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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I raise an issue that arose in my county. The local authority, which seems to be the big player here, decided, before it went to the people, and all of this is meant to be people-based, that only the big towns such as Ballinasloe and Loughrea could compete in this process. In terms of Connemara, I cannot recall whether it was Clifden or Carraroe. No matter how much the small place wanted...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I was looking at the advisory board of the rural fund. It includes the Departments of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Agriculture, Food and Marine, and Transport, Tourism and Sport. That is five Departments and Ms Rooney's Department is also included, so that is six. Why was the Department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Were all the applications from other Departments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know the National Parks and Wildlife Service was, but obviously that was in the Department. Many people do not realise that but it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No. Can the lead agency or another State body in association with the lead agency put up 100% of the matching funding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is Nile Delta stuff. Mr. Forsyth should try to figure that out. It is like the Nile Delta.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No, I asked about the spend. That was only €22 million of the more than €50 million the Department had.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Would the Department expect to spend another €18 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If I take €10 million from €50 million, it is €40 million, and the original figure was actually over €50 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It was initially €55 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That was what the Department got eventually.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is €42 million and, as €22 million is spent, the Department would have to spend as much in 20 days as it spent in 11 months.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What about the outturn?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Have there been advance payments to achieve that, as happened in previous years? Will all the work be invoiced and inspected before it is paid for?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I asked a question earlier in the year about money, a sum of €1.8 million, that was given in 2016 but has not yet been spent. That money had been given to the local authorities but they had not done the work, even in 2019. That is the kind of thing that happens when the Department prepays people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I was told at the time that it was given but the work did not happen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Promoting Nightlife, Economy and Culture: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Exactly on time.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 148. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a date for the procedure; if the person can undergo the procedure on the treatment purchase fund scheme or in another way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49502/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (28 Nov 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an art assist machine is not available to a person (details supplied) in view of the exceptional circumstances; the reason the assistance of the machines is not provided to patients in view of the fact they are a preventative medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49504/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (3 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 46. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the changes in policy that are proposed to ensure the accelerated growth of the indigenous high-tech industrial sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49685/19]