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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (2 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when new rural housing guidelines arising as a result of the Flemish decree will be published; his plans to have a public consultation on draft guidelines before adopting them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15430/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oideachas Gaeilge (2 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 627. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aici líon na scoláireachtaí atá ar fáil do scoláirí le freastal ar mheánscoileanna ar na hoileáin a mhéadú go dtí os cionn 30 má bhíonn éileamh ar sin; mura bhfuil, cén chúis atá leis sin; agus an ndéanfaidh...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: LEADER Programmes (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 69. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps he plans to take to speed up the roll out of the LEADER programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15416/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: LEADER Programmes (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We are still at a snail's pace with the LEADER programme. The Minister kindly provided figures last night in respect of the total number of projects approved and the value of the spend. Officially, all projects have to be approved by the end of 2020 because that is when the programme comes to an end. Projects then have two further years in which to spend the money. What is going to be done...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: LEADER Programmes (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: With only 21 months until the expiry of the programme, the approvals in place amount to €62 million out of a total budget of approximately €160 million. We are not even halfway there in terms of approvals. Even if €160 million of approvals for projects was granted it would be impossible to achieve that level of spend, meaning that approvals should be in the region of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: LEADER Programmes (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister has asked a fair question. One of the explanations is that, for reasons of which he is well aware, east and west Galway got going much later than the rest of the country. We should park that issue. I asked a very simple question, namely, whether the Minister will go to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to ask that the threshold for the requirement for e-tenders...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Indemnity Scheme for Landowners (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 82. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when it is planned to introduce an insurance indemnity for farmers and landholders who participate in the mountain access scheme; the reason for the delay with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15415/19]

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What is the AEC?

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Are we discussing the subheads under programme A together?

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Perhaps the Minister might answer on a question-by-question basis rather than answering all the questions together. I congratulate him on spending all the money he had. He spent some of it by way of forward payment for work not yet done. For example, under LIS, some €10 million was given to the local authorities but the work was not done by 31 December 2018. Can the Minister...

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would much prefer it if the work was done before it was paid for.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes, I have a basis for that. I keep asking the Minister about money he provided in 2016 because it has not all been spent.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister wanted to spend the money. I agree with him on that.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I used to publish a detailed, per-county list as well.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I published a list of the roads as well.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have not seen the Minister's list either; I got it from the county council.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That information was always available. The Minister should not make false allegations. In the context of the rural regeneration fund, every application has to have some State agency attached to it. Is that correct?

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That effectively puts the agency in the driver's seat when it comes to choosing projects to progress.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Three members of this committee were present at a meeting with Galway County Council the other day. We were informed that it was focusing on certain big towns in the county. It is interesting that it picked Athenry. The latter is a fine town; it is actually the location that has been designated to ease growth in the city. It is not a very rural town. It received €5.5 million,...