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Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (9 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 443 and 444 together. I can confirm to the Deputy that IRD Kiltimagh Limited, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Cairn International Trade Centre Limited, wrote to my Department in July 2008 offering accommodation and workspace at the Cairn International Trade Centre, Kiltimagh, County Mayo, which was being developed at the time. My Department was again...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A grant of €55,200 in respect of current expenditure was sanctioned by my Department, under Ciste na Gaeilge, for 2009 to the organisation concerned in the Deputy's Question. Organisations in receipt of such funding are required to fulfil a number of conditions, including providing an annual business plan and annual audited accounts. As the funding is in respect of current expenditure,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department spent €25,778 on the use of taxis in 2007, spent €23,672 in 2008 and has spent €7,151 to date in 2009. Details of such expenditure in the years in question communicated to my Department by agencies and bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group are set out in the following table: Agency or Body 2007 2008 2009 to date Western Development Commission €1,562 €1,673...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that Local Action Groups contracted to deliver the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 are companies limited by guarantee. Each individual group allocates project funding on the basis of detailed local development strategies and following extensive evaluation and approval processes. In line with the bottom-up nature of the LEADER approach, the Group is the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Bank charges paid by my Department from 2006 to end of May 2009 are set out in the table: 2006 € 2007 € 2008 € 2009 to end May € 1,443 1,357 2,083 1,065 These charges consist of a quarterly account maintenance charge of €5.08 and transaction charges in respect of specific items such as direct debits, automated money transfers, cheques, and file processing.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Details of the amount of money spent by my Department each year in the past three years on bottled water are outlined in the table below: Period Cost June 2006 to May 2007 â'¬14,091 June 2007 to May 2008 â'¬11,927 June 2009 to May 2009 â'¬11,335 Total â'¬37,353 My Department is working to reduce costs arising under its administration budget and in this regard is in the process...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The RAPID Programme aims to ensure that priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion within the designated RAPID areas nationally. As I have indicated to the House on a number of occasions, it is a matter for individual Departments to report on the provision of funding and progress on delivery with respect to projects under their...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (28 May 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together. As the Deputy will be aware, under the decentralisation programme my Department will relocate to Charlestown, Co. Mayo. A total of 100 staff in my Department have already relocated to interim temporary accommodation in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo. In relation to a permanent headquarters for the Department, OPW continue to liaise with the...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (28 May 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The grant in question has now been sanctioned and will be paid when the work has been completed to the satisfaction of my Department.

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (28 May 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am informed that Waterways Ireland conducts routine inspections of navigation markers and signage on the North Shannon, i.e. north of Lanesborough Bridge, to ensure a high level of service to waterway and facility users. There are 428 permanent navigation markers on the North Shannon. Temporary markers are also installed, as required, to mark temporary obstructions in the Navigation....

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (27 May 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In view of the current economic downturn, my Department is examining ways of using the resources available to it, both financial and human, in the most efficient manner possible in order to minimise disruption to the front-line services it provides. In this context, I have asked my officials to review, in conjunction with both Údarás na Gaeltachta and MFG Teo, the operations of the two...

Written Answers — Íocaíochtaí Deantas: Íocaíochtaí Deantas (27 May 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá deontas €3,280 faoi Achtanna na dTithe (Gaeltacht) ceadaithe sa chás seo le déanaí. Íocfar an deontas ach an obair a bheith críochnaithe chun sástacht mo Roinne.

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (26 May 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have no Ministerial responsibility in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy. Enquiries by my Department indicate that the issue is one for Donegal County Council, in conjunction with Limavady District Council in Northern Ireland, and I understand that Donegal County Council will be in contact with the Deputy to explain the background and current state of play in relation to this issue.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (26 May 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person concerned is a pensioner in the North/South Pension Scheme, established for the North/South Implementation Bodies and Tourism Ireland Ltd. Waterways Ireland, which is under the aegis of my Department, is a participating employer in the Scheme. I have been informed that a complaint has been lodged, on behalf of this individual, with the Pensions Ombudsman on the matter to which the...

Written Answers — Offshore Islands: Offshore Islands (26 May 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As Aughnish is not cut off daily by the tide from the mainland, it is not eligible to receive island development funding from my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 May 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Community Services Programme supports a range of community business and social enterprises to deliver a diverse range of local services and employment opportunities. The Programme focuses on employing people who are currently without work or have limited employment opportunities, and delivering services through community and voluntary organisations, where gaps exist. During 2008, 359...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (26 May 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In the current economic circumstances, all aspects of the operation of the Rural Social Scheme are kept under ongoing review to ensure that the fullest possible levels of participation are maintained. In this context, the filling of vacancies that arise on an ongoing basis under the Scheme will be undertaken within the Scheme's overall operational budget.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (26 May 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am in ongoing contact with the Integrated Local Development Companies that implement a range of programmes on behalf of my Department. The supports that my Department deliver with the co-operation of these companies include several key actions that focus on enterprise support and job creation. The LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 – which are currently being...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 May 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to question number 329 on the 8th May 2008. All payments made by my Department to businesses in respect of goods and services received are subject to the Prompt Payments of Accounts Act 1997, which requires that payments are made within 30 days of receipt of the invoice or delivery of the goods or services, whichever is the later. I wish to confirm that my...

Written Answers — Údaráis Áitiúla: Údaráis Áitiúla (20 May 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar is eol don Teachta, is ceist do na húdaráis áitiúla soláthar trealaimh den tsaghas atá luaite aige a mhaoiniú. Bhí cruinniú agam, áfach, le h-ionadaithe ón eagras atá luaite ag an Teachta lé déanaí faoin gceist. Ag eascair as an gcruinniú sin, tá teagmháil déanta agam le h-Údarás na Gaeltachta agus tuigim go bhfuil feidhmeannaigh de chuid na heagraíochta sin ag...