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Scouting Ireland: Statements: Road Safety Data (5 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If they are in Stepaside, he deals with them.

Scouting Ireland: Statements: Road Safety Data (5 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Here is the map.

Scouting Ireland: Statements: Road Safety Data (5 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am pointing that eight out of 20 black spots are on one road. The Minister should listen to what I am saying.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (5 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 33. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding provided to the rural regeneration and development fund for 2019; the amount spent to date out of the fund; the expected out-turn of expenditure by the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50427/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Budgets (5 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 38. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of capital provided to his Department in the Estimates for 2019; the amount spent to date by subhead; the proposed reduction in this allocation before the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50426/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a visa appeal lodged by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making a decision on the appeal; if such visa appeals are taking ten months to consider; if so, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50767/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (5 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in issuing a person (details supplied) with a decision on their application for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50768/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 308. 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 surgery in view of the exceptional circumstances in the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51091/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (10 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 312. To ask the Minister for Health when the psychologist vacancy in respect of the early intervention service in Spiddal, County Galway, will be filled; the reason for the delay in filling the vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51126/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 317. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing a date for the procedure in view of the significant length of time the person has spent on the waiting list to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51151/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I listened with interest to the case made by the director-general, but despite the presentation, which was very professional, the truth is that many people believe RTÉ is self-satisfied, bloated and Dublin-centric. I have a number of questions for the Department. A report done by An Coimisinéir Teanga said that RTÉ was not fulfilling its statutory obligation in relation to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Presumably that was taken into account when making the decision today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The €10 million decision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer to the legislation. Is it intended to strengthen the legislative provisions in relation to public service broadcasting, which is what we are talking about? It is not in the legislation at present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is very broad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have to say this morning has been fascinating. I spent 18 years of my life working for what effectively was a community co-op. We started with nothing and built it up. Over that time, I saw people developing. People got a week's work and then a year’s work. Then some of them went out on their own to become successful. I was working in a rural area with high unemployment at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will be very brief. There is no point in talking about education for young people if there is discrimination in getting into the job, but it should provide diversity of choice and opportunities. The Civil Service and public service need to operate a quota system. We need to look at the skills of adult Travellers of both sexes and match employment to skills either through employment or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The first thing I did when I became the Minister for Social Protection was ask the chief medical office whether he had evidence on the effect of unemployment on people's health. His stark one-page reply stated that people who are unemployed suffered increased mortality and morbidity, visit the doctor more and take more medication, etc. He also made the interesting point that securing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We would like everybody to get the same opportunities as everybody else but we would not be in this room if that were the case. We must tailor to the current reality and make sure the next generation does not suffer disadvantage.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tenant Purchase Scheme (11 Dec 2019)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to change the conditions of the tenant purchase incremental scheme 2016 due to the small take-up of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51115/19]