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Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Under the CLÁR Programme, top-up funding is provided to sports clubs, located in CLÁR areas, who are successful under the Sports Capital Grants Scheme run by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism (D/AST) and recommended for CLÁR support by that Department. The sports club referred to by the Deputy may qualify for funding under the CLÁR Programme, therefore, if they qualify for a...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The estimated sum of €148,000 inclusive of VAT and rental was paid by my Department in 2006 and to date in 2007 in respect of mobile phone charges. A breakdown of roaming and data charges is given below. Roaming Data € € 2006 7,349 10,267 2007 to date 4,390 15,048

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No mobile telephone bills are paid by my Department in the form of expenses.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mobile phone charges in respect of mobile phones assigned to me, by the Department, amounted to €3,124 in 2006 and €2,720 in 2007 to date. The information requested in relation to a breakdown of roaming and data charges is available from November 2006 to date only. In the period since then, data charges amounted to €25.98 and roaming charges amounted to € 356.43.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The review referred to by the Deputy was published in 2006. Implementation of the recommendations is ongoing, as appropriate. Actions taken to date include: the retention of the Strategic Roads Scheme and its inclusion in the NDP 2007-2013; emphasising to local authorities the importance of standardised signage; and the establishment of a standing co-ordinating committee between my...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The VFM review of capital expenditure on the Islands for the period 1998-04, which was undertaken as part of my Department's VFM/Expenditure Review Programme, is currently nearing completion. It is hoped to have the review published and laid before the relevant Oireachtas Committee by end-2007.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The report in question has been subject to external quality assessment and is nearing completion. I expect that the report will be finalised early in the New Year.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I expect that the final draft of the report on the value for money review on the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme will be completed by end of the January 2008 at the latest. Pending receipt of the final report from the consultants engaged to undertake the review, I am not in a position to say what impact the implementation of its recommendations will have.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware, the EU co-financed 2000-2006 Area Based Rural Development Initiative/LEADER + programmes will be concluding shortly. These programmes were already subject to ex-ante and mid-term reviews and will be the subject of ex-post evaluation following the completion of expenditure in 2008. Accordingly, the proposed value for money review of these programmes was replaced with...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: None of the staff of my Department are engaged in providing a media monitoring service. It goes without saying, of course, that many of my Department's staff endeavour to keep themselves informed of media coverage related to their duties and functions. In this regard the Press and Information Office of my Department has a contract with a private company for the provision of a press cuttings...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The following publications are purchased by my Department either daily or weekly: The Irish Times × 10, Irish Independent × 7, Irish Examiner × 3, Evening Herald × 2, Irish News × 1, Foinse × 3, Lá × 3, The Star × 2, The Sun × 2, Irish Mirror × 2, Irish Daily Mail × 1, Metro Eireann × 1, Farmer's Journal × 4, Phoenix × 1, Village × 1, Connacht Tribune × 1, Mayo News × 1,...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is one Press Officer in the Department who is an Administrative Officer and her current salary point is €46,264. The Press Officer provides an information service to the public and the media on behalf of the Department. There is one Media Advisor in my Department at Assistant Principal Officer level and her salary point is €70,062. The Media Advisor advises the Minister on...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department has made available on its website details regarding consultancies (excepting those of minor value, i.e., less than €5,000, excluding VAT) relating to the period since its establishment in June 2002 up to the end of September 2007. The relevant link, which will take the Deputy directly to these details, including the information sought by him, in relation to expenditure by my...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department was established in June 2002. A Media Advisor was appointed on 24 June that year and served until 14 June 2007. A new Media Advisor was appointed on 10 July 2007. The annual cost in terms of salary and related costs in respect of the post from June 2002 to end-2007 is as follows: Title 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 € € € € € € Media Advisor 32,806 77,967...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 579, 585, 586, 600 and 601 together. These questions deal with various aspects of my Department's administration and management of resources. My Department, which was established in June 2002, has provision for administrative expenses in 2008 of the order of €20.6 million — a 2% increase on the 2007 Estimate. There are two credit cards held in my...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware, the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was established in June 2002. Photographer costs since that time are as follows: Year Cost â'¬ 2002 1,283.82 2003 5,117.53 2004 4995.24 2005 10,710.57 2006 6,208.85 2007 13,637.44

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Nil.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is not practical, within the time available to provide the information sought. I am arranging for the material to be compiled as a priority and provided directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Government Information Services: Government Information Services (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department does not receive a daily summary of relevant stories from Government Information Services.

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (11 Dec 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A Press Advisor travels with me on a limited number of official visits of public interest. Yes, there were many official engagements during which a press advisor was not present.