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Topical Issue Debate: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (27 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Ar dtús báire, ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta as ucht an t-ábhar tábhachtach seo a ardú liom. Caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil a fhios agam cé chomh tábhachtach is atá an tseirbhís seo d'Árainn. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil Island Ferries faoi láthair ag cur seirbhíse maith ann, go bhfuil...

Topical Issue Debate: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (27 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Tá an ceart ag an Teachta go bhfuil a lán staire i gceist. Bhí a lán stair sa bhfeagra uaimse agus ó mo Roinn toisc go bhfuil an-stair ann. Tá sé sórt casta mar gheall nár chuir aon chomhlacht tairiscint isteach do chonradh ar aon cheann den trí huaire a raibh mo Roinn ag iarraidh conradh a chur le chéile chun an tseirbhís...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cúrsaí Gaeilge (27 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Tá cuid de na bailte fearainn sa Thoghroinn Cheantair atá luaite ag an Teachta laistigh den Ghaeltacht. Sa chás sin, is féidir go mbeadh cúnamh nó comhairle ar fáil ó Údarás na Gaeltachta, a bhfuil scéim ar leith acu chun tacú le heagraíochtaí agus le coistí i ndáil le ranganna Gaeilge a eagrú sa Ghaeltacht....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates Process (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: I refer the Deputy to my replies to recent Parliamentary Questions in regard to the 2017 Estimate provisions. As set out in these replies, an additional allocation of €2.25m in total was provided in Budget 2017 for the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and Islands Programme. With regard to Údarás na Gaeltachta, an additional €1m in once-off capital funding had been secured...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cúrsaí Gaeilge (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Mar a chuir mé in iúl i mo fhreagra ar cheist Dála 331 ar 11 Deireadh Fómhair 2016, bhí cruinniú agam féin agus ag an Aire Humphreys le Conradh na Gaeilge ag tús na míosa agus tá mé ag súil le cruinniú eile a shocrú leo go luath. Caithfidh mé a threisiú go bhfuil beagnach €60m curtha ar fáil sna...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (25 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Ireland's Eel Management Plan (EMP) under EU Regulation 1100/2007, which included a closure of commercial fishing for an initial three year period, was approved by the European Commission in 2009. Ireland's EMP and its conservation measures were reviewed in 2012 and again in 2015  in accordance with the EU Regulation. Both reviews involved an examination of the...

Syrian Conflict: Statements (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: I commend the Business Committee on facilitating these statements. I acknowledge the calls by my colleague, Deputy Griffin, since 2012, for a debate on the situation in Syria. He has raised the matter in the Dáil on at least three occasions, each time seeking a debate. I add my voice of condemnation to those of my colleagues in regard to the tragedy that has been unfolding for some...

Other Questions: Arts Funding (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Most of them have been opened.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Ó thaobh ché an Chalaidh Mhóir de, táim oscailte don fhorbairt chun céim a trí a bhrú ar aghaidh agus na hacmhainní cuí a chur ar fáil chuige ón am seo amach. Beidh cruinniú agam le muintir ó Inis Meáin i gceann coicíse chun é seo a phlé le na feidhmeannaigh sa Roinn agus sa chomhairle contae. Ag an am seo...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Nílim freagrach as RTE. Is ceist é sin don Aire.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Is ceist é sin don Aire Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil, Teachta Denis Naughten.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Chas feidhmeannaigh ó RTE leis an Aire, an Teachta Denis Naughten, coicís ó shin chun cúrsaí buiséid a phlé i mo Roinn eile, an Roinn Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil. Táimid ag fanacht ar phleananna do chúrsaí Gaeltachta agus pleananna atá acu. B'fhéidir go bhféadfadh muid breis airgid...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: Tá suim bhreise de €2.25 milliún san iomlán curtha ar fáil i mbuiséad 2017 do chlár Gaeilge, Gaeltachta agus oileánda mo Roinne. Maidir le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta, bhí €1 milliún breise i maoiniú caipitil aonuaire faighte mar chuid de Mheastacháin Athbhreithnithe 2016. Tá sé seo coinnithe don bhliain...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: I confirm that the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland made a decision to postpone indefinitely the decision to close the hatcheries at Cullion in Mullingar and in Roscrea while it examines the future plans for them. I dealt with a Commencement Matter on this topic in the Seanad this morning, raised by Senator Robbie Gallagher, in which I said we would examine the plans when they come before...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Boundaries Review (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Senator for tabling this Commencement matter which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Simon Coveney, who is at a housing conference in the city. In June 2015 independent statutory committees were appointed to carry out reviews of local government boundaries in Athlone, Carlow, Drogheda and Waterford. In each case...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Boundaries Review (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: I want to acknowledge the strong feelings of Senator Nash on this issue, which I know are heartfelt in regard to what is best for Drogheda and its citizens. I will certainly convey that to the Minister. I also note the Senator's suspicions, although I perhaps do not agree with them, and I will inform the Minister of these. I will ask that a debate take place before a decision is made on...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Vetting of Personnel (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: I thank Senator Richmond for raising this issue. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald. The primary purpose of the Garda National Vetting Bureau is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults. While every effort is made to make the system as efficient as possible, as is always desirable, it...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Vetting of Personnel (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: The Tánaiste would like me to emphasise that the purpose of the Garda employment vetting service is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults. Accordingly, the vetting process demands rigorous procedures to safeguard its integrity and to maintain the highest level of confidence by the public and organisations availing of the service. Any vetting process will take a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Inland Fisheries (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: I thank Senator Gallagher for tabling this Commencement Matter. He raised it previously in the Seanad but unfortunately I was not in a position to attend that day and I apologise. I am taking this matter on my own behalf, for a change. The value of angling in Ireland is already well recognised, and a number of developments have been recently progressed in this regard. The most...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Inland Fisheries (20 Oct 2016)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Senator for raising the issue. Action has been taken and there has been lobbying by anglers and politicians. I acknowledge the reversal of the board's decision during the summer. Plans are being developed and I cannot say whether the Department will invest in projects until they come before me for approval. The board of IFI has to make decisions regarding what it wants to do...