Results 9,841-9,860 of 16,285 for speaker:Peadar Tóibín

Priority Questions: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Michael Ring, on his appointment and wish him the best of luck-----

Priority Questions: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: While we are waiting, I want to ask the Minister about the make-up of the Department. Will it be a shared Department or will there be a separate Department for rural affairs in the future?

Priority Questions: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: What is the estimated timeframe for the splitting of the Departments?

Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 57. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the next meeting of the all-party consultation group on commemorations will take place. [27895/17]

Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government got off to a very shaky start a number of years ago with regard to the commemoration of the 1916 Rising. We had the embarrassment of the video launch which was full of celebrities and individuals who had nothing to do with the 1916 Rising but was void of the ideals and characters of that Rising. We had the insults to the Irish language, the language of the cultural...

Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government is again on shaky ground, just as it was at the start of the 1916 rising commemorations. Not only has the Minister of State, Deputy Joe McHugh, not turned up for his first questions, but we have an answer from the senior Minister stating that, at the mid-point of the decade of commemorations, we will have something up and running fairly shortly. Given the fact the all-party...

Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: I agree the commemorations were terrific and that they grasped the imagination of the nation at the time. As I said, however, the key to reorientating what was a catastrophe at the start was the all-party group. Commemorations are about events and this year, 2017, sees the anniversary of the by-election victories of the Sinn Féin candidates, Count Plunkett, WT Cosgrave and Eamon de...

Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: What has the Government done to officially commemorate these events? Some people say Sinn Féin tried to commandeer republicanism in this country. I am of the view that we do not own republicanism. However, the lack of interest of the Government towards commemorating these important republican events only leads me to believe the Government does not have any interest in taking hold or...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cruinnithe an Aire (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 72. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé ar intinn aici bualadh le haon eagraíocht Ghaeilge nó Ghaeltachta sa todhchaí. [27585/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Museum (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 73. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether the new master plan issued by the National Museum of Ireland will meet her objectives for the institution. [27584/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Prosecutios (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 78. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of prosecutions that have been achieved by An Garda Síochána or by the National Parks and Wildlife Service relating to other fires that were lit in 2016 and since 2012 in view of the fact that only one application was made for controlled burning in 2016. [27588/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Administration (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 93. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether the application process for the current Leader programme is too bureaucratic. [27586/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Action Plan for Rural Development (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 111. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding detailed in the action plan for rural development that has been spent to date in 2017; and the number of persons or organisations that have financially benefitted from the town and village renewal scheme, a framework for town centre revival, the regional arts and cultural centres under the arts and culture...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance the names of each donor who received tax relief for donations of heritage items under section 176 of the Finance Act of 1995 and section 1003 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in each of the years 1995 to 2015. [26889/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 229. To ask the Minister for Finance the schemes offered by his Department that allow for benefits to persons, organisations or companies in the form of a tax break or direct grant to support items of arts, heritage, cultural or regional importance; the amount of money which has been granted or allowed to these schemes in each of the past five years; and the persons, organisations or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional costs for an English medium school to transition to an Irish medium school. [28004/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaeltacht Policy (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 658. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the policy on Gaeltacht education on a yearly basis for the next five years. [28005/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaeltacht Policy (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 659. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated by his Department for the implementation of the policy on Gaeltacht; and if this is factored into fiscal space projections for the next five years. [28006/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 733. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the new national disability strategy has not been implemented to date. [26998/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (20 Jun 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 924. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the schemes offered by her Department that allow for benefits to persons, organisations or companies in the form of a tax break or direct grant to support items of arts, heritage, cultural or regional importance; the amount of money which has been granted or allowed to these schemes in each of the past five years; and the persons,...