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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 241. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of prepayments made in 2016 to local authorities for work which has not been carried out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2158/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Indemnity Scheme for Landowners (17 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 242. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made to date since 2010 in introducing an insurance indemnity for participants in the mountain access project in the MacGillycuddy Reeks and Beann Shléibhe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2163/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Data (17 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of pension recipients that had their cases reviewed to date under the new total contributions and home caring credit scheme introduced in 2018; the number that on review have been awarded a higher payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2159/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (17 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the Departments represented on the interdepartmental group she has set up to review the operation of the community employment scheme and other activation measures; the names and grade of the officials on the group; the terms of reference of the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2162/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Regulations (17 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 274. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a licence is required to shoot wildfowl in a location (details supplied); if so, the number of licences issued for this purpose in this location; the conditions of the licences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2160/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas (17 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 275. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to make a bird sanctuary out of an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2161/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forestry Grants (22 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: First, I appreciate the Minister of State, Deputy Doyle, coming in and taking this Topical Issue himself. Deputy Doyle has a keen interest in land use type. We had much discussion about that in the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he chaired it. The Minister of State has considerable experience of the uplands. He is aware of the fact that before farming took over,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forestry Grants (22 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I acknowledge what the Minister of State said towards the end of his reply but 374 ha of native woodland will not have a significant impact in terms of producing more high-value nature areas or bringing any great biodiversity, etc. While I welcome the 374 ha of new woodland, it is of minuscule impact when considered in terms of the entire country. The Department is basically excluding huge...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge (22 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth nach bhfuil an deontas do scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge á íoc le scoileanna atá faoi chúram na gCoistí Oideachais agus Oiliúna, na bPobalscoileanna agus na Scoileanna Cuimsitheacha; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [2634/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeilge (22 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair a bheidh an t-athbhreithniú atá á dhéanamh maidir le díolúintí do dhaltaí scoile ón nGaeilge a fhoghlaim críochnaithe agus na cinntí a éireoidh as déanta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [2633/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Protected Disclosures (22 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to complete the examination of a protected disclosure (details supplied); the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2914/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (22 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in providing permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2915/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéim Comhshaoil ​​Talmhaíochta Carbóin Glas Íseal (22 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a íocfar an deontas GLAS le feirmeoir (sonraí tugtha) i gContae na Gaillimhe; cén fáth go bhfuil moill ar an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [2843/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development
Common Agricultural Policy: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: While this is a useful and worthwhile discussion, there are so many issues that we could be here all night. When we look at the big scene and the CAP, we all agree with the need to deal with environmental and climate change issues. At times, they are separate issues. We must also recognise mair, a chapaill, agus gheobhair féar. In other words, the farmer needs income support if he is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development
Common Agricultural Policy: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My experience is that what civil servants propose, Ministers dispose, but the witnesses write the file. I hope Mr. Hayes will reflect on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development
Common Agricultural Policy: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: While this is a useful and worthwhile discussion, there are so many issues that we could be here all night. When we look at the big scene and the CAP, we all agree with the need to deal with environmental and climate change issues. At times, they are separate issues. We must also recognise mair, a chapaill, agus gheobhair féar. In other words, the farmer needs income support if he is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development
Common Agricultural Policy: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My experience is that what civil servants propose, Ministers dispose, but the witnesses write the file. I hope Mr. Hayes will reflect on that.

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I congratulate Senator Black on bringing this Bill forward and educating people around the country on this great justice issue which is far away from home. I congratulate my colleague, Deputy Niall Collins, on introducing the Bill in this House. As my colleague, Deputy Eugene Murphy, said, the argument put up by the Government is that there are legal, political and practical reasons for...

Local Government Bill 2018: From the Seanad (23 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Seanad made a very wise decision. The people of Galway were basically being asked to buy a pig in a poke. A document was prepared by some experts but, as is shown by the university document, it was not based on any real hard evidence. These experts proposed the general principle of a merger. As I pointed out to the Minister time and again, they also said that nothing should happen...

Local Government Bill 2018: From the Seanad (23 Jan 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am not saying it is not. We have, however, massive problems in our cities and this is why we have gardaí with guns on the streets of north inner city Dublin. These are not security problems; these are social deprivation problems. I am not sure that when one puts the whole county together that the focus on these areas of disadvantage would increase. I believe it would actually...