Results 6,321-6,340 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (13 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 992. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discussions he has had with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, to ensure that its grants for houses have a 50% top-up for work carried out on the offshore islands in view of the extra cost of carrying out such work on islands and the need to use the offshore islands as a model of best practice; and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme (13 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1176. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to reintroduce mortgage interest supplement to assist those that may become redundant or be absent from work due to Covid-19 to ensure they can pay the interest part of their mortgages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4638/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority (13 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are a large number of issues arising with folios due to errors that occurred during digitisation by the Property Registration Authority and that there are long delays in getting these corrected, which is holding up land and property transactions; the steps he plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (13 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a time limit in place as to when seaweed harvesters can lodge claims for title to cut seaweed in certain areas based on long usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4641/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting Potential (13 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made to date in developing proposals to amend the Foreshore Acts as they relate to seaweed harvesting to protect the small traditional seaweed harvesters around the coast and to ensure protection of the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4642/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting Potential (13 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of seaweed harvesting licences granted in the past five years; the tonnage involved; the average length of each licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4643/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (13 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he plans to take to address the funding shortfall in funding for Galway County Council and Galway City Council as identified in the report of the expert group to examine the amalgamation of Galway city and county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4647/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Purchase Schemes (13 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department issued a directive to Galway City Council to only purchase one-bedroom houses and apartments for social housing; if so, when this directive was issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4862/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Purchase Schemes (13 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the cut that has taken place in the acquisition programme of individual existing properties by Galway City Council for 2020 as compared to 2019; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4869/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Calafoirt agus Céanna (13 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1307. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le forbairt na Cé in Inis Oírr; cén uair atá súil aici deontas a cheadú don obair riachtanach ar an gCé a bhfuarthas cead pleanála di i 2008; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [3949/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Calafoirt agus Céanna (13 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1308. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta go dtí seo, i gcomhar le Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe le tuilleadh forbartha a dhéanamh ar Ché an Chalaidh Mhóir in Inis Meáin; cad iad na céimeanna a gcaithfear dul tríothu chun go gceadófar deontas don obair seo; cén uair atá...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéimeanna Teanga (13 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1324. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén fáth nach n-íoctar ach ar feadh seachtaine na mná tí a choinníonn scoláirí faoin scéim speisialta scoláireachtaí do scoláirí atá ag freastal ar na meánscoileanna ar na hoileáin i gcás go mbíonn scoláire as láthair de bharr...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Forbairt na nOileán (13 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1325. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ag a Roinn chun polasaí nua a réiteach do na hoileáin; cén uair atá i gceist lena leithéid a fhoilsiú; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [4659/20]

Covid-19 (Housing, Planning and Local Government): Statements (7 May 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have three questions. With regard to rural one-off houses, will the Department reverse its view on social housing - local authority houses - on sites that people have available for family members and in respect of which the Department has been disapproving for so long, particularly in view of the fact that it is quite recognisable that people are less vulnerable to disease in more...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Levy (5 Mar 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised by the Exchequer from the levy introduced in 2011 on pensions by year; the long-term effect this levy will have on pensions for those who worked in the semi-State sector who do not have an entitlement to the State contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3325/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (5 Mar 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance when the current tax credit for individuals was set at €1,650 and the employment tax credit was set at €1,650; the cumulative rate of inflation since that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3867/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (5 Mar 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date at EU level on a consolidated corporate tax rate for the EU; the implications for Ireland of the introduction of such a policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3868/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (5 Mar 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has received an application for approval of an increase in pension for retired ESB pensioners; if so, when the application was received; when a decision will be made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3324/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (5 Mar 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons recruited in 2019 from the dedicated Civil Service panels for those with a competence in both the English and Irish languages; the Departments they were assigned to; if these recruits were assigned to positions that had an Irish language requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3865/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (5 Mar 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of positions notified by Departments to the Public Appointments Service that require staff to be competent in both official languages by grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3866/20]