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Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The quicker this is done when a problem arises, the better the chance one has of solving it. It is one of the greatest disservices to any region to sell it short.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I find it hard to see how portraying one's region as a loser can in any way attract investment.

Public Transport. (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I congratulate the various spokespersons on their appointments. I look forward to working with them and Question Time being a useful way of debating on the floor of the House issues of major national importance. As Deputy Ring is aware, there are no public transport services in many rural areas at night. While such services are available in the more developed rural areas, by either hackney...

Public Transport. (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Unfortunately, progress has been slow. I was a little taken aback when the HSE stated my Department and I were engaged in discussions with it. I have discussed the matter with a senior executive of the HSE and a local transport group in an effort to identify how best we can bring together, in a co-ordinated fashion, the critical mass of the rural transport initiative and the requirement to...

Public Transport. (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My sentiments exactly. The HSE cut the service to the limit, leaving many in my constituency and others without a service. I approached the HSE about this matter a considerable time ago and the officials said they were sticking to their statement that they could only provide a limited service. I pointed out that I am always amazed that the HSE can make cutbacks but the amount saved is only...

Clár Díláraithe. (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar a thug mé le fios mar fhreagra ar cheisteanna sa Teach seo cheana, d'iarr mé ar bhord Fhoras na Gaeilge moltaí sonracha a dhéanamh maidir leis na céimeanna a bheadh i gceist chun poist a lonnú i nGaoth Dobhair, chomh maith leis na rannóga agus na feidhmeanna a bheadh lonnaithe ann. Ina dhiaidh sin, tíolacadh aighneacht do mo Roinn féin agus an Roinn Cultúir, Ealaíon agus...

Clár Díláraithe. (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is í sin an rud deiridh a chuirfidh moill ar seo. Tá 44 duine fostaithe i bhForas na Gaeilge faoi láthair, ach tá 65 post ceadaithe i bprionsabal, cuid acu sa Tuaisceart. Mar sin, tá spás ann le daoine eile a earcú. Fuaireamar plean le breis earcaíochta a dhéanamh, ach bhí fadbhanna leis an bplean agus bhí sé ag dul anonn is anall. Tá plean leasaithe faighte againn anois....

Clár Díláraithe. (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Déarfaidh mé an fhírinne leis an Teachta — tá súil agam go mbeifear a rá faoi cheann cúig bliana go ndearna dhá cinneadh an-difríocht do Ghaoth Dobhair agus Gaeltacht Tír Chonaill go hiomlán. Tá mé ag caint ar an gcéad dul síos mar gheall ar lonnú NUIG ann agus an comhréiteach a rinneadh le Údarás na Gaeltachta maidir leis an gcóiríocht. Rinneadar an-jab ansin. Tá...

Rural Recreation. (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6, 15 and 22 together. In its report on the national countryside recreation strategy, Comhairle na Tuaithe made recommendations. These were that the Attorney General be requested to examine restating and reflecting in legislation the current common law position regarding the protection of landowners' property rights where recreational access is allowed on...

Rural Recreation. (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not accept fully that one individual out of 20 will maintain a veto. The way this is bubbling from the ground up is that the vast majority of communities are now becoming involved in the whole walkways concept. They are coming to us having created walkways. These are rural communities, made up of farmers and others, coming forward with great ideas and driving the concept. That is the...

Written Answers — Buiséad na Roinne: Buiséad na Roinne (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Glacaim leis go bhfuil Ceist an Teachta dírithe ar an soláthar atá sonraithe i Vóta mo Roinne ar mhaithe le forbairt na Gaeltachta, ar a n-áirítear na hoileáin Ghaeltachta, mar aon le caomhnú agus láidriú na Gaeilge mar theanga phobail inti. Faoi scéimeanna mo Roinne, bíonn deontais chaipitil ar fáil sa Ghaeltacht chun tograí infrastruchtúir ar nós bóithre agus muiroibreacha...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A review of Scéim Labhairt na Gaeilge was carried out in the context of modern day needs and recommendations arising from that review are under consideration at present. The matter is being examined in the overall context of the recently completed study on Irish language usage in the Gaeltacht, which was conducted on behalf of my Department by Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge, University...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The strategic review carried out by the Working Group on Employment Creation in the Gaeltacht contained a number of recommendations that focused on new strands of employment creation in the Gaeltacht. Arising from this review and the development strategies of Údarás na Gaeltachta, significant progress has been made in reversing the downward employment trend in the Gaeltacht and in effecting...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tuigim ó Fhoras na Gaeilge gur fhógair siad an comórtas tairisceana do Chéim 2a den tionscadal seo i mí Lúnasa, is í sin céim na gcreatlacha oibre Béarla. Is é atá sa chéim seo ná bunachar sonraí a chur le chéile de na hiontrálacha a bheidh san fhoclóir ó thaobh an Bhéarla de. Tá na tairiscintí a bhaineann leis an gcomórtas le bheith ag Foras na Gaeilge go luath. Tá...

Written Answers — Rural Transport: Rural Transport (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy may be aware, in many rural areas, there are no public transport services at night. While there are, in the more developed rural areas, either hackney or taxi services, these are at the discretion of the providers of these services and do not provide a guaranteed service to rural people. It was against this background, therefore, that earlier this year I introduced a new...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 16 and 42 together. One of the key goals of my Department is to promote and maintain living and working populations in rural areas by helping to foster sustainable and culturally vibrant communities. Since its establishment in 2002, my Department has been vigorously pursuing policies and programmes that seek to address the changing nature of rural...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 and 29 together. The new Rural Development Programme for Ireland was approved on July 24th last. The new Programme will see over €425m in funding for Axis 3 (improving the quality of life in rural areas and encouraging diversification of economic activity) and Axis 4 (LEADER) of the Programme delivered through a number of area-based Local Action Groups...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department carried out a review of expenditure under its Gaeltacht Improvement Schemes, including supports for recreational facilities, during 2005 and the resulting Report was laid before the Oireachtas Select Committee for Arts, Sports, Tourism, Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in October 2006. I have arranged that a copy of this Report be forwarded to the Deputy for her...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Overall, there is provision for 2,600 participants and a further 130 supervisors on the Rural Social Scheme (RSS) and all available places at both participant and supervisor level have now been allocated. In order to assess the ongoing demand for places and to ensure that places do not remain vacant over a protracted period of time, Implementing Bodies have been encouraged to form a waiting...

Written Answers — Íocaíochtaí Deontas: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (27 Sep 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá mo Roinn freagrach as réimse leathan scéimeanna agus deontas. Seo a leanas liosta na ndeontas a ceadaíodh ó thús 2007 go data i gcóir na n-oileán ar chósta Dhún na nGall: Ainm an Oileáin Scéim/ Clár Sonraí Méid ceadaithe € Toraigh Scéim Labhairt na Gaeilge 14 iarratasóir 3,640 Toraigh Clár Oileánda 2007 Bóithre 100,000 Toraigh...