Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018
1335. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the implementation of the Programme for Partnership Government as it applies to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24573/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Taoiseach advised the House on Wednesday 30th May last, the Government has recently approved the second Programme for a Partnership Government annual report which provides a comprehensive update on progress since May 2017. The report will be laid before the Oireachtas in the near future.
In addition to highlighting progress on the specific plans put in place to tackle issues, in the short and longer terms, in the areas of housing, homelessness, education, rural and regional development, job creation, broadband, agriculture and climate action, this report will reflect the progress achieved in relation to those commitments coming within the remit of my Department.
These include the progress of the Creative Ireland Programme, the implementation of the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language and the commitment for capital investment of almost €1.2 billion in Ireland’s culture, language and heritage under Investing in Our Culture, Language and Heritage 2018 – 2027. Details of this ten year plan, to be undertaken as part of Project Ireland 2040, were announced by the Taoiseach, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and myself in April.
