Results 24,761-24,780 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (23 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is intended to provide capital funding for the upgrade of older primary schools that were not significantly upgraded over the years and are substandard by modern standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33447/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (23 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 437. To ask the Minister for Health when it is intended to introduce regulations under section 12 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; if the regulations in relation to labels will require them to carry a warning in both official languages of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33441/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applications will be accepted under the emergency fodder scheme; the areas of the country covered by the scheme; if areas are excluded; the reason for this; if he intends on introducing compensatory measures in the areas excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33442/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if hay saved on traditional hay meadow is eligible for assistance under the emergency fodder scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33443/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is intended to introduce a scheme tin 2022 to incentivise farmers to grow catch crops such as kale and rapeseed as fodder in order to reduce the dependence on imported feedstuffs and to secure further fodder for Irish farmers this coming winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33444/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (23 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 465. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has made a final decision on whether there will be a reduction of 20% and 50% for students and children to the fares that islanders pay for subsidised ferry and air services to the islands, similar to the fare reduction introduced on mainland bus and rail services; the reason for the delay in making this decision; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (23 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 466. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the new LEADER programme will be announced and the terms and conditions for the programme published; if non-local community development committee groups will be eligible to apply to run the scheme in all areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33445/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (23 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 467. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if, due to the exclusion of the offshore islands, there will be two lots under the new LEADER programme in Galway, one covering the east of the county and one covering Connemara; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33446/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 77. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when it is intended to make decisions on the recent report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33620/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will not delay the Minister in asking the question because he has been asked it already tonight. It is about the Commission on the Defence Forces and when decisions will be made on the recommendations of the commission. The Minister might let us in as to which option he will go for.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does the Minister accept that the Defence Forces have lost skills in recent years because people have left the Defence Forces due to the unattractive wages or salaries and conditions? Will the Minister make sure that that issue is addressed when decisions are being made on the commission's report? Also, is any consideration being given to having a second naval port, a subsidiary one, along...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister talked about money and the need to save it. One item of expenditure I understand it is recommended to do away with in the commission report is the need for a military presence at the E wing of Portlaoise Prison. That is costing €2.74 million. There are 12 prisoners there. The vast majority of them are due out within two years; in fact, some are due out before the end...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (28 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question No. 79 asks how the Minister intends to implement the recommendation of the Commission on the Defence Forces for the enhancement of Defence Forces structures across the cyber domain. Can the Minister also tell us what the plans are on cybersecurity and the role of the Defence Forces in that, which most people think should be central to it?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (28 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome that response. In building up this cyber capability, will the reality of the need to attract very skilled people into this space in the military be taken into account in laying out the type of salary levels and conditions that these people will work under? If one wants to attract and retain very high quality people, one will have to pay the competitive wage for such people from...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cybersecurity Policy (28 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I take it that the Minister would accept that in the past, certain specialists had special salaries, for example medical personnel, and so forth, within the military. Otherwise, they would not have been attracted to work in that sector because of the salaries available outside of it for people so qualified. Can I take it that the rates that would be set for people like this with very...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (28 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is the third time I have had to raise this issue in this House. I keep getting the same answers. I have also tabled parliamentary questions. The first thing we have to recognise is that transport costs take a disproportionate amount of islanders' incomes. In many cases, they need to keep two cars – one on the island and one on the mainland. Only two islands have roll-on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (28 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The next part of the Minister of State's reply will state that unlike the PSO route managed by the NTA, the Department of Rural and Community development does not subsidise all services on all routes. The NTA does not subsidise all services on all routes. Let us put that one to bed. Expressway and all sorts of private services are not subsidised. They are not subject to the reduction in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (28 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The problem is there are not many islands that have these services.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Foreign Conflicts (28 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 112. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has received a copy of the review of operations following reports of alleged atrocities committed by the Mali Armed Forces; if so, if any involvement of Irish military was found and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33619/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (28 Jun 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an application has been received from Galway County Council Fire Service for funding to buy a high-pressure, large-volume pump that would be suitable for work in major flood situations as happen reasonably frequently in the area of operation of the authority; if it was received; if so, the date it was received; when a...