I fully agree. Certainly at the start of this process, some of the remarks made did not show that respect. We were very clear in our engagements that it was something that had to happen. There has to be respect and there has to be a culture of equality within sport. Equality in sport is a key priority for the Government. Our overall vision is for women to have an equal opportunity to achieve their full potential while enjoying a lifelong involvement in sport. Both the programme for Government and the national sport…

Táim an-sásta a bheith ar ais sa Seanad arís chun dá leasú iarmhartacha ar Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019 a chur faoi bhráid an Tí tráthnóna. Pléifidh mé leasuithe iarmhartacha Uimh. 1 agus 2 le chéile toisc gur ar an ábhar céanna iad. Is leasuithe riaracháin atá i gceist sa chás seo. Leis na leasuithe seo, níltear ach ag iarraidh botúin chló sa Bhille mar atá a cheartú. De réir na leasuithe seo a bheith aontaithe ag an Teach, táim ag súil go mbeidh an Bille achtaithe agus sínithe ag Uachtarán na hÉir…

The CSO's official interactions with the Department of the Taoiseach concerning the census relate to the formal preparation of Government decisions. With the current census, this relates to the decision to approve the holding of a census in 2021, the decision on the census 2021 form content and the deferment of the census for a year due to Covid-19. The CSO, as an independent office, acts on the Government decisions and puts plans and processes in place to undertake the census. The original Government decision prov…

I thank the Deputy and acknowledge the points he raises. There was a consultation process and pilot survey and the Government decided on new questions and structure for the census that was meant to run this year. The questions have already been set, as agreed by the Government in 2019, and the process is being operationalised. Much of the material being used by the enumerators has already been printed and the structure of the process has been formalised. I take the Deputy's point on the distinction between vacant a…

Mar Aire Stáit ar a bhfuil freagracht as an nGaeltacht, is mór an onóir dom a bheith anseo ar an lá stairiúil tábhachtach seo do phobal na tíre i gcoitinne agus do mhuintir na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta ach go háirithe. Tuigim an tábhacht a bhaineann leis an teanga mar chéad teanga oifigiúil an Stáit, mar chuid luachmhar d'oidhreacht an oileáin seo agus, níos tábhachtaí fós, mar theanga bheo i measc pobal ar fud na tíre agus sa Ghaeltacht ach go háirithe. Mar is eol don Teach, is í an Ghaeilge an chéad teanga oifig…

Pléifear leasuithe Uimh. 5 agus Uimh 6 le chéile toisc gur ar an ábhar céanna iad. Is leasuithe riaracháin atá i gceist sa chás seo. Leis na leasuithe seo, níltear ach ag iarraidh botúin chló sa Bhille mar atá a cheartú. Molaim na leasuithe seo don Teach.

Pléifidh mé leasuithe Uimhreacha 8, 11 agus 12 le chéile mar gur ar an ábhar céanna iad. Is leasuithe riaracháin iad seo a d’eascair ó Chéim na Tuarascála na Dála nuair a thóg an Bille an Chéim sin. Maidir le leasú Uimh. 8, táthar ag iarraidh an téacs a leasú “tríd an méid” a scriosadh agus “tríd an alt” a chur ina ionad ionas go mbeidh an téacs comhionann leis an téacs Béarla a deir “of the following section”. Maidir le leasú Uimh. 11, táthar ag iarraidh an téacs a leasú agus an focal “ná” a chur isteach ionas go …

Le leasú Uimh. 9, shíl mé go bhféadfadh fiúntas a bheith ann lena chinntiú nach mbeadh aon amhras ann ach go mbeadh 5% d’aon airgead a chaithfeadh comhlacht poiblí ar fhógraíocht in aon bhliain caite ar fhógraíocht Ghaeilge ar na meáin Ghaeilge. Molaim an leasú seo don Teach.

Is leasú é seo, leasú Uimh. 10, a shíl mé go mbeadh fiúntas ann lena chinntiú go mbeadh seirbhísí a ghintear taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht san áireamh sna seirbhísí a chuirtear ar fáil do phobal na Gaeltachta trí mheán na Gaeilge. Bainfear an aidhm seo amach bunaithe ar fhianaise a bheidh á bailiú ag an gcoiste comhairleach sa tréimhse amach romhainn. Molaim an leasú seo don Teach.

Tairgim leasú iarmhartach Uimh. 1: Alt 5: I leathanach 15, líne 15, "agus" a scriosadh agus "más rud é" a chur ina ionad.

Tairgim leasú iarmhartach Uimh. 2: Alt 5: I leathanach 15, líne 41, "agus" a scriosadh agus "más rud é" a chur ina ionad.

It is proposed that, notwithstanding yesterday's Order of Business, the motion re the 11th report of the Committee of Selection shall be taken now without debate, that any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately and that the weekly division time shall be taken at the conclusion of the proceedings on the motion.

I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the Eleventh Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 34, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 15th December, 2021, and appoints members to Committees accordingly.

I move: That, in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform pursuant to Standing Order 118A(2)( b ), a Special Committee on Autism is hereby established, with Orders of Reference as contained in the report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform entitled 'Orders of Reference for Special Committee on Autism' , a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 8th December, 2021.

I move: That— (a) notwithstanding the Order of the Dáil of 16th December, 2020, the sequence in which Leaders shall be called upon to put questions between 19th January,2022, and 14th April, 2022, pursuant to Standing Order 36( ca ), and (b) notwithstanding anything in the report adopted by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, the sequence of allocation to parties and groups of Parliamentary Questions nominated for priority pursuant to Standing Order 49, shall be in accordance with the rotas contained in the repor…

I move: That the Joint Committee on Gender Equality may meet, notwithstanding the fact that in advance of its first meeting, the full membership of the Committee has not yet been appointed.

Pléifidh mé leasuithe Uimh. 1 go 4, go huile, le chéile toisc gur ar an ábhar céanna iad. Is leasú riaracháin atá i gceist le leasú Uimh. 1 atá ag iarraidh an téacs a leasú ó “tríd an bhfo-alt” go dtí “trí na fo-ailt” toisc go mbeidh fo-ailt bhreise curtha isteach tar éis alt 9(3) den phríomh-Acht. Déanfar tuilleadh plé ar na ceisteanna substainteacha a bhaineann leis an bhfo-alt nua agus muid ag déanamh plé ar leasú Uimh. 4, a bheidh á mholadh agam don Teach inniu. Molaim an leasú don Teach. Maidir le leasú Uimh. …

Pléifidh mé leasuithe Uimh. 6 agus 7 le chéile toisc gur ar an ábhar céanna iad. Is leasuithe riaracháin atá i gceist sa chás seo. Leis na leasuithe seo, níltear ach ag iarraidh botúin chló sa Bhille mar atá a cheartú. Molaim na leasuithe don Teach.

Gabhaim buíochas leis na Seanadóirí as leasú Uimh. 8 a mholadh don Teach. Is leasú é atá pléite go minic. Mar a luaigh mé ag Céim an Choiste sa Teach seo ar an 24 Samhain, tá seirbhísí pobal-inrochtana clúdaithe ag leasú a mhol mé féin agus a glacadh leis ag Céim na Tuarascála sa Dáil. Mar a mhínigh mé le linn na díospóireachta sin, cinnteoidh an leasú sin gurb amhlaidh, i gcás ina ndéanann comhlacht poiblí seirbhís a ngabhann teagmháil leis an bpobal léi a cheannach trí phróiseas soláthar poiblí, nó ar shlí eile, …

Pléifear leasuithe Uimh. 9 agus 10 le chéile toisc gur ar an ábhar céanna atá siad. Maidir le leasú Uimh. 9, is leasú é seo a mhol na Seanadóirí Kyne, Clifford-Lee, Ó Donnghaile, Warfield, Boylan agus Gavan ar Chéim an Choiste sa Seanad agus ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis na Seanadóirí sin as ucht an leasaithe seo a mholadh don Teach. Dúirt mé ar Chéim an Choiste gur shíl mé go bhféadfadh fiúntas a bheith leis an leasú seo le cinntiú go mbeidh 5% d'aon airgead a chaithfidh comhlacht poiblí ar fhógraíoc…