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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (18 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: 422. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current status of the language assistants' scheme operating in the Gaeltacht; if this will be extended to all Irish medium schools; and if he will have an indicative timeframe should such an extension be granted. [8322/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (18 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: 423. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if planning for the measures of increasing Irish language awareness and language training so as to enable a strengthened and consolidated service provision by public service staff through the Irish language, as envisaged in the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language, has commenced; and if there are any plans to introduce any such...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Natural Heritage Areas Designation (18 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: 443. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 29 January 2014, when legislation will be enacted to permit the de-designation of National Heritage Areas; and if he is open to allowing an appeals mechanism to consider possible future de-designations. [8319/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (18 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: 444. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to examine the feasibility of introducing a voluntary code for bilingual labelling and packaging of all goods sold in Ireland as envisaged in the 20 Year Strategy on the Irish language; his views on whether such a measure would have exceptional benefits to promoting the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (18 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: 471. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his interpretation of by-law 533 of the 1966 Fisheries Act as it relates to snorkelling for shellfish when snorkelling is permitted; the conditions or restrictions that apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8052/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (18 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: 636. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the professional code of conduct inspectors in his Department are obliged to comply by and if he will furnish same. [8053/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Projects (13 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: I, too, thank the Minister of State for his response. I concur with the points made by the previous speakers and would also welcome a meeting to discuss this matter as soon as possible. While Members on all sides are often seeking State money for various projects, no State funding is being sought in this case. What is being sought is a delay to allow the group to prepare a business plan...

Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Projects (13 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: Ba mhaith liom cuidiú leis an méid atá ráite ag mo chomhghleacaithe maidir leis an Naomh Éanna. Tá seans againn fós an bád stairiúil seo a shábháil ar son na nglúnta atá le teacht. Tá an Irish Ship & Barge Fabrication Company ag iarraidh stop a chur leis an mbriseadh suas. Tá sé i gceist ag an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Experience of the Irish Delegation to the Committee of the Regions (13 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the delegation from the Committee of the Regions and acknowledge Councillor Declan McDonnell from my constituency, Galway West. I apologise for my late attendance as I was speaking in the House and missed the opening presentations. I heard Councillor Paul O'Donoghue's presentation and welcome his comments and proposals on behalf of the committee and acknowledge the Chairman's...

Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the publication of the Public Health (Sunbed) Bill 2013. Earlier this month, the UN's International Agency for Research on Cancer presented research showing that the number of cancer cases will rise by 50% by 2030, which is just 16 years away. Cancer deaths globally are likely to rise from 8.2 million per year to 13 million. These worrying figures have been compiled by teams of...

Other Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for her reply and I compliment her on the new initiative. I appreciate we discussed this in the House in 2012 and 2013, particularly with regard to my area of Galway, and there were inordinate delays in those years. All parents and children are now satisfied they have a place but unfortunately it was protracted. It was September or early October before some...

Other Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: I am very hopeful about the new system and I am sure it goes without saying the Minister of State will continue to liaise with the national oversight group to ensure we make progress and families are not put through the same stress as they were in other years.

Other Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: 8. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in implementing the new policy system to empower persons with a disability or their families to choose educational options, particularly post graduation from secondary level and in consideration of the serious and distressing delays experienced in summer and autumn of 2013 and previous years [6851/14]

Other Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: I ask the Minister the progress on implementing the new policy to empower persons with disabilities or their families to choose educational options, particularly post-graduation from school.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (13 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: 42. To ask the Minister for Health if capital investment is being considered for a new unit that will alleviate the pressure at peak time in the context of the high capacity levels at University Hospital Galway, which is in the Galway-Roscommon hospital group; and if he will confirm if Merlin Park is being used for step-down purposes to alleviate pressure on other health facilities. [6850/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Inspections (12 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: 31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the progress of her Department, Pobal and the other relevant stakeholders in implementing a digitised and online system of recording and disseminating inspection reports on child care and preschool facilities; the level of engagement between her Department, Pobal, the Health Service Executive and other stakeholders...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (12 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: 34. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in the context of the need to ensure an adequate qualification framework, the funding supports available to community child care providers, in particular, to meet the qualification standards that are rightly required for quality child care and preschool care. [6607/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: Would some of the businesses have other business loans as well? I assume it is common that they would have a number of loans. Obviously, they would be vetted and Mr. O'Mahony feels confident about it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Discussion (11 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. O'Mahony and the group represented today. This proposal is interesting and innovative. Mr. McMonagle mentioned that when he was awaiting a response from the banks, he decided to approach LinkedFinance. Are LinkedFinance customers a mix of those who are frustrated with the banks and people who make a conscious decision to use LinkedFinance? Are people moving more towards...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme Eligibility (11 Feb 2014)

Seán Kyne: 102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the terms and conditions of the new green low-carbon agri-environment scheme will be available; when the scheme will be open to applications; the way entry to the scheme will be decided; and if limitations will be placed on access. [6330/14]