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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (16 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: Maynooth Community College opened in 2014 with an Irish-medium Aonad and it was stated that should the Aonad demonstrate sufficient viability after four years from its date of establishment, a Gaelcholáiste would be established. As part of the Major School Building Projects announcement in November 2015 and in view of the continued support for an independent Gaelcholáiste, it...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (16 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: The National Skills Strategy 2025 and the Action Plan for Education 2016-2019, provides for a Career Guidance Review that would include recommendations on changes to improve the existing career guidance tools and career information for post-primary/further education/higher education students and adults, currently in place across the education and training system in Ireland. The independent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Therapy Services (16 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: Speech and Language Therapy Services are under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Health and the service is provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE). Questions in relation to the provision of speech and language therapy services should therefore be referred to the Department of Health and the HSE. The Deputy will be aware, however, that I recently announced that a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Quality Assurance Compliance (16 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: Third level education is constantly evolving in accordance with emerging best practices and national priorities to ensure that graduates, and the institutions themselves, are best placed to meet the needs and demands of the global marketplace. The Higher Education System Performance Framework articulates the expectations from the system across all areas of activity and from across...

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Statements (11 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: That is where we are at.

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Statements (11 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: Yes.

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Statements (11 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise Members that in light of Deputy Naughten's resignation as Minister, the Taoiseach has agreed to make a statement pursuant to Standing Order 45 in the House at 4.10 p.m. Normal business will continue following the conclusion of the Taoiseach's statement, if that is agreeable.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (11 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: It is proposed that notwithstanding the motion re sittings and business of the Dáíl in budget week, agreed on Wednesday, 3 October 2018, that proceedings on Financial Resolution No. 4, if not previously adjourned, shall be interrupted at 3 p.m. today to take item No. 33a, a statement by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. The statement of the Minister...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: Is cinnte go mbeidh mo chomhleacaithe eile ag labhairt fosta. Ar dtús ba mhaith liom cúpla focail a rá fadúda an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge. Nuair a tháinig mé isteach sa phost mar Aire Stáit san Roinn Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta i 2014, ba é an cloch is mó i mo phaidrín ag an am sin ná an Straitéis 20...

Business of Dáil (9 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: I move:That notwithstanding the motion re sittings and business of the Dáil in budget week, agreed on Wednesday, 3 October 2018, the Dáil shall adjourn not later than 11 p.m. tomorrow.

Allocation of Time: Motion (9 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: I move:That notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the financial resolutions by the Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform shall be taken and decided in accordance with the following schedule, and the proceedings thereon and on any amendments thereto, shall in the case of each resolution be brought to a conclusion by one question which will be put from the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Local Authority Expenditure (9 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: The following table presents total expenditure of local government, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Ireland and local government expenditure as a percentage of GDP for the years 2013 to 2017. 2017 is an estimate until the amalgamated Local Authority annual financial statement is available. € million - 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Expenditure of Local Government  6,496 5,517 5,881...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Budget Submissions (9 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, the 2019 Budget Estimates will be announced today by my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and it would be inappropriate for me to make any comment prior to that official announcement.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Harbours and Piers Funding (9 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is no doubt aware, the development of the pier at Machaire Rabhartaigh has been included in Project Ireland 2040.My Department is working with Donegal County Council and relevant stakeholders to progress this proposal to the planning stage. Among the earliest tasks of this phase of the project will be a full costing of its various elements. As is the norm with any major...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Local Authority Funding (9 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy may be aware that my Department sanctioned funding of €56,850 to Donegal County Council to carry out works on this bridge in 2005 under the Gaeltacht Village Renewal Scheme. Under this scheme, funding was provided to the relevant local authorities to undertake agreed programmes of works aimed at improving village environments within Gaeltacht regions. It would appear...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance (9 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: In accordance with Section 11(1) of the Official Languages Act (2003), my Department is actively engaged in the process of agreeing inaugural and subsequent schemes with a large number of public bodies. At present there are 43 public bodies who are in the process of preparing their inaugural language schemes. Having regard to the reduction in the number of public sector bodies since the...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (3 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: It is proposed, notwithstanding the Order of Business on Tuesday, 2 October 2018, that the Dáil shall take No. 24b, motion re report of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality under Standing Order 114 on the amended proposals for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems - COM (2018) 478...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: To be helpful, the funding arrangement was decided via agreement within the North-South Ministerial Council. The agreement was made that 75% of the funding would come from the Republic of Ireland and 25% would come from the North. Obviously the Assembly is not sitting. We would welcome ideas or suggestions. The €14 million awarded through the budgetary process is a figure from 2016.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Chair will be aware that the Irish Government cannot operate unilaterally on any decision taken by the North-South Ministerial Council.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Joe McHugh: We need to be very sensitive at what is a very sensitive time, especially when the philosophy and the agreement surrounding the North-South Ministerial Council is that it is joint and must involve joint decision-making. I know that even without the assembly up and running, the officials in Foras na Gaeilge are still working away and spending money and there is still a budget there. I would...