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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships Cost (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: General Government Gross Debt (or Maastricht Debt) is defined as debt liabilities of government in the categories Currency and Deposits, Debt Securities and Loans. Its compilation is the responsibility of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) who publish annual and quarterly estimates on the CSO website. Liabilities related to public-private partnerships (PPPs) which are classified off-balance...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Private Partnerships Data (27 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) publish data relating to PPP contracts biannually in April and October. The latest data is in respect of 2017 and can be seen on the CSO website under the category of Governments Accounts. The contractual capital value of on and off balance sheet PPP contracts at that date was €3,577.4 million. This represented 1.2% of 2017 GDP.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The exact data requested by the Deputy is not available. Table A shows the data on exports of goods classified by enterprise size class for 2016. Table A : Goods exports by enterprise size 2016 Enterprise size Value €million % of total Number of enterprises % of total Micro 6,917 6 5,007 59 Small 7,507 6 2,143 25 Medium 22,020 19 750 9 SMEs 36,443 31 7,900 92 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Minimum Wage (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of employment (ILO) in the State. This survey replaced the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) from Q3 2017. The most recent figures available are for Q4 2018 when the number of employees aged 15 years and over reporting earning the National Minimum Wage or less in the State was 137,200. Table 1 and 2 below show the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (12 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: Dírím aird an Teachta ar an bhfreagra a thug mé ar Cheist Dála Uimhir 609 an 5 Márta 2019 maidir leis an ábhar seo. Mar a thug mé le fios sa bhfreagra sin, fuair an tÚdarás trí iarratas ar chúnamh faoin scéim Bí Réidh agus ceadaíodh maoiniú de €15,000 san iomlán ina leith. Mar is eol don...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Feabhsú Céibheanna (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: Már léiriú ar dháiríreacht an Rialtais seo maidir le forbairt na n-oileán tá athbheochan déanta ar an togra chun  Céim III de Ché an Chalaidh Mhóir a fhorbairt le tamall anuas.  Anuas ar sin, tá an fhorbairt mar cheann de na tograí oileáin atá luaite sa Phlean Forbartha Náisiúnta...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: As the Deputy is no doubt aware the Gaeltacht Housing Grant Schemes have been suspended for some time now and that others listed by him have been subsumed into schemes currently operated by my Department.  An Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG) is funded from the Department of Education and Skills' Vote. In the interest of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (6 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q4 2018. Due to the methodology and sample size of the survey it is not possible to produce reliable county estimates from the LFS. Estimates of employment however, are produced by NUTS 3...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (6 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: I wish to advise the Deputy that under the provisions of the Údarás na Gaeltachta Act 1979 (as amended), Údarás na Gaeltachta has the power to take equity stakes in client companies and does so occasionally. In that context, Údarás na Gaeltachta has informed me that investments are evaluated and made on a case by case basis.  Under current...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Levels (5 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of unemployment (ILO) in the State. This survey replaced the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) from Q3 2017. The most recent LFS figures available are for Q4 2018. The annual average number of persons aged 15-74 years classified as unemployed (ILO) in 2011 was 342,500.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Imports Data (5 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: The data requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Table A: Imports of fossil fuels 2014-2018 Sector 2014 € million 2015 € million 2016 € million 2017 € million 2018 € million Coal, coke and briquettes 165.5 180.8 142.5 170.1 175.8 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials 4,951.1 3,702.9 3,010.0 3,744.9 4,400.9 Gas,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (5 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 604 and 605 together. At the outset I wish to assure the Deputy that Údarás na Gaeltachta are working in cooperation with all other relevant organisations on a coordinated approach to Brexit. In that context, Údarás na Gaeltachta continue to work in tandem with Enterprise Ireland [EI] on an ongoing basis to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (5 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: Tá na sonraí atá iarrtha ag an Teachta leagtha amach sa tábla thíos: Contae Líon Iarratais Ceadaithe Líon Iarratais nár Ceadaíodh Iomlán an mhaoinithe a ceadaíodh  Dún na nGall 1 0 €5,000 Maigh Eo 0 0 0 Gaillimh 2 0 €10,000 Ciarraí 0 0 0 Corcaigh 0 0 0 Port Láirge 0 0 0 An Mhí 0 0 0...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (5 Mar 2019)

Seán Kyne: Is as an soláthar airgid a chuirtear ar fáil go bliantúil d'Údarás na Gaeltachta faoi fhómhír C7 de Vóta mo Roinne a chuirtear cúnamh ar fáil d’eagraíochtaí pobalbhunaithe agus comharchumainn Ghaeltachta. Ina thaobh sin, ní miste a mheabhrú don Teachta go bhfuil €3.85 milliún curtha ar...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (21 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Dírím aird an Teachta ar an bhfreagra a thug mé ar Cheist Dála Uimhir 593 ar 19 Nollaig 2018 maidir leis an ábhar seo. Mar a thug mé le fios sa bhfreagra sin, is í an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010–2030 bunchloch pholasaí an Rialtais i leith na Gaeilge. Tá úinéireacht tras­Rannach ag an Straitéis agus...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (21 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Mar chúlra, is iarracht í an Bhille seo, trí na ceannteideil éagsúla, an timpeallacht a chruthú ina mbeidh ról níos lárnaí ag an teanga in obair an Stáit, go mbeidh an teanga níos feiceálaí agus go mbeidh fáil níos leithne ar sheirbhísí trí Ghaeilge.  Agus an Bille á thabhairt chun...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fostaíocht sa Ghaeltacht (21 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimhir 31 agus 53 le chéile. I dtús báire is mian liom a threisiú uair amháin eile go bhfuil an Rialtas seo tiomanta tacú le cruthú fostaíochta agus forbairt fiontair inár bpobail Ghaeltachta. Tá infheistíocht dhíreach eachtrach a mhealladh san áireamh, ar ndóigh, chomh maith le...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (21 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: I dtús báire, is mian liom aird an Teachta a tharraingt ar an bhfreagra a thug mé ar an gCeist tosaíochta faoin ábhar seo níos luaithe inniu. Mar a thug mé le fios sa bhfreagra sin, tá Údarás na Gaeltachta ag comhoibriú i rith an ama le gníomhaireachtaí Stáit eile mar a bhaineann sé le cur chuige comhordaithe...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Costs (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: Private motor insurance is one of the items measured in the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) published by the CSO. To compile the Motor Insurance sub-index of the CPI, the CSO collects premiums information from a sample of insurance companies. The sample covers approximately two thirds of the motor insurance premiums written in the market. The insurance companies are requested to supply...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Seán Kyne: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has overall responsibility for coordinating the implementation of the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030which represents the state's policy on the Irish language. Since the Strategy was launched in 2010 following cross-party approval, circa €400 million has been invested by the Exchequer via my Department in support of the language...