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Written Answers — Local Development Companies: Local Development Companies (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is primarily a matter for the Boards concerned. Model procedures for the nomination and appointment of members to the Boards of Local Development Companies and Urban Partnerships are set out in the Guidelines on the Governance of Integrated Local Development Companies and Urban Based Partnerships issued by my Department on 1st October last. These are available on my Department's...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department is not the employer of any of the persons participating in the Community Services Programme and does not have details of individual participants in local projects. The Deputy should raise this matter with the project concerned.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Expenditure on official hospitality is included under subhead A.3.1 (Entertainment) of my Department's Vote which was approved by the Oireachtas Select Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. The total outturn for that subhead in 2006 was €56,082 and expenditure to date in 2007 is €23,354.

Written Answers — Departmental Facilities: Departmental Facilities (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department has no canteen or hot food service for staff.

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No 1296 of 31 Eanáir 2007. I understand from Údarás na Gaeltachta that a consultant has been engaged to carry out a feasibility study which is exploring various ways to develop the 2.2 hectares site purchased by it for industrial development in Mín na Coilleadh, close to Mín an Bhealaigh, Ard an Rátha, Co Donegal. The study is...

Written Answers — Íochaíochtaí Deontaisí: Íochaíochtaí Deontaisí (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá deontais de €127,995 san iomlán ceadaithe ag mo Roinn i mbliana chun bóithre áise i nGaeltacht Dhún na nGall (na hoileáin Ghaeltachta san áireamh) a fheabhsú.

Written Answers — Gréasán Bóithre: Gréasán Bóithre (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá an príomh fhreagracht maidir leis an mbóthar seo ar Chomhairle Contae Dhún na nGall. Cheadaigh mo Roinn deontas de €200,000, áfach, níos luaithe i mbliana chun 500m den bhóthar seo, a áirítear mar bhóthar straitéiseach Gaeltachta, a fheabhsú. Ciallaíonn sé seo go bhfuil os cionn €2 mhilliún ceadaithe ag mo Roinnse i gcomhar an bhóthair seo le trí bliana anuas. Tuigim...

Priority Questions (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I deal with the questions sent to me.

Priority Questions (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I was not aware of the Leader question——

Priority Questions (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No, I will ask my Department why it was ruled out of order. It happened to me several times.

Land Access. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In its report on the national countryside recreation strategy, Comhairle na Tuaithe made the following recommendations. The Attorney General should be requested to examine restating and/or reflecting in legislation the current common law position on the protection of landowners' property rights where recreational access is allowed on their land. The Law Reform Commission should be requested...

Land Access. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We are, and although what has happened over the past two to three years seems slow, it has brought the debate on tremendously. We had a useful and positive debate at the ICMSA tent at the ploughing championships. I am aware of the Scottish situation and have examined that of New Zealand, which is pursuing the community approach. New Zealand has more state land than we do. In Scotland...

Land Access. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I agree with the Deputy. My experience is that with few exceptions, and usually there is an historical reason for those exceptions, farmers have no difficulty with people walking on open land. They have a difficulty where active farming is taking place and where there is machinery, sheds and so forth, but the walkers tend to favour open land or defined walks. We have moved 90% of the way...

Regional Development. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am arranging for a copy of the speech in question to be forwarded to the Deputy. The full context of what I meant by the sentence referred to by the Deputy is clear from the full speech. My view on the matter is that this maxim would apply equally to all regions.

Regional Development. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I was speaking at the forum about the general issue of rural and regional development. With regard to Shannon, my Department is represented on the interdepartmental committee. My point is that we have a problem and it must be dealt with. However, only to see problems and not see solutions and to highlight all the problems in a region does no favours for the region in terms of attracting...

Regional Development. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I met with the Atlantic Connectivity Alliance. Its representatives sought a meeting and it was promptly given. I also conveyed, in my own way, to Shannon Airport representatives that I would be willing to meet them. I cannot force somebody to seek a meeting with me. Many positive things are happening in the region. The Limerick tunnel is being built, the Ennis bypass has been completed,...

Employment Support Services. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, the rural social scheme, RSS, is a supplementary work scheme for self-employed farmers and fisherpersons who earn an inadequate income from their farm holdings or fishing. The scheme aims to provide income support for farmers and fisherpersons who are in receipt of certain long-term social welfare payments and to provide certain services of benefit to rural...

Employment Support Services. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is a case where the grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence. A couple with one child on this scheme gets the flat rate and loses social welfare payments. Deputy Ring is suggesting that widows, widowers and single parents should be an exception to this rule and should keep receiving their social welfare payments.

Employment Support Services. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Many couples and single people think that is grossly unfair and cannot understand why they are not allowed hold on to social welfare payments while receiving money through the rural social scheme. Deputy Ring suggests that this is the case on FÁS schemes and he is correct, but it is done to encourage lone parents and so on back into the workforce. The difference with the rural social...

Employment Support Services. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That was decided independently. Any Leader company that can get more money will not say no, but this issue depends on one's perspective as one can argue both sides. I should not be asking the Deputy questions but can he see the argument of a single person or a couple with a child who will receive less from the scheme than a single parent with a child? There is another aspect to this that...