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Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (3 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: From June 2002 to June 2007, Mr. Noel Ahern, TD, then Minister of State with special responsibility for Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs, was paid expenses by my Department, all in relation to travel and subsistence, as follows: 2002 — nil; 2003 — €1,267.17; 2004 — nil; 2005 — €360.92; 2006 — €1661.70; 2007 — €12.46. Mr. Pat Carey TD, Minister of State with special...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (3 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I have previously stated on the record of the House, an independent investigation was undertaken in 2005 into allegations by a senior manager in Waterways Ireland ("the complainant") regarding issues of bullying and harassment and related matters (including allegations concerning some recruitment and promotion practices). My Department and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in...

Written Answers — Cross-Border Projects: Cross-Border Projects (9 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The North/South section in my Department is responsible for supporting, monitoring and liaising with Waterways Ireland and An Foras Teanga — the two North/South Implementation Bodies jointly co-sponsored and co-funded by my Department with the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in Northern Ireland. The section is also responsible for the management of funding for certain cross-border...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Under the CLÁR Programme, my Department provides 100% funding specifically for flashing amber safety lights at all primary schools in CLÁR areas that do not already have such lights. The Local Authority selects the projects and has responsibility for the administration of this scheme.

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (16 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department is in contact with Údarás na Gaeltachta in regard to the information sought by the Deputy and this will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (16 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No such payments were made by my Department in the past four years or in the current year to date.

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (16 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department schedules advertising and public awareness campaigns only for specific targeted purposes. The particular community radio station referred to by the Deputy will be considered in this context.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (16 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The functions of Údarás na Gaeltachta and its powers in relation to financial assistance for industrial purposes are set out in sections 8 and 10 of the Údarás na Gaeltachta Act 1979 and the Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1999. I understand from Údarás na Gaeltachta that standard grant agreements with companies being grant-aided contain provisions aimed at ensuring that...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (16 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Current CEO packages of agencies within the ambit of my Department are as follows: Western Development Commission Annual Salary: €103,602. The CEO of the Western Development Commission is a member of a defined benefit pension scheme. Údarás na Gaeltachta Annual Salary: €148,295 (which includes €7,415 paid by the CEO as a pension contribution to the Superannuation scheme operated by An...

Written Answers — Leibhéal Dífhostaíochta: Leibhéal Dífhostaíochta (16 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tuigim ó Údarás na Gaeltachta go bhfuil an comhlacht atá i gceist ag an Teachta le tús a chur lena chuid gníomhaíochtaí i gCill Chartha ag tús 2008 le 40 post, a bheidh lonnaithe i spás oifige sealadach atá cóirithe ag an Údarás dó. Tuigim chomh maith go bhfuil réamhchéimeanna tógtha ag an Údarás maidir le foirgneamh tionsclaíoch iomlán a chóiriú don gnó seo agus go...

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Assessments: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware under section 9(1) of the Official Languages Act 2003, I may make regulations in relation to the use of the Irish language, or the Irish and English languages together, on stationary, signage, advertisements and live and pre-recorded oral announcements. Following the decision by Government in 2005, that Regulatory Impact Assessments should be produced by all...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (16 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 384 and 385 together. To date, 73 officers from my Department have transferred to an interim location in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo. Of those, 42 officers transferred from posts in Dublin. It is planned to fill a further 30 posts in Tubbercurry early in 2008 and it is envisaged that the majority of those officers will be transferring from posts outside Dublin....

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (17 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was established on the 6th June 2002. The Table details the Boards, Bodies, Agencies and Authorities within the ambit of the Department since its establishment in 2002 and includes the number of board members as well as details of staffing and budget for each of the years since then. The Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board was...

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (17 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, the Minister for Social and Family Affairs circulated a new set of guidelines for Poverty Impact Assessment in July 2007. I can confirm that these Guidelines are taken into account, as appropriate, across my Department.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The only posts relevant to the question insofar as they relate to a body operating under the aegis of my Department are posts filled by Pobal in Clifden, Co. Galway. The information is supplied in the table. Numbers transferring with post On Promotion New recruits 0 1 21

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (18 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The club to which the Deputy refers submitted their business plan for 2007-2009 for appraisal under my Department's Community Services Programme. In appraising the business plan, the view was taken that it did not adequately reflect the new emphasis in the programme of providing services to disadvantaged people in particular sections of society. No final decision has been made in relation to...

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (18 Oct 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 — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (18 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Earlier this year, my Department received an enquiry from Donegal County Council in regard to providing financial assistance for the Lough Swilly ferry service operating between Rathmullan and Buncrana. Donegal County Council was informed that subventions paid by my Department for the provision of ferry services are specifically in respect of islands with a permanent resident population.

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (18 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The new National Development Plan (NDP) 2007-2013 has a chapter dedicated to the development of the rural economy. This outlines how the Plan, within the framework of national policies and programmes, will assist the social and economic development of rural areas in the coming years. In this context, it sets out a range of interventions — in areas such as broadband, non-national roads,...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (23 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The cost of upgrading the pier in question, including harbour developments and a marina, was approximately €10m according to estimates prepared some years ago. The scale of the project is beyond the scope of investment that my Department would be in a position to make under the Gaeltacht Strategic Piers Programme. Furthermore, I understand from discussions that my officials had with the...