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Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga (Atógáil): An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Okay. Más féidir liom ceist dheireanach a chur leis an ghrúpa sin, ba mhaith liom ceist a chur faoi na cultúrlainn sa Tuaisceart - i nDoire agus i mBéal Féirste. Chuala mé go bhfuil siad i bponc. An bhfuil aon eolas ag an Aire Stáit faoi agus conas is féidir linn cur leo?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (16 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted and arrested for drink driving by age, gender, county and Garda district for each year from 2007. [23075/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (16 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted and arrested for speeding by age, gender, county and Garda district for each year from 2007. [23076/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System Data (16 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons to whom penalty points were issued by age, gender, county and Garda district for each year from 2007. [23077/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (16 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he will publish the wind turbine guidelines. [22775/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Oileán (16 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 328. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sí sásta bualadh le Comharchumann Inis Mór chun conradh Aer Árann a phlé leo, i bhfianaise na titime atá tar éis teacht ar an méid daoine atá ag úsáid na seirbhíse de bharr an chonartha nua, rud a fhágann nach bhfuil an tseirbhís ag freastal ar an...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (16 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 329. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén fáth a bhfuil teorainn íseal leis an méid scoláirí ón mórthír a fhreastalaíonn ar mheánscoileanna ar na hoileáin Ghaeltachta, ós rud é go bhfuil éileamh mór ar an scéim seo, go gcuireann sí go mór le hoideachas na scoláirí,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deontais faoi Údarás na Gaeltachta (16 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 330. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén fáth a bhfuil Comharchumainn na n-oileán Gaeltachta ag fáil níos lú deontas ón Stát ná Comharchumainn na n-oileán Galltachta, ós rud é go mbíonn níos mó cúraimí orthu, go háirithe ó thaobh an Ghaeilge a chothú; agus an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (16 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 508. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the final areas on natural constraint, ANC, map will be produced; the average income of farmers in the previous ANC zone in counties Meath and Westmeath; and if all areas in the pre-existing ANC zones in counties Meath and Westmeath will be kept in the new ANC zone. [23060/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ceadúnú Báid Iascaireachta Mara (16 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 512. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén staid ag a bhfuil an tAthbhreithniú ar Bhainistiú na hAcmhainneachta Cabhlaigh; cathain a fhoilseofar an tAthbhreithniú; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [23154/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (16 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 548. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the strategy to underpin the development, funding and promotion of greenways has been developed in quarter 2 of 2017 as was promised in the Action Plan for Rural Development; if not, the stage it is currently at; when it is due for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22926/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (16 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 549. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the review of the small public service vehicle driver licensing framework has been carried out; when the findings will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22927/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Road Network (16 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 550. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the scope for increased investment in regional roads, in view of the review of the capital investment plan 2016 to 2021, as outlined in the Action Plan for Rural Development has been examined; the stage this scoping review is at currently; if the findings will be published; if so, when the publication is due; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: 187. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied). [22478/17]

Ireland and the Negotiations on the UK's Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Today, a few dozen miles from where we are, in towns like Newry, Armagh and Enniskillen, Irish people democratically determined in the recent Brexit referendum to remain in the EU but not much has changed for these Irish people in the past 100 years. The self-determination of Irish people in Northern Ireland is being ignored and discarded by London, as it was in Dublin 100 years ago....

Dublin Transport: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: The greater Dublin area is being choked by a troika of policy failures. First, we have lopsided, rudderless spatial development, which is over-concentrating economic and population activity in Dublin and at the same time gutting regional Ireland. For example, more people leave County Meath every day to work than actually work in the county. No other county in the country has that...

Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network Expansion (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: With due respect, the Minister will not even be happy with the answer provided because the first third of it was a civil servant's potted history of the rail line itself. I welcome robust analysis. No project should ever happen in the Department without robust analysis, but how is this for robust analysis? Meath has roughly the same population as Kildare, a higher population than Wicklow...

Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network Expansion (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: In 1862, the Dublin-to-Meath railway line was constructed comprising a branch from Clonsilla to Navan. One hundred years later, Córas Iompair Éireann closed and lifted the line. There is only one functioning line into the middle of the county, that is, the Drogheda to Tara Mines line. Tara Mines is one of the few freight lines operating in the country at present and it takes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: We now have the required forum of four Members, including one Teachta Dála and one Seanadóir, and we will commence the meeting. I wish to advise Members to turn off their mobile phones as they will interfere with the sound and may have the effect of hiding their mellifluous voices when they start to speak. I have not received any apologies as of yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (10 May 2017)

Peadar Tóibín: Fishermen from Killybegs contacted the committee in the last number of days concerning a meeting that was held here previously to discuss what it takes to sustain rural communities. They indicated, along with the Irish fish producers, that they felt that there was an imbalance with regard to the witnesses that were present at that meeting. It is important to say that groups from both the...