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Written Answers — Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (9 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 168, 170 agus 172 le chéile. I dtús báire, beidh áthas ar an Teachta a chloisint go bhfuil Rialacháin faoi alt 9(1) d'Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003 déanta agam le déanaí. Mar is eol don Teachta, baineann na Rialacháin sin le húsáid na Gaeilge agus an Bhéarla i bhfógairtí béil réamhthaifeadta, ar stáiseanóireacht agus ar chomharthaíocht...

Written Answers — Feidhmeannaigh Teanga: Feidhmeannaigh Teanga (9 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Cuireadh tús le scéim phíolóteach pleanála teanga sa Ghaeltacht i 2004 nuair a cheadaigh mo Roinnse deontais do roinnt eagraíochtaí pobal-bhunaithe chun a chumasú dóibh tabhairt faoi phleanáil teanga ina gceantair feidhme. Deontais gur fiú beagnach €2m ar fad atá ceadaithe d'fhonn pleananna teanga a ullmhú agus a chur i bhfeidhm ar mhaithe leis an Ghaeilge a threisiú mar...

Written Answers — An Teanga Gaeilge: An Teanga Gaeilge (9 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom a mhiniú don Teachta go bhfuil teagmháil rialta idir Conradh na Gaeilge agus mo Roinn-se maidir le lárionad Gaeilge nua a thógáil i gcathair Bhaile Átha Cliath agus go háirithe maidir leis na féidearthachtaí a d'fhéadfadh a bheith ann chun tacú le lár-ionad sóisialta Gaeilge dá leithéid. Sa chomhthéacs sin, tuigim go bhfuil ceannáras Chonradh na...

Written Answers — Conradh na Gaeilge: Conradh na Gaeilge (9 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Bheinn-se go hiomlán i bhfabhar daoine a spreagadh chun leas a bhaint as na seirbhísí Gaeilge atá á chur ar fáil anois mar thoradh ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla agus aithním gur gnó lárnach do na heagrachtaí agus na greasáin Gaeilge é seo a dhéanamh. Táim go láidir den tuairim, áfach, gur chóir áit tosaíochta a thabhairt don chúram seo taobh istigh de na hacmhainní...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (9 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government Decision in relation to the establishment of integrated local development companies provides for the appointment of two representatives from the national social partners to the boards of urban partnership companies such as the one described by the Deputy. As I have previously indicated, I am willing to consider this matter when all integrated companies and urban partnerships...

Budget Statement 2009 (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What about roads?

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was established on the 6th June 2002. As outlined in my response to Question No. 136 on the 7th October 2008, one new agency, Oifig Choimisinéir na dTeangacha Oifigiúla was established since the establishment of the Department and my appointment as Minister. For completeness, I should add that during this...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 217 together. Under the CLÁR programme since 2002 a total of approximately €637,000 CLÁR funding has been approved for water/sewerage schemes in Co. Longford. All approvals for water/sewerage schemes made to Longford County Council since 2002 for CLÁR funding will be honoured in full. I would like to advise the Deputy that there is no record of...

Written Answers — Information Obligations: Information Obligations (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government has set a 25% target for the reduction of the administrative burden of domestic legislation on business by 2012. The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment is co-ordinating the overall process to measure and reduce burdens across Government. The process of identifying and listing information obligations is currently under way within my own...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together. In the past twelve months, my Department has not transposed any EU measures into primary or secondary legislation. In addition, there is no EU measure in my Department that requires to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No application has been received in my Department for CLÁR funding from this group. I understand however that my Department forwarded an application form for a Community and Voluntary Grant to the group approximately a month ago.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will appreciate the constraints attached to a Question put down in "details supplied" format and accordingly I am arranging for the relevant information to be sent directly to him.

Written Answers — Employment Levels: Employment Levels (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The provision of information in relation to employment sectors in Gaeltacht areas is a matter for the CSO. I can inform the Deputy, however, that information in regard to industries assisted by Údarás na Gaeltachta in various sectors is available in that organisation's Annual Report and Accounts which are laid annually before each house of the Oireachtas and which are also available on...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá mise ag roinnt mo chuid ama leis an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Curran. Time and again the Opposition states the money was wasted in the past ten years, but the record is very different. In the past ten years we reduced the national debt, which was extraordinarily high after the 1983-87 coalition of Fine Gael and Labour. We dramatically reduced that until we had the lowest debt to GDP...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We are involved in the greatest ever investment in infrastructure in this country. When we came to power €320 million was being spent on national roads. The budget for 2009 is €1.9 billion. We were spending something paltry like €12 million on railways, but now we are making major investment in light and heavy rail throughout the country. We have provided our citizens with one of...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is amazing that for the Labour Party the vulnerable are not the 70% of people over 70 who need the medical card, it is the 6% with the high incomes.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is what worries the Labour Party because that is where the Labour vote comes from. However, we will park that.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy is trying to create a fear factor. Virtually all reputable economists agree it was necessary for us to take the steps we took to consolidate the gains we have made and to make sure they last into the future. However, when one examines all the decisions made collectively, it is clear there were a number of basic aims. The first was to protect those on social welfare, with a €500...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am transferring them from Dublin.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am providing jobs in Counties Mayo, Sligo and other places where they did not exist before.