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- Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018) Joe McHugh: Níl aon cheist curtha ag an gCathaoirleach.
- Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018) Joe McHugh: An chéad mhíbhuntáiste a ritheann liom ná nach bheinn in ann suí síos le mo chomhghleacaí sa Tuaisceart. Tá dualgas mór ar Fhoras na Gaeilge maidir leis na líonraí a chur i bhfeidhm. Tá freagracht mhór ar an bhforas maidir leis na bailte seirbhíse Gaeltachta, ar nós Daingean Uí Chúis, cathair na Gaillimhe...
- Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018) Joe McHugh: Tá dea-scéal maidir leis an fhoras. Tá an dualgas orainn uilig agus ar an fhoras freisin maidir le pleanáil teanga taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht. Beimid ag iarraidh dul níos cóngaraí leis sin. Ag dul ar ais do mholtaí an Chathaoirligh féin, bhí sé ag caint faoin Aire, an Teachta Zappone, agus an ról ata aici sa Roinn. Bím i mo...
- Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018) Joe McHugh: Tá an t-éileamh ann, mar shampla, i Sligeach fosta.
- Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018) Joe McHugh: Tá éileamh i mo cheantar féin, sa mheánscoil i mBaile an nGallóglach agus i gColáiste na Maoile Rua. Tá siad ag smaoineamh fadúda sruth Gaeilge fosta. Is é mo thuairim phearsanta ná dá mbeadh an teanga taobh amuigh den struchtúr foirmiúil agus dá mbeadh daoine ag úsáid an teanga achan lá ar an talamh, ba...
- Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018) Joe McHugh: I appreciate the Deputy's thoughts on the islands. We have issues around depopulation on some of our islands. I have responsibility for the populated islands. I am very aware of the potential on the likes of Bere Island and Sherkin Island. Particularly in respect of Bere Island we have to look at the military heritage. There is great leadership there in the likes of John Walsh. There...
- Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018) Joe McHugh: I do not think it is a populated island.
- Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018) Joe McHugh: My only observation is that my experiences of the Commissioners of Irish Lights have been positive. I point to the teach solais up in Fanad. It is a tremendous project where we are looking at hundreds of people coming even in the winter. During summer, many thousands of people will come there. It is a very good partnership project involving the Department, Irish Lights, the local...
- Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018) Joe McHugh: I might take the questions on Foras na Gaeilge and the Minister might discuss the blueways. In his original question, the Chairman referred to the structure of the North-South institutions. It is very important, especially as we head towards the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, to note the onus on us to protect any structures under it as best we can. That said and while it is...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Mar 2018)
Joe McHugh: Tá mé sásta freagra a thabhairt ar an ábhar sin. Dúirt mé ag an am go bhfuil muidne ag éirí níos cóngaraí anois leis an phlean gníomhaíoch cúig bhliain. Táimid ag éirí níos cóngaraí agus beidh fógra ann gan mhoill maidir leis sin. Má tá aon sonraí ann maidir leis sin...
- Business of Dáil (27 Mar 2018)
Joe McHugh: It is proposed, notwithstanding the Order of the Dáil of 27 March 2018 or anything in Standing Order 30, that No. 9a, motion re. report of the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government under Standing Order 114, shall take place tomorrow, Tuesday, 27 March, on the conclusion of No. 9, motion re. proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the report by the Minister with...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (27 Mar 2018)
Joe McHugh: The CSO is an independent Office under the Statistics Act 1993. Officials from the Department of the Taoiseach meet with CSO representatives as required to support the Taoiseach and Minister of State in performing their statutory functions with regard to the CSO. They also meet through participation in many different fora including the National Statistics Board (NSB) (which has an Assistant...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ferry Services (27 Mar 2018)
Joe McHugh: The contract with Turasmara is a five year contract, which expires on 31 March 2018. In accordance with public procurement rules, the Department ran an open tender competition for the provision of a passenger and light cargo ferry service for Toraigh Island. Prior to seeking tenders, my Department consulted with the island co-operative in order to obtain the views of the...
- Genuine Progress Indicators and National Distributional Accounts Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Mar 2018)
Joe McHugh: Dunning.
- Genuine Progress Indicators and National Distributional Accounts Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Mar 2018)
Joe McHugh: Dunning.
- Genuine Progress Indicators and National Distributional Accounts Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Mar 2018)
Joe McHugh: It is always a good debate when we are looking into the future and not always looking at the past and what was not done right. I get a sense that people want to develop new pastures and new ground. I welcome the contributions in that regard. An overarching thing that I have learned in my position, having met with officials from the CSO, is that they value their independence. That...
- Genuine Progress Indicators and National Distributional Accounts Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Mar 2018)
Joe McHugh: If they are going to be subject to new Governments coming in, primary legislation, new work plans and trying to develop their own, I do not think it would be a good thing. It is very important that they remain independent. The big message from the CSO today is that it is open to sitting down with people with their ideas and I am sure it is listening very attentively to contributions here today.
- Genuine Progress Indicators and National Distributional Accounts Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Mar 2018)
Joe McHugh: There is a growing demand for data on societal progress and well-being, and I thank Deputy Howlin for raising this important matter. While economic indicators such as gross domestic product are a useful measure of the overall progress of an economy, they reveal little about the well-being of citizens or the distribution of economic growth among different sectors of society. To measure...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (22 Mar 2018)
Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that as part of National Development Plan 2018-2027 total funding of €178 million is earmarked for the Irish language, the Gaeltacht and the islands over the life of the plan. This figure represents an increase of €78m over the lifetime of the plan on the baseline annual expenditure of approximately €10m currently...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding (22 Mar 2018)
Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that as part of National Development Plan 2018-2027 total funding of €178 million is earmarked for the Irish language, the Gaeltacht and the islands over the life of the plan. This figure represents an increase of €78m over the lifetime of the plan on the baseline annual expenditure of approximately €10m currently...