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Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The mistake made in Mayo was that nobody read the spatial strategy.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There will be no change in Government policy.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The relevant part is section 3.5 on page 51 of the spatial strategy. It is all there.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will read it out later.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I take exception to the Senator's final remark because I am one of the few people who can say they went to the west to create jobs and stuck at it when times were tough.

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The point I made is one that I stick to. Going around the west I see two types of community. One is always waiting for the solution to come from the outside and the other is getting on with the job and selling its area in a positive way. The communities which succeed are those which recognise the infrastructural deficits that exist — I know all about them — but which also know their...

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is one of the problems that arises in this debate. It is a problem the Western Development Commission faces. Are we talking about the west as a geographic region? If we are, we are talking about Limerick city and Galway city, if we describe the west as covering the area from Donegal to Kerry. If we are, then parts of the region are growth areas, including Galway city. We must...

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: One interesting statistic on this issue is that in many rural areas 70% of young people go to university or third level and a very high percentage are going on to fourth level. In fact, the level is totally disproportionate compared to Dublin where, I understand, the average is approximately 40%. They get jobs in companies such as Intel and in the IT and biotechnology sectors, and work in...

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Regarding the N18, the Limerick tunnel and the road to Gort will be completed next year. The road to Tuam will be built as a PPP, I have been told, all the way to the north of Tuam, which will provide a continuous motorway the whole way from the south of Limerick city——

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The road from Gort to north Tuam is being built in one section and not two, as was previously intended. That is going ahead as a PPP and those involved are very confident they will get the money. Regarding the bypass, the Senator knows the reality of the situation, which is that An Bord Pleanála turned down the application. I have read its report and am still convinced that no matter how...

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Claregalway bypass, as Senator Healy Eames knows, is part of the——

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: ——Gort to Tuam road that is going ahead next year, as I predicted it would. A relief road within Claregalway received money this year for planning, and I predicted that was the way it would proceed. Regarding Shannon, I remember being on the radio when Aer Lingus made its decision. There was, understandably, a lot of outcry in Shannon. I kept saying it had happened and Aer Lingus at...

Seanad: Development of the West: Statements (24 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It did not, it was to do with Government.

Written Answers — Rural Transport Scheme: Rural Transport Scheme (25 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would direct the Deputy to Questions 6 and 25 of the 29th January 2009 in relation to this matter. Furthermore, I wish to confirm that there has been no suspension of the Rural transport Night Scheme in the Loughglynn area, and that these services continue to operate. I have provided funding for the first quarter of 2009 for the continuation of the Rural Transport Night scheme, pending the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No material was printed abroad by my Department.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person referred to has recently applied to my Department for grant aid under the Farm Electrification Grant Scheme. Additional information has been requested from the applicant in order to evaluate his application in accordance with the rules of the scheme and he will be informed of the outcome in due course.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: While my Department does not provide funding of this nature generally, it does operate a scheme of bursaries for placenames research, which is open to post-graduate students at recognised third-level institutions. The operation of the scheme in 2009 will be subject to availability of funding.

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (26 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department does not operate any scheme of the nature referred to by the Deputy. The Deputy will be aware that I introduced the Rural Social Scheme in order to enable low-income farmers and fisherpersons to earn a supplementary income. The Scheme does not provide for training to assist in reskilling, nor is it intended to. My Department also manages the LEADER element of the Rural...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (26 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: CLÁR Water and Sewerage schemes were closed to new applications on the 8th August 2008. No application was received for the scheme in question by that date. Against the background of the current economic climate I am reviewing the CLÁR programme as a whole, having regard to demand, the funding available and the level of outstanding commitments. In this context, I will consider the...