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Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (8 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 217 together. The Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was established on the 6th June 2002, and I can confirm that no public appointments were made by my Department in the period 6th June to 30th June 2002. In the period 1st January 2007 to date, in accordance with the Dormant Accounts Acts, 2001 to 2005, two public appointments have...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Arising from the joint ministerial initiative on the review of local and community development structures, the Government agreed a series of measures in January 2004 designed to improve arrangements under which community and local development initiatives are delivered. The Deputy will be aware that the key principles governing the process are: improving on the ground services, supports and...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Currently, there is provision for 2,600 participants and a further 130 supervisors on the Rural Social Scheme (RSS). I am not in a position to give specific waiting times for entry on to the RSS at present as all of the available places have been allocated. The RSS is delivered at a local level by the LEADER groups and, in the Gaeltacht, by the LEADER groups in conjunction with Údarás na...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The position regarding funding approved to date in 2007 is as follows. On 28 February 2007, I approved funding of €5,698 for a single to three phase electricity conversion for a business in the Limerick West DED of Ballintober under the CLÁR Programme. In addition, on 1st March 2007, I announced — along with Dick Roche T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Under the CLÁR Programme, Group Water Schemes are selected by the Local Authority on foot of applications received from local groups. Applications are then forwarded to my Department if the cost of the scheme is such that additional funding is required. To date, my Department has no record of having received an application for the scheme referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — North-South Implementation Bodies: North-South Implementation Bodies (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The pay and conditions of staff in Waterways Ireland are linked to those of comparable civil and public service staff in the jurisdiction in which they are based. This policy applies to each of the North-South Implementation Bodies. I am informed that the operational issues that this policy presents for the Bodies have been raised by their Chief Executive Officers and are currently being...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 657 and 660 together. The Deputies should note that my Department only maintains records of expenditure under the CLÁR Programme on a county-by-county basis. Details of all CLÁR funding approved for Co. Cork between 2002-2005 is available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. The 2006 CLÁR Annual Report containing details of all approvals made in...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Details of all CLÁR funding approved for Co Donegal between 2002-2005 is available on my Department's Website at www.pobail.ie. The 2006 CLÁR Annual Report containing details of all approvals made in 2006 will be available shortly. The total funding approved to date for CLÁR areas in Co Donegal from 2002 to 2007 is €8,707,279 of which €6,103,846 has been paid.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Details of all CLÁR funding approved for Co Kerry between 2002-2005 is available on my Department's Website at www.pobail.ie. The 2006 CLÁR Annual Report containing details of all approvals made in 2006 will be available shortly. The total funding approved to date for CLÁR areas in Co Kerry from 2002 to 2007 is €8,318,600 of which €5,966,848 has been paid.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Details of all CLÁR funding approved for the three counties between 2002-2005 is available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. The 2006 CLÁR Annual Report containing details of all approvals made in 2006 will be available shortly. The total funding approved to date for CLÁR areas in the three counties from 2002 to 2007 is as follows: Roscommon — €7,573,086 — of which...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy should note that my Department only maintains records of expenditure under the CLÁR Programme on a county-by-county basis. Details of all CLÁR funding approved for Co Galway between 2002-2005 is available on my Department's Website at www.pobail.ie. The 2006 CLÁR Annual Report containing details of all approvals made in 2006 will be available shortly. The total funding...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On the 22nd June 2006, I announced an allocation of €90,000 (€45,000 each from Coillte and CLÁR) for works in Co. Mayo under the CLÁR and Coillte co-funded scheme. This Scheme has been running very successfully since its introduction in 2002 with 68 projects, totalling almost €4.2m in value being funded nationwide.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In 2006 car mileage expenses in my Department amounted to €370,419. Rail and bus ticket expenses amounted to €16,626.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to the reply I gave to question number 105 on 28 February 2007.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department provides funding for a wide range of community projects, through a number of schemes and programmes. Each of the schemes and grant programmes operated by my Department are governed by rules and eligibility criteria, which projects have to meet in order to qualify for funding. With regard to the specific project referred to by the Deputy, elements of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department was established in mid-2002 and brought together a range of functions previously the responsibility of a number of other Departments. At that time, the Department's staff were based largely in Dublin but in a number of locations and it was not until 2004 that all of the Dublin staff were brought together in the current headquarters building in Mespil Road. In the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The tables show gender balance at each grade in my Department and in agencies that come within the ambit of my Department. Name of Organisation Grade Total Staff Male Female Department of Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Secretary General 1 1 0 Assistant Secretary 3 2 1 Principal Officer 13 10 3 Senior Inspector 1 1 0 Media Adviser 1 0 1 Special Adviser 1 1 0 Assistant...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The operation of the Rural Transport Programme (formerly known as the Rural Transport Initiative) is a matter for my colleague Minister of State Pat the Cope Gallagher TD, Department of Transport. Separately, my Department is developing proposals to establish a pilot night-time transport scheme which will be additional to the Rural Transport Programme and I hope to make an announcement in...

Written Answers — Íocaíochtaí Deontas: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar is eol don Teachta, is é Foras na Gaeilge atá freagrach go príomha as an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn i ngach gné den saol ar fud oileán na hÉireann. Tuigim ón bhForas go gcuirtear réimse leathan tacaíochtaí ar fail ar mhaithe le caithimh aimsire i nGaeilge agus clubanna Gaeilge do dhaoine óga. Ina measc, áirítear — an Scéim nua Óige atá fógraithe ag an bhForas le...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (20 Mar 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 434 and 435 on 27 February 2007. I understand from Údarás na Gaeltachta that the only supervisors that were made redundant in the context referred to were (a) those whose schemes had terminated, or (b) those whose schemes had been amalgamated resulting in a surplus to requirements. I am advised that neither of these circumstances pertained...