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339 Questions— 22 February 2005. Written Answers 340Foras na Gaeilge.18. D’fhiafraigh Mr. Sargent den Aire GnóthaíPobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an ndéanfaidh sécur síos ar an easaontas atá ar siúl, de réirnuachtán, idir Foras na Gaeilge agus roinnteagras Gaeilge, agus an nglacfaidh sé rólcabhrach chun réiteach a fháil ar an aighneas seogan mhoill. [5787/05]23. D’fhiafraigh Mr. Gilmore den Aire GnóthaíPobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an aontaíonn ségo bhfuil muinín caillte ag eagraíochtaí Gaeilge,thuaidh agus theas, as Foras na Gaeilge (sonraítugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas inaleith. [5793/05]30. D’fhiafraigh Mr. Gilmore den Aire GnóthaíPobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé sástago bhfuil go leor teagmhála ag Foras na Gaeilgele heagraíochtaí Gaeilge ar an talamh (sonraítugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas inaleith. [5794/05]38. D’fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den AireGnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta anaontaíonn sé go bhfuil buiséad mór ag Foras naGaeilge agus ról straitéiseach náisiúnta nachbhfuil á chur i bhfeidhm (sonraí tugtha); agus anndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith. [5790/05]42. D’fhiafraigh Ms Burton den Aire GnóthaíPobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an aontaíonn sénach bhfuil roinnt cinntí atógadh ag Foras naGaeilge trédhearcach do ghrúpaí pobail atá agfeidhmiú ar an talamh (sonraí curtha ar fáil); agusan ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith. [5792/05]54. D’fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den AireGnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta anaontaíonn sé go bhfuil Foras na Gaeilge aniomarca faoi thionchar an Stáit (sonraí tugtha);agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith. [5795/05]Minister for Community, Rural and GaeltachtAffairs (Éamon Ó Cuív): Ba mhaith liomCeisteanna Uimh. 18, 23, 30, 38, 42 agus 54 athógáil le chéile agus sna cásanna sin aird nadTeachtaí a dhíriú ar an bhfreagra a thug mé archeist uimhir 8 inniú.Questions Nos. 19 to 21, inclusive, answeredwith Question No. 10.Údarás na Gaeltachta.22. D’fhiafraigh Mr. McGinley den AireGnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta anbhfuil aon socrú déanta aige bualadh le BordÚdaras na Gaeltachta chun na giorruithe airgidata á gcur i bhfeidhm a phlé, agus an bhfuil séféin sásta go mbeidh sé ar chumas an Údaráis andualgais a chomhlíonadh de bharr a n-easpaacmhainní faoi mar atá faoi láthair. [5789/05]Minister for Community, Rural and GaeltachtAffairs (Éamon Ó Cuív): Tá sé i gceist agambualadh le Bord Údarás na Gaeltachta ar 4 Márta2005. Glacaim leis go ndéanfar plé, i measc rudaíeile, faoin soláthar airgid a bheidh ar fáil donÚdarás sa bhliain reatha agus faoi thosaíochtaí naheagraíochta don tréimhse amach romhainn.Tá soláthar iomlán de\34.33 million curtha arfáil sna Meastacháin Ghiorraithe d’Údarás naGaeltachta don bhliain 2005. Is méadú 3.4% é seoar an tsuim \33.193 million a cuireadh ar fáil i2004. Ag cur san áireamh an fáltas a gheofar ófhoinsí eile, mar shampla, ioncam ó fhoirgnimh arcíos agus ó sheirbhísí, maraon le teacht isteach ódhíol sócmhainní, aisíoc deontas agus fáltais eile,tá mé sásta go gcuirfidh an soláthar seo ar chumasan Údaráis leanúint ar aghaidh leis an obairfhiúntach a dhéanann sé iréimsí tábhachtacha armhaithe le buanú na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht.Question No. 23 answered with QuestionNo. 18.Question No. 24 answered with QuestionNo. 10.Proposed Legislation.25. Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Ministerfor Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs ifthe date for the publication of the draft charitieslegislation remains the end of 2005; if any newinformation has been made available on hisDepartment’s webpage; and if he will make astatement on the matter. [5808/05]Minister of State at the Department of Community,Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Mr. N.Ahern): In June of last year, following successfulcompletion of our public consultation on charitiesregulation, I gave end 2005 as the best estimate atthat stage for publication of the draft legislation.While I would not like to predict with certaintythat this ambitious target can still be met on thenail, I can assure the Deputy that work is proceedingas speedily as possible within my Department.A further milestone in the process wasreached only last week when, on Wednesday, 16February, I launched the Law Reform Commission’sconsultation paper on proposals forreform of charitable trust law.The Law Reform Commission agreed to assistand advise my Department in addressing certaingovernance issues as they relate to charitabletrusts. The consultation paper represents aspecialist contribution towards achievement ofthe Government commitment to regulate thecharities sector for the first time in Ireland. Theintention is that the outcome of the public consultationwould be available to my Department forconsideration during the course of preparation ofthe draft legislation.As to what new information has been madeavailable on our charities regulation webpage, athttp://www.pobail.ie/en/CharitiesRegulation/, thepress release which I issued on the occasion oflast week’s launch can be found there; and theconsultation paper itself can be accessed via thehyperlink on the webpage to the Law ReformCommission’s website.
341 Questions— 22 February 2005. Written Answers 342Dormant Accounts Fund.26. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community,Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when thenext round of grants from the dormant accountsfund will be allocated; and if he will make a statementon the matter. [5803/05]Minister of State at the Department of Community,Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Mr. N.Ahern): Decisions on the disbursement of fundsfrom dormant accounts moneys are currently amatter for the Dormant Accounts Fund DisbursementsBoard, an independent body establishedunder the Dormant Accounts Acts. Theboard engaged Area Development ManagementLimited, ADM, to administer the initial round offunding on its behalf.In June 2004, the Government announced anincrease in the overall amount that the DormantAccounts Fund Disbursements Board may spendfrom \30 million to \60 million under this initialround of funding. To date the board hasapproved 420 projects for funding totallingapproximately \42 million. Over the comingweeks further allocations will be made by theboard up to a total figure of \60 million. In thisregard, I understand that the board at its meetingtoday considered a number of further applicationsrecommended for funding.The Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill2004 was published on 24 June 2004 fulfilling acommitment given by Government in December2003 following its review of arrangements inrelation to dormant accounts funding. The Bill iscurrently before the Oireachtas.Forbairt na Gaeilge.27. D’fhiafraigh Mr. Sargent den Aire GnóthaíPobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an ndéanfaidh sécur síos ar thionchar na rialachán a rinne sé abhaineann le comharthaí bóithre, fógairtí béil,stáiseanóireacht agus le fógraí i gcoitinne, agus anbhfuil feabhas suntasach ar mhéid agus ar chaighdeánna Gaeilge a bhíonn le feiscint mar a raibhsé ag súil leis. [5786/05]Minister for Community, Rural and GaeltachtAffairs (Éamon Ó Cuív): Mar a thug mé le fios ibhfreagra ar Cheist Dála Uimh. 79 ar 14 Nollaig2004, tá mo Roinnse ag obair, i gcomhar le hOifigan Dréachtóra Parlaiminte, ar dhréacht de naRialacháin a dhéanfar faoi Alt 9(1) d’Acht nadTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003. Tuigfidh an Teachtanach mór do mo Roinn-se, mar chuid lárnach donphróiseas, dul i gcomhairle le Ranna Rialtais eilemaidir leis an ábhar seo sula gcuirfidh mé na Rialacháini bhfeidhm. Ó tharla gur rialacháin cuimsitheachaa bhaineann le hábhair éagsúla atá igceist, níl i gceist agam teora ama sonrach a lualeis an bpróiseas comhcomhairle seo. Tá sé marsprioc agam, áfach, go mbeidh na Rialacháindéanta roimh lár na bliana reatha agus tá súilagam go gcloífear leis sin.Cé nach féidir liom mionsionraí a tabhairt godtí go mbeidh na Rialacháin déanta, is féidir liomarágo bhfuil dhá bhunphrionsabal lárnacha sacheist seo. Tá sé i gceist agam go mbeidh roghaidir Ghaeilge, nó Gaeilge agus Béarla, a úsáid. Níbheith an triú rogha — Béarla amháin — dlíthiúilníos mó. Beidh forálacha ar leith ag baint leis annGaeltacht. An dara rud ná go gcaithfidh anGhaeilge a bheith ar a laghad ar chomh-thaispeántachtleis an mBéarla ar aon chomhartha sachás go roghnófar an dá theanga oifigiúilaúsáid.Question No. 28 answered with QuestionNo. 10.Question No. 29 answered with QuestionNo. 7.Question No. 30 answered with QuestionNo. 18.Question No. 31 answered with QuestionNo. 10.Oileáin amach ón gCósta.32. D’fhiafraigh Mr. McGinley den Aire GnóthaíPobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad é an dulchun cinn atá déanta maidir le haer-stráice a churar fáil ar Oileán Thoraí, agus an ndéanfaidh seráiteas ina thaobh. [5817/05]Minister for Community, Rural and GaeltachtAffairs (Éamon Ó Cuív): Faoi mar is eol donTeachta, le cúpla bliain anuas tá Údarás na Gaeltachtai mbun oibre réamh-phleanála i gcomhairaerstráice ar Oileán Thoraí. Ag eascairt ón obairseo, fuarthas Cead Pleanála ó Comhairle ChontaeDhún na nGall i leith thógáil an aerstráice seo.Chun an togra seo a bhrú ar aghaidh, d’iarr moRoinn anuraidh ar an Údarás dul ar aghaidh lecuardach ar an suíomh don fhorbairt ar mhaithele húinéirí na talún a aimsiú. Ach an obair seo abheith críochnaithe, déanfar cinneadh maidir leisan ngá le hOrduithe Ceannacháin Éigeantaigh achur i bhfeidhm ar an talamh don togra.Decentralisation Programme.33. Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Community,Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if any newinformation is available to him in regard toadditional applications through the central applicationsfacility for posts in his Department to betransferred to new locations under the Government’sdecentralisation plan; and if he will makea statement on the matter. [5810/05]Minister for Community, Rural and GaeltachtAffairs (Éamon Ó Cuív): My Department hasreceived information from the central applicationsfacility, CAF, on a number of occasionssince September 2004.The information received relates to numbers ofcivil and public servants who have expressed aninterest in decentralising with my Department toKnock Airport and na Forbacha, the gradebreakdown of these numbers, the names of servingstaff in my Department who had opted tomove with my Department or who had expressed
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339 Questions— 22 February 2005. <strong>Written</strong> <strong>Answers</strong> 340Foras na Gaeilge.18. D’fhiafraigh Mr. Sargent den Aire GnóthaíPobail, Tuai<strong>the</strong> agus Gaeltachta an ndéanfaidh sécur síos ar an easaontas atá ar siúl, de réirnuachtán, idir Foras na Gaeilge agus roinnteagras Gaeilge, agus an nglacfaidh sé rólcabhrach chun réiteach a fháil ar an aighneas seogan mhoill. [5787/05]23. D’fhiafraigh Mr. Gilmore den Aire GnóthaíPobail, Tuai<strong>the</strong> agus Gaeltachta an aontaíonn ségo bhfuil muinín caillte ag eagraíochtaí Gaeilge,thuaidh agus <strong>the</strong>as, as Foras na Gaeilge (sonraítugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas inaleith. [5793/05]30. D’fhiafraigh Mr. Gilmore den Aire GnóthaíPobail, Tuai<strong>the</strong> agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé sástago bhfuil go leor teagmhála ag Foras na Gaeilgele heagraíochtaí Gaeilge ar an talamh (sonraítugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas inaleith. [5794/05]38. D’fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den AireGnóthaí Pobail, Tuai<strong>the</strong> agus Gaeltachta anaontaíonn sé go bhfuil buiséad mór ag Foras naGaeilge agus ról straitéiseach náisiúnta nachbhfuil á chur i bhfeidhm (sonraí tugtha); agus anndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith. [5790/05]42. D’fhiafraigh Ms Burton den Aire GnóthaíPobail, Tuai<strong>the</strong> agus Gaeltachta an aontaíonn sénach bhfuil roinnt cinntí atógadh ag Foras naGaeilge trédhearcach do ghrúpaí pobail atá agfeidhmiú ar an talamh (sonraí curtha ar fáil); agusan ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith. [5792/05]54. D’fhiafraigh Mr. M. Higgins den AireGnóthaí Pobail, Tuai<strong>the</strong> agus Gaeltachta anaontaíonn sé go bhfuil Foras na Gaeilge aniomarca faoi thionchar an Stáit (sonraí tugtha);agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith. [5795/05]Minister for Community, Rural and GaeltachtAffairs (Éamon Ó Cuív): Ba mhaith liomCeisteanna Uimh. 18, 23, 30, 38, 42 agus 54 athógáil le chéile agus sna cásanna sin aird nadTeachtaí a dhíriú ar an bhfreagra a thug mé archeist uimhir 8 inniú.Questions Nos. 19 to 21, inclusive, answeredwith Question No. 10.Údarás na Gaeltachta.22. D’fhiafraigh Mr. McGinley den AireGnóthaí Pobail, Tuai<strong>the</strong> agus Gaeltachta anbhfuil aon socrú déanta aige bualadh le BordÚdaras na Gaeltachta chun na giorrui<strong>the</strong> airgidata á gcur i bhfeidhm a phlé, agus an bhfuil séféin sásta go mbeidh sé ar chumas an Údaráis andualgais a chomhlíonadh de bharr a n-easpaacmhainní faoi mar atá faoi láthair. [5789/05]Minister for Community, Rural and GaeltachtAffairs (Éamon Ó Cuív): Tá sé i gceist agambualadh le Bord Údarás na Gaeltachta ar 4 Márta2005. Glacaim leis go ndéanfar plé, i measc rudaíeile, faoin soláthar airgid a bheidh ar fáil donÚdarás sa bhliain reatha agus faoi thosaíochtaí naheagraíochta don tréimhse amach romhainn.Tá soláthar iomlán de\34.33 million curtha arfáil sna Meastacháin Ghiorrai<strong>the</strong> d’Údarás naGaeltachta don bhliain 2005. Is méadú 3.4% é seoar an tsuim \33.193 million a cuireadh ar fáil i2004. Ag cur san áireamh an fáltas a ghe<strong>of</strong>ar ófhoinsí eile, mar shampla, ioncam ó fhoirgnimh arcíos agus ó sheirbhísí, maraon le teacht isteach ódhíol sócmhainní, aisíoc deontas agus fáltais eile,tá mé sásta go gcuirfidh an soláthar seo ar chumasan Údaráis leanúint ar aghaidh leis an obairfhiúntach a dhéanann sé iréimsí tábhachtacha armhai<strong>the</strong> le buanú na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht.Question No. 23 answered with QuestionNo. 18.Question No. 24 answered with QuestionNo. 10.Proposed Legislation.25. Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked <strong>the</strong> Ministerfor Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if<strong>the</strong> date for <strong>the</strong> publication <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> draft charitieslegislation remains <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> 2005; if any newinformation has been made available on hisDepartment’s webpage; and if he will make astatement on <strong>the</strong> matter. [5808/05]Minister <strong>of</strong> State at <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Community,Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Mr. N.Ahern): In June <strong>of</strong> last year, following successfulcompletion <strong>of</strong> our public consultation on charitiesregulation, I gave end 2005 as <strong>the</strong> best estimate atthat stage for publication <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> draft legislation.While I would not like to predict with certaintythat this ambitious target can still be met on <strong>the</strong>nail, I can assure <strong>the</strong> Deputy that work is proceedingas speedily as possible within my Department.A fur<strong>the</strong>r milestone in <strong>the</strong> process wasreached only last week when, on Wednesday, 16February, I launched <strong>the</strong> Law Reform Commission’sconsultation paper on proposals forreform <strong>of</strong> charitable trust law.The Law Reform Commission agreed to assistand advise my Department in addressing certaingovernance issues as <strong>the</strong>y relate to charitabletrusts. The consultation paper represents aspecialist contribution towards achievement <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> Government commitment to regulate <strong>the</strong>charities sector for <strong>the</strong> first time in Ireland. Theintention is that <strong>the</strong> outcome <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> public consultationwould be available to my Department forconsideration during <strong>the</strong> course <strong>of</strong> preparation <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> draft legislation.As to what new information has been madeavailable on our charities regulation webpage, athttp://www.pobail.ie/en/CharitiesRegulation/, <strong>the</strong>press release which I issued on <strong>the</strong> occasion <strong>of</strong>last week’s launch can be found <strong>the</strong>re; and <strong>the</strong>consultation paper itself can be accessed via <strong>the</strong>hyperlink on <strong>the</strong> webpage to <strong>the</strong> Law ReformCommission’s website.
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