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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On 19 April 2021, a virtual meeting was held with the Oireachtas Members, the ambulance campaign group in Conamara and the National Ambulance Service, NAS. The clear understanding of everybody at the meeting is that a report was to be prepared on the optimum location of an ambulance waiting base that would be located centrally somewhere in Conamara. On 13 May I tabled a parliamentary...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does anyone ever feel they are going backwards at an alarming rate? During the term of the previous Dáil, people came out from the National Ambulance Service to look at a location in Conamara and, at that stage, there was really no question but that a base was needed. The idea that it does not have bases such as this and that, while waiting, it moves an ambulance into a central...

Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is a Government Deputy other than the Minister present.

Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Just the one, yes. There are two of us present out of a party of 37 Deputies. Deputy Barry can work out the percentage. There are not many Deputies in general present in the Chamber. I thank former Senators Colette Kelleher and Grace O'Sullivan and Senator Ruane for introducing the Bill in the Seanad. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for agreeing to set up an Oireachtas joint committee to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (30 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 390. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if it is planned in the forthcoming round of the Leader Programme 2023-2027 to have a dedicated LAG as before, administering the island Leader programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35071/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (30 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 391. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when was it announced that the Government is developing a ten-year island development plan; the progress made with the plan to date; when it is hoped to publish and implement same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35072/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (30 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 392. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to increase the State contribution to community service projects on the islands to cover the full minimum wage and the employer’s PRSI in view of the difficulty on the islands in attracting a large local income stream; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35074/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills céard é an próiséas ar faoi a dhéanfar cinneadh maidir leis an moladh atá ann dhá shonraíocht éagsúla T1 agus T2 a bheith ann do shiollabas Ghaeilge na hArdteistiméireachta; cén uair a dhéanfar an cinneadh sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [34176/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools in the State that had only one classroom teacher, that is, the principal of the school during the school year 2020-2021; if she plans adopting a policy that all schools no matter their size will have two classroom teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34175/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 164. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current number of claimants on the pandemic unemployment payment; the steps she plans taking to ensure that workers in the sectors of the economy that will be slowest to recover from the Covid-19 crisis are protected from a sudden change in the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34173/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 144. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans changing the system in which there is a euro per euro deduction in relation to payments of jobseeker’s allowance for those with self-employment outside of farming and fishing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34174/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is planned to provide incentives such as low-interest loans or other incentives to businesses to encourage them to invest in the offshore renewable energy business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35763/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to amend the law to allow taxi drivers have licensed taxi vehicles that are up to 12 years old in view of the financial difficulties caused by the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35756/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the assessment on the imperative reasons of overriding public interest planning for Galway Port recommended by An Bord Pleanála to him and referred by him to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media as part of a statutory process for consideration and recommendation will be completed and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rights of Way (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to extend the period of time by which all rights of way must be registered given the disruption caused by Covid-19; if so, when the relevant provision will be made for this; the extension he proposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35761/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 327. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in direct provision; the number of these living in independent living units with facilities to cook their own food; if an open and fair complaints procedure has been put in place; the other reforms carried out to the system in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (1 Jul 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 328. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the accommodation arrangements made for applicants for international protection in County Galway who are working as front-line workers during the Covid-19 pandemic; if he is satisfied that this accommodation is suitable to them taking into account the work they are doing; and if he will make a statement on the...