This question is about the law adopted by the French National Assembly on 30 April with regard to the repatriation of heritage objects taken as a result of colonial plunder. I ask if the Minister plans to establish a similar framework of cultural heritage objects in this State, when the advisory committee on the restitution and repatriation of cultural heritage last met and the recommendations it has made.

The French National Assembly in some ways is setting out where we need to go with this but, given that it is a former imperialist and colonial power, it has a lot more work to do than we should have. That is not to say that there is not within our national institution collections elements of colonial plunder. We should look to ensure that the repatriation of those, where demanded or sought, takes place. As to the real question, the Minister has mentioned the advisory committee on restitution and repatriation of cul…

There are a number of issues here. We are not in disagreement. We must ensure our national cultural institutions and other museums are aware of this issue and will take a proper approach to it. However, funding is required to address that and perhaps to make 3D copies of the material on display so that we would still have a facsimile in the collection. As the Minister has said, it is not a one-way street. Over the years, we have seen countries, particularly England, holding material belonging to or relevant to Irel…

Baineann an cheist seo leis an geo-bhlocáil atá á dhéanamh ar chláracha Gaeilge ó chraoltóirí seirbhíse poiblí nach bhfuil ar fáil don lucht féachana sna Sé Chontae de bharr an geo-bhlocáil atá á dhéanamh ar sheirbhísí beo agus ar sheinnteoirí ar líne araon. An bhfuil sé i gceist ag an Aire aon ghníomh a dhéanamh chun deireadh a chur leis an geo-bhlocáil sin ionas gur féidir le lucht féachana ar fud na hÉireann ábhair atá á chraoladh sa teanga náisiúnta a fháil?

Baineann an cheist seo le halt a bhí ar Journal.ie le déanaí. Is ceist í atá ardaithe agam agus ag daoine eile i dTithe an Oireachtais. Baineann sí le cláir do leanaí ar nós "Bluey" nó "Dora". Bíonn an clár “Dora” ar TG4 agus bíonn “Bluey” ar RTÉ. Tá geo-bhlocáil á dhéanamh. San alt céanna, dúirt Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh ó Chonradh na Gaeilge: Tá sé scannalach, beagnach 30 bliain ar aghaidh ó Chomhaontú Aoine an Chéasta, go bhfuil RTÉ iad féin ag déanamh socruithe clár teilifíse a cheannach agus a chur ar fáil trí Ghaei…

Tuigim go dtuigeann an tAire an cheist. Ní bhím ag féachaint ar "Bluey" mórán ach nuair atá na garpháistí linn, bíonn siad á lorg i mBéarla, i nGaeilge nó i pé teanga ina gcraoltar é. Is breá leo "Bluey". Nuair a bhí m'iníon óg, is ar an chlár "Dora" a bhíodh sí ag féachaint. Nuair atá RTÉ agus TG4 ag ceannach cláir mar seo agus ag déanamh aistriúcháin orthu, má dhéanann siad iad féin é, tá sé tábhachtach go bhfuil na ceadúnais acu chun na cláir a chraoladh fud fad na hÉireann ina iomláine. D’fhoilsigh mé an Bille …

I commend the residents, especially those here today, and all those who have to live in these unfit conditions. All of a sudden, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Labour has decided that there is an increase in their rent. If it is unfit, there should be no increase. In fact, there should be no rent for the conditions some of these tenants are living in, pure and simple. The council has been informed for many years of the unfit conditions, and that includes, for a long time, sewage coming up through the baths in some of t…

They would not live in the conditions they are asking residents in my constituency to live in, whether it is Oliver Bond House, Emmet Buildings or Basin Street. There are quite a lot more, including Bernard Curtis House, Dolphin House and Seagull House. In some places, they have pulled them down. People might remember the Emmet estate, or the old St. Michael's Estate. How long has that been waiting for the building? They are only on-site, yet the buildings were pulled down many years ago. That is scandalous. It is …

It should acknowledge that it has increased the rent in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. It should also acknowledge the increase in rent is for substandard accommodation, pure and simple. These flats are substandard and people know it. They are not fit, in some cases, for human habitation. I have had many cases over the years where residents have come to me about the level of mould and damp, with water running down their walls, not the windows but their walls, and into sockets, making it dangerous to live in.…

Dolphin House is not finished.

The Minister is saying it but it is not finished

We cannot let the Minister lie in the House

The Minister should not be telling porkies.

An bhfuil maoiniú breise chun a bheith tugtha do na hinstitiúidí tríú leibhéal chun a dhéanamh cinnte de go bhfuil siad ag soláthar cúrsaí trí mheán na Gaeilge chun cuidiú leis an Stát an 20% atá leagtha síos ó thaobh earcú isteach sa Státchóras a shroicheadh?

Ar a laghad tá tuiscint ann anois go bhfuil gá chun gníomh a dhéanamh agus díriú isteach ar an gceist seo. Tá roinnt de na hinstitiúidí tríú leibhéal ar an eolas faoin ngá díriú isteach ar an gceist, ach don chuid is mó tá siad ag caint faoi láthair ar modules a chur ar fáil sna cúrsaí, seachas go mbeadh an cúrsa iomlán i nGaeilge. Tá buntáiste ag an dá chóras, ach sa deireadh thiar thall, muna bhfuil an cúrsa ina iomláine trí Ghaeilge, déanann sé níos deacra do roinnt de na gairmeacha a chur i láthair i gceart as …

Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Táimid ag díriú isteach ar cheann de na ceisteanna go gcaithfimid mic léinn a mhealladh isteach sa chóras chun na hábhair seo a dhéanamh. Ní bhíonn a fhios acu. Níl an cúrsa ar fáil. Faoin am atá sé ar fáil, tá na mic léinn seo tar éis bogadh ar aghaidh. Mar shampla, bhíodh céim san iriseoireacht ann go hiomlán trí Ghaeilge. Níl sé ann a thuilleadh, in ainneoin go bhfuil TG4 againn anois agus tá fás i ngach uile gné den saol ó thaobh na meán cumarsáide. Tá roinnt réimsí ar féidir linn dalt…

Tá an cheist seo dírithe ar an imní atá ann maidir leis an bpolasaí Gaeilge agus an ról lárnach atá ag an nGaeilge in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe, áit a mbeidh seans ann nach mbeadh Gaeilge inniúil ag an uachtarán, meabhránaí, rúnaí ollscoile nó an déan feidhmiúil agus go mbeadh sé sin mar dhroch-chás don Ghaeilge agus do stádas na Gaeilge san ollscoil.

Ní féidir agus ní ceart go mbeadh Pontius Pilate á dhéanamh sa chás seo. Is cinneadh Rialtais a bhí ann Acht Ollscoil na Gaillimhe a thógáil isteach in 2005 nó 2006. Rinneadh ísliú ar stádas na Gaeilge ó thaobh coinníollacha a bheith ann maidir leo siúd atá i gceannas ar an gcoláiste. Is féidir leis an Rialtas, tríd leasuithe a dhéanamh ar an Acht atá ann faoi láthair, dualgas a bheith ann go mbeadh cáilíochtaí ar leith ann - toisc an príomhról atá ag an ollscoil seo maidir leis nGaeilge - agus go mbeadh ar iarrthó…

Tuigim cad atá á rá ach tá ról ag an Aire tríd reachtaíocht na Tithe seo. Bhí an díospóireacht ann agus léiríodh an bhuairt ag an am. In fact, sular éirí sé as, léirigh Éamon Ó Cuív, duine do chomhghleacaithe an Aire, an bhuairt chéanna. Chuir sé Bille chun cinn chun tarraingt siar ón gcinneadh a glacadh in Acht 2006. Thug sé an Bille an Choláiste Ollscoile, Gaillimh (Leasú), 2017, chun cinn a bhí dírithe ar cinnte a dhéanamh de go raibh stádas níos daingne agus níos láidre ó thaobh na Gaeilge de sa choláiste, agus…

I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Is iontach gur shroich muid an Stad seo leis an mBille seo. Bhí sé seo foilsithe ach ní raibh muid ag súil go roghnófaí é go tapa is a bhí don díospóireacht ar an Dara Chéim. The Bill states: ...it is declared and recognised that all those, whether applicants or otherwise, who were prosecuted or convicted of offences arising from consensual same-sex sexual activity between persons of full capacity are entitled to and hereby receive an apology and an acknowledgement…