhaithe le breathnú siar ar an méid a bhí déanta go dtí sin maidir lena cur i bhfeidhm, chomh maith le breathnú chun cinn ar na tosaíochtaí ina...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Details of prosecutions taken by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017 are set out in the following table: National Total 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (to date) Prosecutions Completed 115 141 116 79 112 85 66 8 Prosecutions for fisheries offences 102 130 100 72 100 73 52 7 Prosecutions for Environmental Offences 13 11 16 7 12 12...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1272 and 1273 together. Details of staff of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017 are shown in the table below. The IFI Environmental Officers are dedicated to protecting the environment and ensuring best practice with regard to engineering works. Additionally, environmental protection is an element of the role of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Data (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Details of environmental cases completed by Inland Fisheries Ireland in 2016 are set out in the following table. No of Environmental Cases Completed in 2016 Sector Location No of Successful Prosecutions 1 Industrial Dublin Struck out following agreement between parties. 8 Agriculture 2 Cork, 1 Kerry 8 Industry Cork Drainage Cork x 3 Sewage Cork 3 Agriculture Longford 3...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Stocks (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the state agency responsible for the protection, management and conservation of Ireland's inland fisheries and sea angling resources.  IFI manages salmon stocks on an individual river basis as each of Ireland’s 147 salmon rivers (including river sections and estuaries) has its own genetically unique stock of salmon. IFI is supported in its...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: The sale of rod caught wild salmon or sea trout has been prohibited since 2001 as one of a range of measures aimed at conservation of stocks.  This particular measure was introduced to preserve angling as a recreational pursuit and not in any way to promote its development into a commercial activity by encouraging the catching of salmon or sea trout for sale or commercial gain and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mining Licences (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: Prospecting Licence 3891 is held by Dan Morrissey (Ireland) Ltd.  A Prospecting Licence confers a right to prospect for minerals but not to mine minerals.  My Department is in receipt of an application for a State Mining Lease in respect of the mining of coal and fireclay at Rossmore, Co. Laois. This application remains under consideration.

Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Order for Second Stage (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to present the Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 for the consideration of the House. The purpose of this Bill is to confer an explicit power on Inland Fisheries Ireland, IFI, to bring and prosecute summary proceedings for inland fisheries offences. It achieves this by amending Part 4 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 by...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Harbours and Piers Funding (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: A total of €621,961 was spent by my Department over the period 2004 to 2007 on consultancy services aimed at the development of Inis Oírr pier. Under the Government’s capital investment plan, Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016 – 2021, additional funding of €8 million has been earmarked for this development. My officials have met...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Foras Teanga (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá an Foras Teanga mar cheann de na 6 chomhlacht forfheidhmithe a bunaíodh faoin Acht um Chomhaontú na Breataine-na hÉireann 1999 agus tá sé comhdhéanta de dhá áisíneacht ar leith, eadhon, Foras na Gaeilge agus Gníomhaireacht na hUltaise. Sa chomhthéacs sin, cuirtear maoiniú ar fáil don bhForas...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú Údarás na Gaeltachta (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: Foilsíonn Údarás na Gaeltachta an t-eolas atá á lorg ag an Teachta ina dTuarascáil Bhliantúil agus Cuntais a leagtar faoi bhráid Thithe an Oireachtais gach bliain. Tá Tuarascáil Bhliantúil agus Cuntais na heagraíochta do na blianta 2014 agus 2015 leagtha faoi bhráid Tithe an Oireachtais cheana féin agus tá siad ar...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (13 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: Ar mhaithe le tacú le cur i bhfeidhm na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge agus leis an bpróiseas pleanála teanga mar a leagtar amach é in Acht na Gaeltachta 2012, cuireadh soláthar airgid faoi leith ar fáil sna blianta 2014-2017 briste síos mar seo a leanas: 2014 2015 2016 2017 €499,000 €546,000 €1,000,000 €1,250,000 De...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: On 6 April 2016, my Department sanctioned current funding of €15,000 in total under Scéim Seirbhísí Réamhscoile agus Iarscoile (SSRI) to the organisation in question for a 12 month period. This scheme was established in March 2014 with the objective of providing assistance to Gaeltacht-based Family Support Centres and certain Gaeltacht pre-school services which...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú Údarás na Gaeltachta (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: Tuigim ó Údarás na Gaeltachta gur íocadh €1,545,528 le 30 eagraíocht pobail i 2016 chun clár forbartha pobail a fheidhmiú ina gceantar feidhme. Ag éirí as an soláthar airgid de €3.25m atá ar fáil don Údarás faoi fho-mhír C7 de Vóta na Roinne do 2017, tuigim ón Údarás go bhfuil...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Data (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 330 and 331 together. The following tables set out details of the salmon rod and line return figures for Harvest and Catch and Release, over the past six years relating to the Bangor County Mayo Fishery District. These details, in respect of all Fishery Districts, are complied and published annually by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) and are available on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Expenditure (12 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the state agency responsible for the protection, management and conservation of Ireland's inland fisheries and sea angling resources. IFI has supported the rainbow and brown trout stocking requirements of Ireland’s trout angling stakeholders for some time from its fish farm operations which are a day to day operational matter for the Board of...