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Seanad: School Accommodation (2 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will try to get a translation, but I am sure it is available on the Department's website. However, I will ask the Department to clarify the band ratings. My understanding is that it is 1, 2.1, 2.2 and so on. I will obtain clarification for the Senator.

Seanad: School Accommodation (2 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I cannot give the Senator a timeframe this evening. Often with capital projects, timeframes depend on how the projects ahead in the queue are proceeding and if there is a delay in one of those, sometimes another project goes ahead. It is not easy. People are always asking me as a Minister for timeframes and I often say it is not that simple. Sometimes a project which might have been...

Seanad: Teaching Qualifications (2 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am glad to have this opportunity to update the House on the current procedures for the employment of substitute teachers by schools. The recruitment and selection of staff, whether for teaching or other positions in a school, rests with boards of management as the employer. Good practice should involve the checking of recent employment records, qualifications, experience and names of...

Seanad: Teaching Qualifications (2 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The primary responsibility for employing people rests with the employer. It is absolutely vital employers take due care and diligence in cases such as this. I will bring the Senator's concerns to the attention of the Minister for Education and Science. I am sure he will note them and take them into account. I cannot over-stress the onus on an employer to be careful and ensure any...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (3 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department operates a number of programmes to provide funding and other supports to community and voluntary organisation. Details of all programmes and grant scheme are available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. In line with the requirement of Public Financial Procedures issued by the Department of Finance, good financial management practice, and...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (3 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: While neither the LEADER+ Programme 2000-2006 or the Area-Based Rural Development Initiative 2000-2006 formed part of my Department's 2006-2008 round of Value for Money (VFM) reviews, the position is that both Programmes have been subject to audit and review on a number of other fronts. The monitoring and control arrangements for both Programmes were audited in 2003 and 2005. A number of...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (3 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: All LEADER Groups continued to disburse funding in 2007 under the 2000 — 2006 round of LEADER Programmes and the level of funding spent by each Group in 2007 is as follows. The Deputy will be aware that Groups contracted to deliver the LEADER Programmes are private companies limited by guarantee. Although these Groups are contracted to deliver a number of programmes on behalf of my...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (3 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that I announced the results of the process for selecting Local Action Groups to deliver the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme and the respective funding allocations for the successful Groups on 4th November last. On the basis of the completion of the cohesion process, I announced allocations totalling €400m for 36 selected Local Action Groups. The...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (3 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The cohesion process has been completed with the establishment of new integrated local development companies and the alignment of the governance arrangements of the 12 existing integrated LEADER/ Partnership companies. The newly established companies are in the process of appointing CEO's and securing the appropriate transfer of existing staff and resources from the old LEADER and Partnership...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (9 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The present position is that Kerry County Council recently submitted a proposal to my Department for the provision of financial assistance for the development of Cé Bhréanainn, County Kerry. The proposal will be evaluated by my Department in the context of existing commitments and future priorities, having regard to the financial resources available for such developments.

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (9 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in compliance with Department of Finance guidelines in relation to foreign travel. My Department has a written policy on official travel, which has been made available to all staff. An element of this policy is that all flights and foreign travel are approved in advance at a senior level. Furthermore, management and staff are reminded from...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (9 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The details requested by the Deputy in relation to the current staffing in the private and constituency offices of Mr John Curran, T.D., Minister of State, are set out in the following table: Office Number of Staff * Total Annual Salaries â'¬ Private Office 4.4 193,214 Constituency Office 2 104,047 *Whole-Time Equivalents. The Deputy will be aware that Mr Conor Lenihan, T.D.,...

Written Answers — Rural Transport: Rural Transport (10 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I presume the Deputy is referring to the Rural Transport Schemes operated and funded by my Department. The Rural Transport Night Scheme commenced in mid 2007 on a pilot basis. The groups delivering the Rural Transport Programme, operated by the Department of Transport, deliver the Scheme in the pilot areas and the funding provided by my Department to run the Scheme to December 2008 is...

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (10 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The details requested by the Deputy in relation to office accommodation rented or leased in Galway City by my Department or any agency or non-governmental organisation under the auspices of my Department or funded by his Department during 2007 are outlined in the table. Office Address Occupant Rented or Leased Square Area in Square Metres Amount of rent paid in 2007 € Westside...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (11 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The RAPID Programme aims to ensure that priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion within 46 designated RAPID areas nationally. As I have indicated to the House on a number of occasions, it is a matter for individual Departments to report progress with their projects under the RAPID programme. However, I am advised through the mechanism...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is supportive of the work of the Better Regulation Group. One officer at Assistant Principal level working in the Corporate Governance Division of my Department has been assigned responsibility for progressing work in this regard, including actions outlined in the White Paper on Better Regulation. This officer represents my Department at the RIA...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (11 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Group in question is a private company limited by guarantee. Although such companies may be contracted to deliver a number of programmes on behalf of my Department, my Department has no role to play in the management and/or staffing of the company.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (11 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware one of the more successful aspects of the CLÁR programme has been the level of funding provided to the various Water and Sewerage measures over the years. Funding approved under those measures has risen from approximately €2.4m in 2002 to more than €16m in 2008. In total over €45m has been approved to date for water and sewerage schemes since the programme was...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (11 Dec 2008)

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) from June 2002 to the end of October 2008. The link in relation to expenditure on consultancies by my Department is: www.pobail.ie/en/CorporateSupportServices/Finance/Consultanc ies. I am also arranging to have the information sought by the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Dec 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. In relation to my own Department, the process, which is nearing completion, is being carried out on...