Results 1-17 of 17 for ("irish language" gaeilge) speaker:Catherine Connolly

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (14 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 185. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 624 of 13 June 2023, the status of plans for the designation of additional Irish language networks; the details of the proposed additional networks; the details of the engagement between her Department and Foras na Gaeilge in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6794/24]

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Catherine Connolly: In my time I hope to generally deal with three or four topics and then go to the issue of the Irish language. It takes a while, not just a few days, but a few weeks to analyse a budget. Notwithstanding the good points and the payments that are being made, I would like to give some of the reaction. The Antipoverty Network in Ireland described the budget as a wasted opportunity. It said...

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: ...are gone and it is nonsense. Of course, Tusla itself has had its own problems, and perhaps that has come from the word. The beginning of a new day, which would be tús lae or tús an lae nua, becomes Tusla. I do not know even how to pronounce it. Again, this is no reflection on the staff, but there is an absence of vision here. We stick in the Irish language rather than the...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Catherine Connolly: ...That said, it needs much more discussion and amendments. Is cúis mhór díomá dom í nach bhfuil ach píosa beag amháin ó thaobh na Gaeilge de sa Bhille; ag cur in iúl go bhfuil an t-údarás taobh thiar den Ghaeilge. There is a tiny bit about the Irish language, which is a huge disappointment to me. I would like this to be teased out...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2022)

Catherine Connolly: ...ghá le reachtaíocht domsa, mar shampla. First, I deplore the fact that there is no Irish version of this Bill available. We have gone beyond excuses. I do not blame the Minister personally. This is a continuous and everyday occurrence in relation to Bills. It is extraordinary that we do not have an Irish version. In Europe, Bills and other legislation are handed out...

Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (10 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...sáid go saoráideach le linn dóibh an dualgais a chomhall. I am seeking to amend section 33 of the 2005 Act by deleting "to the extent practicable" so that there is an obligation on Garda management to ensure gardaí stationed in Gaeltacht areas have a standard of Irish that allows them to communicate with the public, receive complaints and deal with the public in a...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Catherine Connolly: ...figures but this review is crystal clear, written in plain English and easy for someone who is not good with figures to understand. It highlights that Brexit will affect some people and some areas disproportionately. The Gaeltacht is one of the areas atá thíos. Tá sí buailte go dona ó thaobh an Bhreatimeachta. The review mentions the efforts of...

Financial Challenges Facing RTÉ and its Revised Strategy 2020-2024: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2019)

Catherine Connolly: ...find a different way, aside from money, to value public service broadcasters. That is a challenge for Members of the Dáil. Certainly, I cannot support the salaries being paid to them. As regards the Irish language, the lack of urgency in the Minister's speech is regrettable. Members of the Irish committee published a report in May 2019, but the all-party committee published its...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Oct 2019)

Catherine Connolly: ...is an essential ingredient of a functioning democracy and we should do anything we can to support it. That said, this Bill is quite specific. I wish to raise two issues. One relates to the Irish language and the other relates to community radio. Deputy Dooley already referred to the matter regarding community radio stations. I am not sure why the Broadcasting Authority has been left...

Public Accounts Committee: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Appropriation Account 2018 (11 Jul 2019)

Catherine Connolly: ...éacs sin. Is rud neamhghnách é dúinn bheith ag cur ceisteanna ar oifigigh Thithe an Oireachtas agus ag éisteacht le freagraí uathu. The witnesses are very welcome and I thank them for making an effort with the Irish language. Go raibh míle maith acu. B'fhéidir go mbeidh tuilleadh Gaeilge le cloisteáil sa ráiteas tosaigh an chéad...

Rural and Community Development: Statements (10 Apr 2019)

Catherine Connolly: ...áin gave in Belfast. He appeared before the Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus na nOileán. He pointed out the significant population decline in Gaeltacht areas and how we have reached a tipping point. We are at seven on a UN scale and if we reach ten, the Irish language will be gone other than for decorative purposes. I have a particular interest and passion in the...

Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)

Catherine Connolly: ...na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus na n-Oileáin, luaim go bhfuilimid ag taistil ó Ghaeltacht go Gaeltacht agus tá sé thar a bheith soiléir obair na gcapall atá á déanamh ag comharchumainn éagsúla ar an talamh. As Chairman of the Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands, I have travelled and we are still travelling to...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (3 May 2018)

Catherine Connolly: ...with the Department in the context of the quarterly meeting? I refer in particular to an Gaeilge. Does RTÉ report to the Minister on a quarterly basis on its obligations in respect of the Irish language television programming?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018)

Catherine Connolly: ...authority at that point. If one is taking a hands-on approach, one should have right of entry into a project that was a hole in the ground. I hope these matters are addressed. In relation to the Irish language, bhí rún os comhair an tSeanaid inné maidir leis an ngéarchéim ó thaobh na Gaeilge de. Níl a fhios agam ar ghlacadh leis an rún sin....

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Jun 2017)

Catherine Connolly: ...xed;re, seachas ar son lucht an rachmais. In a little while, the Minister for Social Protection will be Taoiseach and, without hesitation, I wish him the absolute best in that role. He deserves congratulations. To his family who are here today, cuirim fáilte Uí Cheallaigh go dtí an Dáil. His attempts with Irish are well done too. They show great respect for the...

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: ...said that a bilingual campus was simply an aspiration. Again, there are money implications for that. As he will know, Gaillimh le Gaeilge has published a very good document on the value of the Irish language in Galway to the economy. I am bad on figures but I am sure Dr. Browne can tell me the correct figure. I think the Irish language is worth over €100 million. Last Tuesday,...

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2016 (Resumed) (22 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: ...paper. It sets out details of the companies now employed by social welfare services in Ireland, such as Seetec. Is masla don teanga Gaeilge é "Turas Nua" a chur ar chóras mar seo. It is an insult to the Irish language to call one of these schemes Turas Nua when we are privatising the system by bringing in private, for-profit companies to remove people from the long-term...