Results 41-60 of 1,715 for speaker:Dinny McGinley in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (24 Sep 2014)

Dinny McGinley: 186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he plans to support the voluntary board of the National Collective of Community Based Women's Network with their responsibilities to 17 local women’s projects, 44 staff members and approximately 200 non-directly employed staff. [36050/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (24 Sep 2014)

Dinny McGinley: 187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that marginalised women are not a target group of the new social inclusion and community activation programme, SICAP; if he will provide reassurance to the National Collective of Community Based Women's Network, NCCWN, that an alternative funding stream will be made available...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Dinny McGinley: I wish to refer the Deputy to my replies to recent Parliamentary Questions in relation to these matters. With regard to the capital budget for Údarás na Gaeltachta, I wish to reiterate that, as Minister of State with responsibility for the Gaeltacht, I very much appreciate the importance of job creation in helping to retain sustainable communities in Gaeltacht areas. In that...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (3 Jul 2014)

Dinny McGinley: The information sought by the Deputy, as advised to my Department by Foras na Gaeilge, is set out in the tables below – one table referring to board members serving as at 1 January 2010 and the other to members serving on the successor board appointed with effect from 13 December 2011. It may be noted that appointments to the board of Foras na Gaeilge, being an agency of An Foras...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding (1 Jul 2014)

Dinny McGinley: I wish to refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 388 of 17 June 2014 regarding this matter. As I indicated in that reply, as Minister of State with responsibility for the Gaeltacht, I very much appreciate the importance of job creation in helping to retain sustainable communities in Gaeltacht areas. In that context, I wish to acknowledge the very important enterprise and employment...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (1 Jul 2014)

Dinny McGinley: As I indicated in my replies to a number of recent Parliamentary Questions on this matter (Question Nos. 316 and 319 on 24 June 2014 and Question No. 114 on 26 June 2014), a decision on whether or not to extend the derogation for the use of Irish in EU institutions for a further period of time is required by December 2015 at the latest. In this context, my Department, in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (1 Jul 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Tar éis an athbhreithnithe ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003, d'fhoilsigh mo Roinn Cinn Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2014 i mí Aibreáin. Déantar foráil i gCeann 6 den Bhille beartaithe do leasú ar alt 13 den Acht. Is é a bheidh i gceist leis sin ná fo-alt nua a chur isteach in alt 13(2), ina ndeirtear go sonrófar i...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (26 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Questions No 316 and 319 of 24 June 2014. As I stated in that reply, a decision on whether or not to extend the derogation for the use of Irish in EU institutions for a further period of time is required by December 2015 at the latest. In this context, my Department, in conjunction with the Department of the Taoiseach, is engaged in...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Buiséad Fhoras na Gaeilge (26 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Mar is eol don Teachta, is áisíneacht den Fhoras Teanga é Foras na Gaeilge agus, dá réir sin, is í an Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh Theas a cheadaíonn a bhuiséad. Déantar Foras na Gaeilge a chómhaoiniú ar bhonn 75% ó mo Roinnse agus 25% ón Roinn Cultúir, Ealaíon agus Fóillíochta i dTuaisceart Éireann....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Buiséad Údarás na Gaeltachta (26 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: I dtús báire, ní miste dom a mheabhrú don Teachta gur chinn an Rialtas deiridh an soláthar airgid don Údarás ón Státchiste a laghdú ó €32.915m in 2010 go €19.6m in 2011 – laghdú de bhreis ar 40% in aon bhliain amháin. Don tréimhse 2011-2014, tá oll-laghdú de bheagnach 11% curtha i bhfeidhm ar...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance (26 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 124 together. As I stated in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 405 on 17 June 2014, following a review of the Official Languages Act 2003, my Department recently published the Heads of the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2014. Head 6 of the proposed Bill provides for an amendment to section 13 of the Act. This involves including a new...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (24 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 316 and 319 together. A decision on whether or not to extend the derogation for the use of Irish in EU institutions for a further period of time is required by December 2015 at the latest. In this context, my Department, in conjunction with the Department of the Taoiseach, is engaged in discussions with various stakeholders, including the EU institutions,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding (17 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: As Minister of State with responsibility for the Gaeltacht, I very much appreciate the importance of job creation in helping to retain sustainable communities in Gaeltacht areas. In that context, I wish to acknowledge the very important enterprise and employment function of Údarás na Gaeltachta as the regional economic agency for the Gaeltacht. Údarás na Gaeltachta's...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (17 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: As the Deputy is aware, Foras na Gaeilge is one of the agencies of An Foras Teanga, the NorthSouth Language Body, and its budget must accordingly be approved by the North South Ministerial Council. Foras na Gaeilge is co-financed on the basis of 75% from my Department and 25% from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in Northern Ireland. In addition, my Department provides certain...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (17 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: A decision on whether or not to extend the derogation for the use of Irish in EU institutions for a further period of time is required by December 2015 at the latest. In this context, my Department, in conjunction with the Department of the Taoiseach, is engaged in discussions with various stakeholders, including the EU institutions, in order to formulate specific proposals on the optimal...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance (17 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Following a review of the Official Languages Act 2003, my Department recently published the Heads of the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2014. Head 6 of the proposed Bill provides for an amendment to section 13 of the Act. This involves including a new subsection in section 13(2) stating that the posts within public bodies that require an Irish language competency be specified in language...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Aeir Fóirdheonaithe (11 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Dírím aird an Teachta ar an fhreagra a thug me ar Cheist Tosaíochta Uimh 1 don lá inniu. Tá conradh i bhfeidhm ag mo Roinn le hAer Arann chun seirbhís aeir a chur ar fáil chuig na hOileáin Árann. Tiocfaidh deiridh leis an chonradh ar 30 Meán Fómhair. Faoi théarmaí an chonartha, tá sé de rogha ag mo Roinn síneadh...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (11 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 24, 27 and 28 together. Ar 10 Iúil 2013, cheadaigh an Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh Theas socruithe nua d’eagraíochtaí atá bunmhaoinithe ag Foras na Gaeilge. Mar thoradh ar an gcinneadh sin, d'eagraigh Foras na Gaeilge próiseas tairisceana poiblí chun iarratais a fháil ó ghrúpaí ar mhaith leo...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cruthú Fostaíochta (11 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Dírím aird an Teachta ar an bhfreagra a thug mé ar Cheist Dála Uimh 5 den 17 Aibreán 2014. Mar a thug mé le fios san fhreagra sin, tuigim ó Údarás na Gaeltachta gur cruthaíodh 616 post nua in 2013 i gcliant-chuideachtaí de chuid an Údaráis sa Ghaeltacht. Ag deireadh na bliana sin, bhí 7,650 post i gcliant-chuideachtaí...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Eitilte (5 Jun 2014)

Dinny McGinley: Mar is eol don Teachta, d'fhoilsigh mé an tuarascáil athbhreithnithe a rinne EY ar an tseirbhís aeir d’Oileáin Árann faoi Oibleagáid Seirbhíse Poiblí ar an 28 Bealtaine. Tá an tuarascáil curtha ag mo Roinn faoi bhráid an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh i gcomhréir le Rialacháin an Aontais Eorpaigh 1008/2008/EC. Beidh na...