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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (20 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Údarás na Gaeltachta has confirmed that the sale of a 12,000 square metre factory, vacant since 2004, to a long-standing locally owned and managed company, is currently being processed as part of a job creation package that was approved by the board of Údarás na Gaeltachta in September 2019. As a result of the expansion of this company, An tÚdarás approved...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Údarás na Gaeltachta is engaging directly with its client companies to support them and their staff through these challenging times and is working alongside Government, State Agencies and the Gaeltacht community on a cohesive approach to the COVID-19 crisis. An tÚdarás continues to advise client companies on contingency planning – financial planning, liquidity...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cúrsaí Gaeilge (20 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Dírím aird an Teachta ar na ceisteanna atá freagartha agam cheana féin faoin ábhar seo. Mar atá ráite agam cheana féin, tar éis dul i gcomhairle leis na húdaráis sláinte agus ar mhaithe le sláinte phoiblí a chosaint, ag cur san áireamh na bearta éigeandála atá á nglacadh maidir le Covid-19,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (20 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: The core exchequer allocation from my department to Údarás na Gaeltachta in respect of 2019 and 2020 is outlined in the following table: Subhead 2019 Current 2019 Capital 2020 Current 2020 Capital C6 – Údarás Administration €9.442m €9.602m ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Calafoirt agus Céanna (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá forbairt Ché Inis Oírr san áireamh ar liosta na dtograí atá le forbairt faoi Thionscadail Éire 2040. Cuirfear an fhorbairt seo chun cinn faoi réir théarmaí an Chód Chaiteachais Phoiblí. Mar chuid den Chód sin, tá oifigigh mo Roinne agus Comhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe ag comhoibriú ar...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Calafoirt agus Céanna (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Tá forbairt Ché an Chalaidh Mhóir, Inis Meáin san áireamh i Tionscadail Éireann 2040. Bíonn mo Roinn i dteagmháil le Comhairle Contae na Gailimhe go rialta maidir leis an togra seo agus, ag eascairt as na teagmálacha sin agus mar chuid den mheasúnú ar an togra, tá sé i gceist taighde a choimisiúnú chun samhail...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéimeanna Teanga (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Faoin tionscnamh seo, cuirtear ciste ar fáil ar fiú suas le €150,000 thar tréimhse 3 bliana chun gur féidir le suas le 30 scoláire iar-bhunscoile in aghaidh na bliana scoilbhliain iomlán a chaitheamh ag freastal ar aon cheann den trí iar-bhunscoil ar na hoileáin Árann. Tá scoil iar-bhunoideachais ar gach ceann d’Oileáin...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Forbairt na nOileán (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: Bhunaigh an Rialtas Coiste Idir-Rannach do na hOileáin i mí Iuil 2019 agus, ag eascairt as cruinnithe den choiste seo, aontaíodh ar phlean oibre chun polasaí oileánda a ullmhú. Mar chuid den phróiseas seo, réitíodh agus foilsíodh plépháipéar le hionchur ó na ranna stáit éagsúla. Leag an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Harbours and Piers Development (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: The Development of the pier on Inis Oírr is listed amongst the strategic objectives set out in Project Ireland 2040. My Department has been working with Galway County Council with regard to advancing the project and is in the process of agreeing the business case for same as is required under the Public Spending Code. Following approval of the business case, the advancement of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: The annual budget for Foras na Gaeilge is subject to approval by the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC), given its status as an agency of An Foras Teanga, a North South Implementation Body. Foras na Gaeilge is co-funded on the basis of 75% from my Department and 25% from the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland. My Department also provides additional ring-fenced funding for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (13 May 2020)

Seán Kyne: The core exchequer allocation from my department to Údarás na Gaeltachta in respect of 2006 was €36.276m, comprising €11.056m for current administration, €3.72m for current programmes and €21.5m for capital projects. Given that the core exchequer allocation for 2020 is €23.652m, the estimated cost of increasing Údarás na Gaeltachta...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Prospecting Licences (5 Mar 2020)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1002 and 1005 together. The company in question applied to my Department for a Prospecting Licence for Prospecting Licence Area (PLA) 1142 in January, 2019. The applicant requests consent to prospect for minerals in a number of townlands in County Cavan. The application for a prospecting licence is seeking consent to prospect for minerals only. It is not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oideachas Gaeilge (5 Mar 2020)

Seán Kyne: Mar chuid den chistíocht bhliantúil   atá á cur ar fáil ag mo Roinn don eagraíocht, Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne, ar leas foriomlán na Gaeilge i gCorca Dhuibhne, tá allúntas suas le €33,600 in iomlán (ionann leis an scoilbhliain seo caite 2018/19) á chur ar fáil chun Comhordaitheoir Teanga a fhostú i...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (5 Mar 2020)

Seán Kyne: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table: 2020 Funding Allocation 2020 Funding Allocation Current €  Capital € An Foras Teanga total 13,383,000 -   Údarás na Gaeltachta total ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (18 Dec 2019)

Seán Kyne: It is against the backdrop of the relevant measures set out in the Government’s Action Plan for the Irish language - Plean Gníomhaíochta don Ghaeilge 2018-2022 - that both organisations Comhar Naíonraí na Gaeltachta and Gaeloideachas operate in support of early years provision through Irish both in Gaeltacht regions and nationally respectively. The following table...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (17 Dec 2019)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 88 and 89 together. The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household survey which provides quarterly statistics on employment and unemployment and is the official source of labour market estimates in the State. The primary classification used for the LFS results is the ILO (International Labour...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (17 Dec 2019)

Seán Kyne: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household survey which provides quarterly statistics on employment and unemployment and is the official source of labour market estimates in the State. The quarterly LFS results include the following jobless household indicators: The indicator "Proportion of persons aged 0 - 17 years living in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oideachas Gaeilge (12 Dec 2019)

Seán Kyne: Tá mo Roinn ag cur maoinithe ar fáil ó 2006 mar thacaíocht le forbairt agus múineadh na Gaeilge a chur chun cinn in ollscoileanna tríú leibhéal thar lear. Is iad aidhmeanna an chiste dea-thoil i leith na Gaeilge agus an chultúir gaelaigh a chothú trasna na hEorpa, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá, Ceanada agus níos faide ó bhaile...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Aerfoirt Réigiúnacha (12 Dec 2019)

Seán Kyne: Is féidir liom a dheimhniú don Teachta gur cuireadh clabhsúr le ceannacht Aerfort Chonamara ar 6 Nollaig agus go bhfuil an aerfort faoi úinéireacht an Stáit anois. Chosain an t-aerfort €2.75m chun é a cheannach.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú d’Fhoras na Gaeilge (12 Dec 2019)

Seán Kyne: I dtosach báire, ba mhaith liom a mheabhrú go mbaineann saincheisteanna maidir le scéimeanna Chlár na Leabhar Gaelge le gnóthaí oibríochtúla Fhoras na Gaeilge agus, dá bharr sin, níl ról sonrach agam féin mar Aire Stáit ná ag mo Roinn i gclár oibre Chlár na Leabhar Gaeilge. Cuireann mo Roinn maoiniú...