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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage of the review of the leaving certificate Irish syllabus; the stakeholders engaged; and if submissions by third parties will be sought for this process. [42767/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (18 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the work that has been undertaken with stakeholders in the establishment of 42 new schools with regard to the consideration that is to be given to the establishment of Gaelscoileanna, Gaelcholáistí and Aonaid Lán-Ghaeilge as part of the new patronage process; the stakeholders who have been contacted; and the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (18 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review on the arrangements for the granting of exemptions from the study of Irish will be published. [42999/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaeltacht Policy (18 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the measures he is taking to ensure that the need for second-level Irish teachers particularly those in Gaeltacht and Irish medium schools is met. [43000/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 231. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting three years for a hip replacement. [43062/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: It is estimated that there are 100 million missing women in the world at the moment due to gender-related abortion or infanticide. The Labour Party in Britain is currently seeking to outlaw gender-selective abortion. I ask the Minister to support an amendment that would definitively outlaw gender-selective abortion in this country. It is generally agreed that the minimal necessary...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: -----to house the 4,000 children who are homeless. According to a recent poll by Amárach Research, voters are opposed to taxpayer-funded abortions, including 44% of "Yes" voters. It is no wonder. The Minister campaigned for this. He stated that it was about choice. Now he is looking to take choice away from doctors and apply a penalty - I am not sure whether it will be a criminal...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Tragic, difficult, challenging situations face mothers, fathers and unborn children every day which create enormous stresses and strains in their lives. Many people experience a level of darkness and difficulty that I will never experience myself. I believe that our approach to these families - our friends, our neighbours and our relations - should be founded on compassion. While it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (17 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Níl leithscéal ar bith faighte ó éinne. Iarraim ar gach éinne a ngutháin phóca a mhúchadh mar cuireann siad isteach ar an gcóras fuaime agus ar chraolachán na cruinnithe. Beidh comhrá againn inniu le h-oifigí ón Roinn Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta agus ón Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna maidir le h-obair...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Creative Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh gach uile dhuine. Gabhaim míle buíochas leo as teacht isteach inniu agus as an turas a rinne siad go dtí Teach Laighean. I welcome Mr. Feargal Ó Coigligh, assistant secretary at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ms Tania Banotti, Creative Ireland programme director, and Ms Sinéad Copeland. I also welcome Mr. Eamonn...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Creative Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Míle buíochas as an cur i láthair iontach - fair play. I understand that we will not have a presentation from the witnesses from the Department of Education and Skills but that they are open to questions. I might start the questions if there are no takers just at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Creative Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Fair play. I congratulate Ms Banotti on her new role in which I wish her luck. It is a great opportunity for her and for the sector. The issue of citizen engagement is an important one. I notice it is one of the larger investment levels from the Department. There is engagement for the purpose as has been laid out, but there is also engagement for the purpose of Government engaging with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Creative Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I appreciate the importance of co-ordination in all of this. A common complaint at the committee is that different Departments and organisations often work in silos but there is great energy in collaboration. In the funding allocated to different streams, the Irish language receives €79,000 of €2 million, which is approximately 3%, and while I understand Creative Ireland...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Creative Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Mr. Ó Coigligh will have another opportunity to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Creative Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: One voice, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Creative Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: We thank the witnesses for coming here today. It has been very helpful for us. There are questions and debates to be had and policy decisions to be made. We wish the witnesses luck in the work that they have in front of them and look forward to having them in again at some stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Creative Ireland: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank the witnesses. We greatly appreciate it. We will suspend while our guests leave the room. We have a little work to do in private session.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (17 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a road sign to highlight the birthplace of a person (details supplied) will be erected. [42649/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Coistí Rialtais (16 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 108. To ask the Taoiseach cá mhéad uair a tháinig an Coiste Rialtais ar an nGaeilge agus ar an nGaeltacht le chéile gach bliain le trí bliana anuas; an bhfuil sé fós ina Chathaoirleach ar an gCoiste sin; agus cá mhéad uair a d’fhreastail sé ar chruinnithe coiste ó toghadh ina Thaoiseach é. [42157/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Oct 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 464. To ask the Minister for Health if hip replacement operations have come to a halt or slowed in number in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; the number of hip replacement operations carried out at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, in each month in the past two years; and if persons who are on the Navan hip replacement list are having their operations carried out in other hospitals here or outside the...