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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Foras Teanga (22 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: The agreed position in regard to budgets approved by the North South Ministerial Council is that Foras na Gaeilge is co-funded on the basis of 75% from my Department and 25% from the Department for Communities, while the Ulster-Scots Agency is co-funded on the basis of 25% from my Department and 75% from the Department for Communities. I can confirm that the Department for Communities...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na mBóithre Áise (22 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for the maintenance of roads, including roads in Gaeltacht areas, lies with the relevant local authorities. Scéim na mBóithre Áise, through which funding was previously provided by my Department to local authorities for the upgrade of qualifying access roads in Gaeltacht areas is...

Citizens' Assembly: Motion (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I move:That the Resolution of Dáil Éireann of 13th July, 2016, as amended by the Resolution of the Dáil of 3rd October, 2017, regarding the Citizens' Assembly is amended by the deletion of 'but in any event not later than 29th March, 2018' and the substitution therefor of 'but in any event not later than 27th April, 2018'." Ceadaíodh Tithe an Oireachtais Tionól...

Citizens' Assembly: Motion (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I ndiaidh an síneadh i Mhí Mheán Fómhair a chuaigh thart, bheadh an t-am suas ar 29 Márta i mbliana. Following an extension last October, the assembly's term is due to expire on 29 March 2018. The assembly has now considered four of the five topics listed in the resolution. The final meeting to consider the remaining item, that of fixed-term parliaments, was...

Residential Tenancies (Residential Tenancies Board) (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: No.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Data (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: County Wexford contains 616 Small Areas. Small Areas are the lowest level of geography at which Census data is produced and typically contain between 50 and 200 dwellings. These were designed by the National Institute of Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) on behalf of the Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) and in consultation with the Central Statistics Office. Small Areas are nested within...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80, 124, 130, 132 and 133 together. The Strategic Communications Unit (SCU) was established in my Department in September 2017 and the work of the Unit is currently under review. There are currently fifteen staff in the Unit and all work on a full-time basis. The Director of the Unit was seconded to my Department from Fáilte Ireland and remains an...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: The official measure of Ireland's exports is produced by the Central Statistics Office. The value of goods and service exports on a percentage basis with a breakdown by country of destination is shown in the Statistical Yearbook of Ireland. The table below is from the latest edition which contains data for 2016. For Balance of Payments and National Accounts purposes the data include...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Imports Data (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: The official measure of Ireland's imports is produced by the Central Statistics Office. The value of goods and service imports on a percentage basis with a breakdown by country of destination is shown in the Statistical Yearbook of Ireland. The table is from the latest edition which contains data for 2016. For Balance of Payments and National Accounts purposes the data include conceptual...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: The information on the value of goods exported from Irish based firms only as requested by the Deputy is not available. In 2017 Ireland exported goods to 218 countries. The following table shows the top 16 trading partners covering 87% of total exports: Table A : Exports of Goods by country 2016-2017 and percentage share of total exports. Country 2016 €m 2017 €m 2016 % of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Data (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Census of Population 2016 publications include a comprehensive report titled Profile 2 – Population, Distribution and Movements which was published on the Central Statistics Office website on 11th May 2017. For Census 2016, new boundaries for towns were created to replace the former 80 Legal towns, as these boundaries were abolished under the Local Government Reform Act, 2014. The...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Economic Data (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: The entertainment sector is included under NACE REV.2 section R (Arts, entertainment and recreation). An excerpt of Table 21 of the National Income and Expenditure Annual Results showing the Gross value added at current basic prices for section R as well as the total is as follows: Table 21 Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices NACE REV. 2 - section NACE REV. 2 - division Description...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 344 and 345 together. The financial costs incurred directly by Foras na Gaeilge in relation to the relocation of its headquarters to Amiens Street and the relocation of ÁIS to Dunshaughlin amounted to €412,365. The breakdown of costs is set out in the following table: Furniture €173,220 Broadcasting equipment for Raidió na Life...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scoileanna Gaeltachta (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Ar mhaithe lena chinntiú go bhfuil Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga ag feidhmiú ar an gcaoi is fearr is féidir mar thaca don phróiseas pleanála teanga agus don Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta araon, tá mo Roinn ag tabhairt faoi athbhreithniú ar an scéim faoi lathair. Chuige sin, d'eisigh an Roinn Iarratas Tairisceana ar...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Faoi mar is eol don Teachta, íocann mo Roinnse deontas faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge le teaghlaigh cháilithe a choinníonn foghlaimeoirí Gaeilge ar iostas le linn dóibh a bheith ag freastal ar choláistí Gaeilge aitheanta fud fad na Gaeltachta. Ós rud é gur ardaíodh an deontas laethúil atá iníochta faoin...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (21 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 350 to 355, inclusive, together. Maidir le conradh úr farantóireachta Thoraí, is dhá thairiscint bailí a fuair mo Roinn.  Mar is gnáth i gcásanna mar seo, chuir mo Roinn coiste measúnaithe le chéile comhdhéanta d’oifigigh ón Roinn.  Sa chás áirithe seo, bhí na hoifigigh...

Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2017 Order: Referral to Joint Committee (20 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2017 (Increase in Number of Ordinary Members of An Bord Pleanála) Order 2018,a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 21st February, 2018, be referred to the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government, in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Offshore Islands (20 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Tuairim is deich mbliana ó shin, ghlac oifigigh na Roinne Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta páirt i togra INTERREG, i gcomhpháirtíocht leis an Roinn Forbartha Réigiúnda ó thuaidh agus Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries Ltd agus Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. in Alban, ar mhaithe le báid farantóireachta agus céanna a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (20 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: To date, 6,603 language support packages have been distributed since the introduction of the measure in 2012 at a total cost, to date, of €153,136.10. A breakdown per county is as follows: County 2012/2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 to date Antrim 62 20 33 17 3 Armagh 8 10 5 7 Carlow 9 9 4 14 2 Cavan 1 14 7 9 2 Clare 5 15 39 20 13 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (20 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Cuireann Údarás na Gaeltachta deontais reáchtála ar fáil do chomharchumainn áirithe Gaeltachta a fheidhmíonn faoina scáth - sé cinn de chomharchumainn ar oiléain Gaeltachta ina measc - chun cláir fhorbartha a chur i bhfeidhm ar na hoileáin sin. Cuirtear na deontais seo ar fáil chun cabhrú leo a gcuid costais...