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Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Tá sé mar cheann de phríomh aidhmeanna na reachtaíochta, soiléireacht a thabhairt maidir le caighdeán oifigiúil na Gaeilge. Leagann an Bille síos go soiléir gur ar Choimisiún Thithe an Oireachtais a bhéas an fhreagracht an caighdeán oifigiúil a athbhreithniú go tréimhsiúil de réir mar is cuí. Bhí...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage (31 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fostaíocht Ghaeltachta. (31 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Is gnáth-chuid den saolré gnó é go gcailltear méid áirithe post go bliantúil de réir mar a athraíonn treochtaí na n-earnálacha agus de réir mar a dhéanann fiontair athstruchtúrú ar a ngnó chun feabhas a chur ar a gcumas iomaíochta. D’ainneoin sin, bhí an líon post a cailleadh in 2012 i...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Road Improvement Schemes (31 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: In view of the very limited budget available and in the context of the priorities outlined in the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 , there are currently no plans to re-open this scheme in the short to medium-term.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Plean Athchóirithe an Rialtais don tSeirbhí Phoiblí (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Ní sábháilt airgid amháin atá i gceist ar chor ar bith. Dúirt mé, i bhfreagra eile, nach bhfuil an oiread sin sábháil ó thaobh airgid de. Tá €615,000 a chur ar fáil do Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga i mbliana, beagnach mar an gcéana agus a bhí ins na blianta a chuaigh romhainn. Mar is eol don Teachta, tá...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Plean Athchóirithe an Rialtais don tSeirbhí Phoiblí (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Tá sé tábhachtach go mbéadh gach Rann Stáit ábalta freagra a thabhairt más i nGaeilg a chuireann duine den phobal glaoch air. Feicim féin feabhas, fiú amháin ag leibhéal na gcomhairlí contaetha i láthair na huaire. Nuair a chuirim glaoch bíonn an fháilte i nGaeilg agus i mBéarla go minic. Sílim gur dul...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Seirbhísí Eitilte (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Beidh an conradh reatha ceithre bliana chun seirbhís aeir a chur ar fáil d’Oileáin Árann faoi Oibleagáid Seirbhíse Poiblí ag teacht chun deiridh ar 31 Lúnasa 2013. In a theannta sin, tá conradh eile ag mo Roinn chun bainistiú a dhéanamh ar na haeradróim ar na hoileáin agus tiocfaidh deireadh leis an gconradh sin ar an...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Seirbhísí Eitilte (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Tuigim go bhfuil na hoileáin Árann i bhfad i bhfarraige agus tá a fhios agam go mbíonn an Teachta ann go minic. Bhí mé féin ansin cúpla uair sula gceapadh mar Aire Stáit mé agus is cinnte go raibh mé ar gach oileán acú ón am a ceapadh mé. Aontaím ar fad cé chomh tábhachtach agus atá sé go...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Seirbhísí Eitilte (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Thug mé costas don bhliain seo caite.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Seirbhísí Eitilte (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Dúirt mé €1.6 milliún.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Seirbhísí Eitilte (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Tá a fhios againn cé mhéad a chosain siad anuraidh - €1.6 milliún – agus i mbliana beidh athrú beag mar, agus mar atá a fhios ag an Teachta mar bhí seo sna meáin chumarsáide Gaeilge, cé gur tairgeadh conarthaí d’Inis Mór, an duine atá i bhfeighil na seirbhíse sin, níor chuir sé tairscint...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Seirbhísí Eitilte (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Ní raibh sin sa fhreagra ach cuirfimid an t-eolas ar aghaidh chuig an Teachta chomh luath agus is féidir.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Plean Athchóirithe an Rialtais don tSeirbhí Phoiblí (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Is mian liom aird an Teachta a dhíriú ar an bhfreagra a thug me ar Cheist Dála Uimhir 45 ar 28 Samhain 2012 faoin ábhar seo. Mar a thug mé le fios sa fhreagra sin, tógadh cinneadh Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga a chónascadh le hOifig an Ombudsman mar chuid de réimse gníomhartha athchóirithe faoi Phlean Athchóirithe an Rialtais don...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Air Services (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: The four year public service obligation contract for the Aran Islands air service will end on 31 August 2013. In addition, the related aerodrome management service contract will end on the same date. These contracts cost in the region of €2 million per annum and this equates to approximately one third of my Department's overall budget for island transport services. My Department is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Air Services (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: I am conscious of the importance of the services we provide for the Aran Islands, whether it is for the air, cargo or passenger, as I am aware of the importance of these services to all our islands. More than 20 islands avail of these services, which are being subsidised by my Department. The question relates specifically to the Aran Islands and the air services there. I have been there on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Air Services (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: I agree absolutely that these services have been in in operation in the Aran Islands for more than 20 years. My objective is to keep as many of these services going as possible. I put it to the Deputy that with regard to air services all the options are being examined at the moment and I hope to be in a position to make a definitive decision by the end of next month. I understand the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Meetings with the ministerial team at the Northern Ireland Office, NIO, and the British ambassador in Dublin occur regularly in the context of the centenary commemorative programme and other areas of common and shared interest. Most recently, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Deenihan, visited the Houses of Parliament at Westminster on 16 January for a commemoration...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: I am honoured to be vice chairman of the commemorations committee. It is encouraging to see it is so exclusive and that it has respect for every aspect of Irish political thinking which will be commemorated in the coming decade. The Minister has been very busy attending events in Northern Ireland and the UK, as I have myself and Deputy Ó Cuív, when he was on this side of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Many different shades of political opinion from Northern Ireland have already attended the Oireachtas commemoration committee. I am a regular visitor there. Last Saturday I was in Derry commemorating Burns Night. I have been to Belfast City Hall to commemorate the Battle of the Somme. In Donegal we have the Monreagh centre which celebrates Scottish-Irish culture. We intend to continue...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fostaíocht sa Ghaeltacht (30 Jan 2013)

Dinny McGinley: Deirtear i ráiteas deireadh bliana Údarás na Gaeltachta don bhliain 2012 gur cruthaíodh 700 post nua i gcliantchuideachtaí Údarás na Gaeltachta in 2012. Bhí 7,553 post i gcliantchuideachtaí an Údaráis ag deireadh na bliana, lena n-áirítear 6,933 post lánaimseartha agus 620 post páirtaimseartha. Nuair a thógtar...