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Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (24 Apr 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 712 and 714 together. The CLÁR Programme is a targeted investment programme in rural areas. The areas originally selected for inclusion in the programme were those that suffered the greatest population decline from 1926 to 1996, with the exception of the Cooley Peninsula (which was included based on the serious difficulties caused there by Food and Mouth...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (24 Apr 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 713 and 715 together. The RAPID Programme aims to ensure that priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion within the 45 designated RAPID areas. In addition, in 2006 RAPID priority status was extended to Ballyfermot. This Department, with the support of Pobal, has overall responsibility for the...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (25 Apr 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is no measure under the CLÁR Programme to provide for the transport of people with urgent hospital appointments who have no means of transport. CLÁR provides funding for capital projects only and not for day-to-day operational matters. My Department is currently holding discussions with the Health Service Executive (HSE) regarding the implementation of the next round of CLÁR's...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (25 Apr 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Further to previous replies to the Deputy in relation to this matter, my Department has not received an application for funding for this pier. However, I understand that officials in Mayo County Council have indicated that an application for funding has been made to the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources since January 2007.

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (26 Apr 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I believe there is a need in rural Ireland for an evening transport service to allow rural people to fully participate in the various activities — community, sporting and social — which take place in their areas and to address the market failure that currently exists. What I have in mind is that the new scheme will be additional to the existing Rural Transport Programme (RTP), run by the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Apr 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand from Údarás na Gaeltachta that, as the activity for which the grant in question was sought involved commercial fishing, assistance could not be provided because of the rules governing State Aid.

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (26 Apr 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my previous replies to Questions Nos. 682, 683 and 689 on 24 April 2007 on this issue.

Seanad: Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (1 May 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Cúis áthais dom an deis seo a fháil chun an Bille um Ghnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha) 2007 a chur i bhur láthair. Is é bunchuspóir an Bhille ná bonn comhtháite reachtúil a chinntiú don raon leathan feidhmeanna agus dualgas a thagann faoi mo choimirce mar Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta. Dá réir sin, féachann an Bille le...

Seanad: Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (1 May 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Senator. The Bill provides in section 3 for the inclusion in the Third Schedule in the Freedom of Information Act 1997 of section 18 of the Western Development Commission Act 1998. The effect is that this provision, which relates to a prohibition on the unauthorised disclosure of confidential information, can no longer be cited as grounds for refusing access to records sought...

Seanad: Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (1 May 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Níl mé chun dul isteach go mion i ngach rud atá ráite. The Senators probably would have guessed that, no more than themselves, although perhaps I am the exception here, it was not most convenient for me personally to come here today, but I felt an obligation to the Seanad. This was published as a Seanad Bill. When we published it and when it was ordered for today, it was done in the...

Seanad: Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (1 May 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That could be true. I was here before. I am philosophical about politics and if I lose my seat, I might wind up here again.

Seanad: Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (1 May 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On the other issues raised, I thank the Senators for their support for the Bill. Arramara Teoranta was a State body. It amazes me why, when set up as a multipurpose development agency, Údarás — or Gaeltarra Éireann before it — was not automatically given the shares and told to get on with the job. In Arramara Teoranta we had a 1950s industry being run in a 1950s style for processing...

Seanad: Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (1 May 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We will see what we can do.

Seanad: Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 May 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In respect of amendment No. 1, which is proposed by the Senator in regard to section 2, I have taken legal advice on the matter from the Attorney General. In this regard, Parliamentary Counsel provided an amended draft text to address the concerns of the Senators. As reflected in amendment No. 2, I propose to amend the Bill as follows, to delete "under paragraphs (a) to (e)" and substitute...

Seanad: Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 May 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will deal with amendments Nos. 3 and 4 together, amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are linked and, therefore, I will deal with amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive. The amendment I propose in regard to page 4, subsection (2)(a), lines 42 and 43, provides for the deletion of "specified in subsection (1)" and the substitution of "(including functions specified in subsection (1))". This addresses the...

Seanad: Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 May 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: ——and, therefore, I have to take the advice I have been given. Amendments Nos. 2 and 4 address Senator Ryan's amendments in a different way.

Seanad: Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 May 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This further emphasises that the Minister shall not be or be deemed to be an employer within the meaning of the Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001 by virtue only of the provision of funding to a person or persons under a scheme. I note that amendment No. 6 tabled by Senator Ryan relates to this issue. I have taken legal advice on this matter and am advised that the text as...

Seanad: Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 May 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Amendments Nos. 7 and 8 are technical amendments that reorder words on the advice of the Parliamentary Counsel.

Seanad: Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 May 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Gabhaim chuile rath ar gach duine a bheidh ag glacadh páirte sa toghchán. Gabhaim buíochas don Teach as ucht na cúirtéise ar fad a taispeánadh dom le cúig bliana anuas. I thank the House for all the courtesy shown over the past five years. The Official Languages Act was the first legislation I introduced in this House and the last Bill I brought before the Houses was initiated in...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (26 Jun 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No 184 of 22 Márta 2007. As the Deputy is aware, Waterways Ireland has informed me that the replacement of the bridge in question is a matter for Westmeath County Council and not for the Body. While Waterways Ireland will assist the County Council in any way possible, in relation to site access, for example, the provision of funding for works to...