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Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Irish Language (20 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know people wish to achieve this but it will not happen of its own accord. Passing the Act will turn out to be the easy part of this. The Minister said it would take two years to prepare the plan. This will take us to 2024. I believe it will be impossible to achieve it by 2030 unless we start now. There are some obvious measures that do not need two years to plan. What has already...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Irish Language (20 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome anybody improving their Irish but I am a realist. I am very hard-headed about this. There are approximately 100,000 daily Irish speakers in the country. There are interesting standards laid down in Canada on this issue. To provide a service competently through the Irish language people would need to be daily Irish speakers. They would need to be absolutely at home with the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he has taken to date to reduce the use of once-off plastics, particularly in packaging; the success of these steps to date; the further steps he intends taking in 2022 to eliminate all unnecessary and replaceable use of such materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1378/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (19 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 329. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is intended to change the tax relief on pension contributions for employees if an auto-enrolment pension scheme is introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1383/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (19 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 428. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén plé a bhí idir a Roinn agus Foras na Gaeilge maidir le teidlíochtaí pinsin a thabhairt d’iarfhostaithe Bhord na Leabhar Gaeilge; ar aistríodh a fheidhmeanna chuig Foras na Gaeilge in 2008, don tréimhse a bhí siad le Bord na Leabhar Gaeilge; cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (19 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made to date with implementing the reports of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Moore Street recommendations as far as they pertain to matters under his control and of other Departments, with particular reference to the national monument on Moore Street; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2244/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (19 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 669. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made during the past month to clear the backlog of applications for passports, particularly those relating to foreign births; the average time a foreign birth application for a passport is taking to be processed at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2240/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (20 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 58. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reforms that are planned to the spending code and the procurement rules for capital expenditure to ensure full expenditure of all capital allocated to different Departments which have underspent their allocations in the past few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1359/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (20 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 84. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking to ensure a rapid regrowth in international tourism to Ireland in 2022; the extra supports she intends giving to the sector due to the spread of the omicron variant of Covid-19 to ensure this vital sector survives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1360/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú Comharchumann agus Comhlachtaí Pobalbhunaithe (20 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 129. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén t-airgead breise atá curtha ar fáil d’Údarás na Gaeltachta don bhliain 2022 le haghaidh na gcomharchumann agus na n-eagraíochtaí pobalbhunaithe Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [1361/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (20 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of mobile homes or caravans funded in 2020 and 2021 respectively by local authority, the Traveller accommodation unit of his Department through the special response to issues faced by the Traveller community due to the Covid-19 pandemic and poor living conditions on Traveller specific sites; the percentage of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (20 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the grounds under which replacement mobile homes or caravans were funded by the Traveller accommodation unit of his Department as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 and 2022; if it is intended to have a similar scheme in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2777/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (20 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the standards that were laid down to local authorities in relation to mobile homes or caravans funded by the Traveller accommodation unit in his Department as a response to Covid-19; the person or body that verified that all caravans or mobile homes bought for Travellers were of adequate standard; if all these units were new...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (20 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason funding for local authority owned replacement and new caravan and mobile homes for Travellers are only funded to local authorities at a rate of 50%; his views on whether this is inhibiting local authorities from replacing substandard caravans and mobile home in good time; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (20 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when it is intended to roll-out the caravan loan scheme for Travellers nationwide in view of the high number of substandard units around the country which causes particular hardship at this time of year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2784/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (20 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when correspondence sent by a person (details supplied) to the Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform in relation to alleged damage to archaeological remains caused in a National Park will be replied to in detail; the investigations carried out following these reports into this damage; if the investigations were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 297. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date regarding the development of a comprehensive cancer care centre for Galway University Hospital as provided for in the National Development Plan 2021-2030; when the SARS and the preliminary business case will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2785/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (19 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 924. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when it is intended to introduce a national auto-enrolment pension scheme for employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1381/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (19 Jan 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 925. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost per annum of the State contribution to a national auto-enrolment scheme for employees in each of the first five years when it is introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1382/22]