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Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Analysis: Regulatory Impact Analysis (17 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department has carried out a screening regulatory impact analysis on two areas of legislation in the past three years. Details of these are listed below. In 2008 to date, the Department has not had occasion to carry out a regulatory impact analysis on any Statutory Instruments, Bills or EU Directive. 2006: Statutory Instrument prepared by the Department No. Title Reason for screening...

Written Answers — Road Signage: Road Signage (17 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I have outlined in the House on a number of occasions, on the basis of the legal advice available to me the relevant section of the official languages act 2003 cannot be applied to road signage. The Deputy will appreciate, therefore, that this is a matter for the local authorities, in relation to which I have no Ministerial responsibility.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (17 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Gamma Baseline Reports are currently being prepared for the entire country. The completed reports have been distributed to the relevant beneficiary organisations for programmes, funded through my Department and other Government Departments, and managed by Pobal. The Dublin City report has been completed and copies circulated by Pobal. All of the data contained in the completed reports...

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (17 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My responsibilities include rural development, the support and promotion of the Irish language, including the co-ordination of policy in this regard, the development of the Gaeltacht and the Islands and the support and promotion of North/South co-operation as it relates to my functions. My responsibilities also include the Community Services Programme, Rapid Programme, Cohesion Process and...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (17 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application for CLÁR funding in respect of Carricknahorna Group Water Scheme was received in my Department. A number of queries were raised regarding certain details on the application and discussions are ongoing with Donegal County Council at present. My Department will inform the Group of the outcome as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (17 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Rural Social Scheme (RSS) was launched in May 2004 with provision for 2,500 participant places. On the 18th September 2006 an extra 100 places was provided bringing the total number of places available to 2,600. Once all available places were taken up quotas were assigned to each of the Implementing Bodies (i.e. the LEADER groups and Údarás na Gaeltachta) who manage the scheme at a...

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (17 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The road referred to is a 900m stretch of canal bank owned by Waterways Ireland. The proposers of the Local Improvement Scheme do not own the property and therefore have no right to have such a scheme carried out on Waterways Ireland's property. This is a rural section of canal and is suitable for normal recreation activities such as walking and fishing.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my replies to Question Numbers 456 of 4 February 2008, 36 of 14 February 2008, 12 of 3 April 2008, and 337 of 8 May 2008, in relation to non-property costs arising for my Department in the context of the Decentralisation Programme. Such costs are met from within the annual allocations approved by the Oireachtas for the Vote of my Department. The Deputy will appreciate...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (17 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that the mission of my Department is to promote and support the sustainable, inclusive development of vibrant urban and rural communities. In pursuit of this mission, my Department operates a wide range of schemes designed to tackle issues such as depopulation, deprivation and social isolation. Details of all these schemes can be found on my Department's website...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In 2007, my Department did not engage any public relations expertise or incur expenditure on public relations.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (24 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to previous questions on this topic, including Questions Nos. 10 and 11 of 3rd of April 2008 and 184 and 194 of 14 May 2008. My Department has over the past number of years being pursuing a process of cohesion of local delivery structures in order to simplify and enhance the effectiveness of the delivery of a range of local development programmes. Following an extensive...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (24 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: At the request of Galway Development Services International Ltd, I met a group of officials from Azerbaijan to whom I outlined the work of my Department. There were no discussions relating to the human rights situation in Azerbaijan.

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (24 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Rural Social Scheme (RSS) was established to provide income support for low income farmers and fisherpersons who are in receipt of certain long-term social welfare payments and to provide certain services of benefit to rural communities. In order to satisfy the eligibility criteria an applicant must be actively farming. However, a farmer with a dormant herd number will not necessarily...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No EU directives have been issued to my Department since its establishment in June 2002.

Seanad: Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is sé an tuiscint atá agam ná go mbeidh sé in ann. What we propose is to change the section in such a way that any person who completed the degree course of barrister at law before the repeal of the Legal Practitioners (Qualifications) Act 1929 and who did not comply with section 3 of that Act shall be deemed to have complied with that section. This is a fancy way of saying one did it...

Seanad: Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar a mhínigh mé cheana, creidim go bhfuil sé seo tábhachtach, go mórmhór d'aturnaetha — más féidir liom é a rá — ach freisin d'abhcóidí. Nuair atá gairmithe cúirte, srl., ag dul thart, ba deas an rud é dá mbeadh fios acu ar na bun-téarmaí dlí. Creidim gur soláthar úsáideach é an cúrsa agus go mbainfí go leor úsáid as. Beidh sé sin riachtanach do gach...

Seanad: Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Táimid ag cur in aghaidh leasú Uimh 1.

Seanad: Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I dtosach báire, ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis na Seanadóirí as an inchur a bhí acu sa mBille. Tá leasuithe tábhachtacha déanta inniu. Is dóigh liom go ndéanfaidh sé difríocht go bhfuil feidhm iarghabhálach le seo. Taispeánann sé uair amháin eile an gá atá leis an dara Teach. It is fair to say that the work done in the Seanad is often overlooked. Many Bills...

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I also wish the Deputy well but they are meeting Galway in the next round of the championship so we will not wish them too much luck. I listened carefully to what the Deputy said. Very little could be found that was wrong——

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá mé ag roinnt ama le mo chomh-bhádóir, an Teachta Eamon Scanlon. I could not fault anything the Deputy said because he took a balanced and reasonable approach to the problem. We must face the reality of the huge damage the over-consumption or abuse of alcohol is causing in our society. Nobody is talking about people who take a social drink. However, the reality is that on every...