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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scoileanna Gaeltachta (30 May 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 49. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil i gceist aici scéim a bhunú a thabharfadh tacaíocht do scoileanna beaga ar an mór thír agus ar na hoileáin atá faoi bhagairt mar gheall ar uimhreacha, trí thacú le teaghlaigh a bhfuil Gaeilge acu, nó atá báúil don Ghaeilge agus a bhfuil gasúir acu in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 May 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing the passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24563/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: For a long time, as the Minister for Social Protection is aware, I have been making a case for the reform of the means testing of social welfare payments and how the system operates. Many of the provisions in that regard date back a long time and a lot of the disregards have not changed over time, although some have. I did very much welcome the setting up by the Minister of a review of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Single Means Test and Experience of Universal Credit System in the United Kingdom: Discussion (12 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I listened with great interest to what the witnesses have had to say. We must start making choices. Regarding what Dr. Brewer has said, a theoretical simple system might look very attractive but my first question is, if it was decided to go to universal credit or some system of universal payment, how long would it take to get there? Second, when the system was introduced, from what I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Single Means Test and Experience of Universal Credit System in the United Kingdom: Discussion (12 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Something I notice about social welfare theory is that there seems to be paranoia about how, if there is not an instant change in the system, someone might get a payment despite an increase in income. The working family payment works on a different principle. It takes someone’s income from last year. He or she can go off to work, earn whatever he or she wants and still get the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Single Means Test and Experience of Universal Credit System in the United Kingdom: Discussion (12 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Apologies, I have one final question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Single Means Test and Experience of Universal Credit System in the United Kingdom: Discussion (12 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In most social welfare systems, there seems to be a presumption that there are a great many lazy people out there who are perfectly capable of working but are shirking work, and they will give them a kick if they do not work and give them an incentive if they do. We effectively have full employment here. My experience from employing people in the past, before I became a politician, was that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (12 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing said passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25619/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (12 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a licence required from his Department for the selling of vermicast (the processing of organic wastes through earthworms) in Ireland; what is being done by the Department to promote this industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25654/24]

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation (Resumed): Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (13 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We on this side of the table in this committee know what, in our view, needs to be done, and we set that out in our report. I refer to direct political action. We need to provide the accommodation. The vast majority of it will have to be provided by local authorities on behalf of the State. There are enough recommendations on Travellers to fill Leinster House. I am not really that...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation (Resumed): Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (13 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is it correct to say that, in general, the IHREC takes law cases if there is discrimination or an infringement of the law in regard to the various characteristics? Could Ms Keatinge tell us how many cases are on hand at the moment in relation to discrimination in accommodation or otherwise, where being a Traveller is an element, even if that is not the main facet of the case being taken?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation (Resumed): Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (13 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: How many? Is it more than 100 cases?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation (Resumed): Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (13 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Would it be possible to get data on the number of cases in hand?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation (Resumed): Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (13 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My experience is that if an official agency threatens legal action bodies tend to move, whatever about a private individual like a pub. If you take a case against a local authority, it is my experience in general that Departments that are well run try to minimise the number of cases that go to the Ombudsman and that would result in legal letters, not to mind legal action. They move very...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation (Resumed): Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (13 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (11 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 349.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills céard é líon na scoileanna atá ag teagasc trí Ghaeilge sa Ghaeltacht; ainm gach scoile acu agus líon na múinteoirí i ngach scoil; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [25582/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (11 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 350.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills céard é líon na scoileanna atá ag teagasc trí Ghaeilge taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht, ainm gach scoile acu agus líon na múinteoirí i ngach scoil; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [25583/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (11 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 351.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans, if any, to amend the legislation under which the Teaching Council operates to ensure that they accept and process applications for registration of teachers who were awarded their teaching qualification outside of the state, throughout the year, the reason for the very limited opportunity each year to register; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (11 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 357.To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a dhéanfar faomhadh ar phlean teanga an Chlocháin, baile seirbhíse Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [24980/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 492.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when legislation will be published to establish the right of non-marital long term partners to ‘Widows Pensions’ in line with the Supreme Court judgement on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25460/24]