Results 421-440 of 2,551 for speaker:Pat Carey

Written Answers — Lárionad Náisiúnta Gaeilge: Lárionad Náisiúnta Gaeilge (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Tá tagairt ar leith déanta sa dréacht-Straitéis 20-bliain don Ghaeilge maidir le forbairt a dhéanamh ar ionad nó spás Gaeilge i mBaile Átha Cliath. Faoi mar is eol don Teachta, tá an dréacht-Straitéis foilsithe ag an Rialtas agus bhí sí os comhair an Chomhchoiste Oireachtais do Ghnóthaí Ealaín, Spóirt, Turasóireachta, Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta le tamall anuas le...

Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for equality, human rights, integration and disability matters formally transferred from the Department of Justice and Law Reform to my Department on 1 June 2010. As the equality function was a matter for the Department of Justice and Law Reform up to that date, material and information in that regard could be accessed on that Department's site....

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Within the overall Governmental approach to meeting rural transport needs, my Department provided funding, on a pilot basis, between 2007 and 2009 for an evening/night-time rural transport service in seven selected areas. This pilot scheme was in addition to the rural transport services already provided in the seven areas under the Department of Transport's 'Rural Transport Programme', which...

Written Answers — Tax Audits: Tax Audits (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 to 199, inclusive, together. My Department has made no voluntary disclosures or settlements with the Revenue Commissioners of the nature referred to by the Deputy, nor did the Revenue Commissioners carry out any tax audits of my Department in the period referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 to 204, inclusive, together. As part of the restructuring of Departments and agencies announced in March by the Taoiseach to ensure greater coherence and produce more efficient delivery, my Department incorporated responsibility for social inclusion policy and family policy from the Department of Social Protection and for equality, disability, integration...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware from a number of previous replies, my Department operates a wide range of grant programmes and schemes and details of these are available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. The Deputy will also be aware that information in relation to funding/expenditure by my Department in each of the past five years is available in the published Annual Estimates...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Details of payments in excess of €6,350 made under those subheads of my Department's Vote that are part-funded by the National Lottery are included as part of the annual Appropriation Accounts for my Department. The subheads in question relate to: Ciste na Gaeilge; Grants for Community and Voluntary Services; and Local and Community Development. The published Appropriation Accounts for the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: The details requested by the Deputy in relation to my Department, including fees paid to legal professionals for advice and research, are reflected in the table. Also reflected in the table are the details, as advised to my Department, in respect of agencies/bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group. Department / Body / Agency 2002 (from June) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008...

Community Development (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: I will give a very direct answer to Deputy Wall this time. I meant to do so first time and I hope I did so. It is not my intention, it is not the Department's intention and I certainly do not think it was my predecessor's intention to have any diminution in the intensity and vigour of community development work in this country. I do not want to see that happen. I acknowledge and recognise...

Community Development (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: As I said in an interview recently which has been broadcast, to continue the sports analogy I am prepared to allow a little bit of injury time, in terms of days rather than stringing it out for several weeks.

Community Development (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: To answer the last question first, I am happy that will happen. To broaden the debate, the Minister of State, Deputy White, and I have been discussing concerns Deputy Ring and others have brought to our attention about difficulties that clients of Leader companies seem to be encountering. Over the past number of weeks we have been in discussions with our officials and others to see where we...

Community Development (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Deputy Ring is correct. We are anxious to address those blockages. When he examines the table on spend and allocation, he will find while there is a feeling that more could be spent the vast majority of companies are spending an average figure for this stage of the programme, bearing in mind that this will continue beyond 2013. There is a two year roll-over period.

Housing Grants. (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware, the scheme of housing grants under the Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts was suspended with effect from 7 April 2009 due to the high level of commitments and the large number of applications on hand. However, applications for new house grants under the scheme were accepted up to 15 June 2009 on condition that the applicants had full planning permission on or before 7...

Housing Grants. (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: I agree with Deputy Ring but in case people think nothing is happening, the 250 applications that are currently awaiting a decision will add approximately €1.5 million to our existing commitment of €4.533 million. Of the allocation of €2 million for 2010, some €1.7 million has been spent. I agree it is a good scheme but it will take an estimated three to four years to pay out all...

Housing Grants. (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: I am pleased that Deputy Feighan has joined the team. I look forward to similar co-operation and engagement to that which I received from his colleague, who is moving to corner forward or centre back.

Údarás na Gaeltachta. (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Tá áthas orm a chur in iúl don Teachta go bhfuil socruithe déanta agam casadh le Bord Údarás na Gaeltachta roimh dheireadh na míosa seo. Maidir le cúrsaí airgeadais an Údaráis, tá soláthar iomlán de bheagnach €30 milliún curtha ar fáil don eagraíocht trí Vóta mo Roinne don bhliain 2010. Ní mór a chur san áireamh chomh maith gur ag deireadh 2009 a cuireadh méadú de...

Údarás na Gaeltachta. (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Chomh luath agus a bheidh an tuarascáil agam ón choiste, i gceann seachtaine nó coicíse, déanfaidh an Rialtas scrúdú ar impleachtaí na moltaí d'Údarás na Gaeltachta. Síneadh téarma fostaíochta an phríomhfheidhmeannaigh go dtí deireadh na bliana seo. Tá níos lú daoine fostaithe san údarás ná mar a bhíodh ach tá laghdú ar líon na ndaoine atá fostaithe i ngach cuid...

Údarás na Gaeltachta. (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Tá sé ar intinn agam, má tá an tuarascáil réidh timpeall an ama seo, í a chur faoi bhráid an Rialtais roimh dheireadh na míosa seo agus an straitéis a phlé agus a chur i bhfeidhm go luath san fhómhar. Beidh díoma orm má tá moill ann. Ba mhaith liom tús a chur leis an chéad chéim go luath san fhómhar. Níl am le spáráil againn.

Irish Language (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: Scéim labhairt na Gaeilge was first introduced in 1935 when an annual grant was available to each school-going child for the purpose of encouraging households in the Gaeltacht to use Irish as their everyday language. The scheme in its current form is in operation since 1993. While it is a mechanism for supporting and promoting Irish as a living household and community language in the...

Irish Language (1 Jul 2010)

Pat Carey: The main recommendations were that the scheme would be applicable to new households from the time the first child is born - the main criticism of the scheme is that it only comes into operation when the first child in the family starts attending school, which is too late in terms of language acquisition; support services for learning or improving the Irish language would be available to...