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Deontas Tithíochta. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar is eol don Teachta, d'fhógair mé ar 7 Aibreán 2009 nach mbeadh mo Roinnse ag glacadh le tuilleadh iarratais faoi Scéim Tithíochta Gaeltachta don chuid eile den bhliain seo de bharr líon na n-iarratas a bhí ar láimh ag an am agus méid na ndeontas a bhí ceadaithe cheana féin. Mar iomlánú ar an gcomhthéacs sin, ní miste dom a mhíniú don Teach go raibh luach €6.1m de...

Deontas Tithíochta. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ó thaobh figiúrí de, bhíodh an deontas ag ríocht idir €3.5 mhilliún agus €4 mhilliún sa bhliain. Ansin, tá cupla blian ó shoin, thug mé isteach deontas speisialta aon-uaire le déileáil le fadhbanna a d'éirigh ó thaobh na mná tí agus cúrsaí slándála agus tine, agus chuaigh an t-éileamh suas. Shíl muid nuair a bheadh an obair sin déanta go laghdódh an t-éileamh ar...

Deontas Tithíochta. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Maidir le íoc amach, níl aon mhoill ar sin. Go deimhin, bhí mé ag breathnú ar fhigiúirí inniu agus chomh fada agus is cuimhin liom, tá leath de dheontas na bliana seo íoctha amach cheana féin. Sin figiúr i bhfad níos airde ná mar a d'íoc muid amach chomh luath seo sa bhliain, go bhfios domsa, le blianta fada.

Deontas Tithíochta. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá sé íoctha amach anois. An áit a raibh moill, ná ní raibh ceadacha nua á dhéanamh mar bhí bac ar cheadacha nua caipitil le cúpla mí anuas ón Roinn Airgeadais. Beidh muid ag ceadú na ndeontas, agus sin cúis eile go mb'fhearr stopadh, mar tá riar mór iarratas ar lámha. B'fhearr liomsa na hiarratais sin ar fad a phróiseáil agus an liosta sin a ghlanadh uilig le go mbeidh...

Rural Social Scheme. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, the rural social scheme provides a supplementary income to certain categories of low-income farming and fishing families. The scheme is operated by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on an almost nationwide basis. It is managed at local level by the integrated local development companies. In Gaeltacht areas, it is managed by the relevant...

Rural Social Scheme. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta is responsible for administering the rural social scheme in some parts of the Gaeltacht. Údarás na Gaeltachta is responsible for administering it in other Gaeltacht areas.

Rural Social Scheme. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not see any sense in that. The relevant Leader company administers it everywhere else. The Gaeltacht is different. It is the only part of the country with an elected statutory authority. I said quite clearly in a previous reply that I intend to give Údarás na Gaeltachta wide powers in the Gaeltacht. It is intended that the saoistí, or supervisors, and the oibritheoirí, or...

Rural Social Scheme. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: One would not want to, in this job.

Rural Social Scheme. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I think the Deputy has got the drift of it, more or less. This, in itself, does not need legislation. Contracts have been given out for the first part of the rural social scheme, which is already being operated by Údarás na Gaeltachta, so it is obvious that no legislation will be needed for the second part of the scheme. Basically, we have given a contract to a group to run the scheme...

Rural Social Scheme. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Níl aon fhoireann ag Cumas.

Irish Language. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am unable to offer a substantive reply to the Deputy's question without revealing details of the report referred to. My understanding of the rules of the House regarding a "details supplied" question is that it would not be in order for me to do so, unless the Deputy agrees. If the Deputy will name the report, I will be happy to give a detailed answer.

Irish Language. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will have to ask me a question. I will be delighted to give a detailed answer. I cannot be blamed if the Deputy puts down a question with "details supplied" when he really intended to name the report.

Irish Language. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It has.

Irish Language. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Irish language report has been published.

Irish Language. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I apologise but I get upset when Deputies are ill informed.

Irish Language. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Funnily enough I have great sympathy for the Deputy and his questions. Ceist í, marbh le tae agus marbh gan é. Deputy O'Shea is always asking about expert opinion so rightly or wrongly we decided because this is a major 20 year strategy that we would get expert opinion, including international opinion on sociolinguistics, to advise us in the preparation of the strategy. I have a draft of...

Irish Language. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It will be done a lot sooner than the Deputy thinks. I will surprise him some day just when he is getting very impatient. It is a 20 year strategy and we want to get it as right as possible. It will also include the response to the stádas theanga eolaoíchta in the Gaeltacht. This will be the big throw at having a proper strategy. I have sympathy for the Deputy in respect of the cost....

Irish Language. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Absolutely. I could not agree more with the Deputy. Some time before it was published I read a draft of the report from end to end. It contains an incredible wealth of knowledge and I recommend that anybody who is interested in policy development in respect of the Irish language read it although it is heavy reading and contains quite a lot of detail. We were willing to fund the other...

Irish Language. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Absolutely, but I did so on the Deputy's good advice. Two things emerge from the report. First, the growth of the language in urban areas is significant and, second, the gap between knowledge and usage is not simply a fact of saying one should talk Irish. It seems to relate to opportunities to talk Irish in comhluadar — in other words, to interact with other people talking the language....

Plean Gníomhachaíochta don Ghaeltacht. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Bhí cruinniú den Choiste Rialtais don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht ar 18 Feabhra 2009 agus tá an chéad cruinniú eile socraithe do 21 Bealtaine 2009. Ar ndóigh, tá obair ar siúl go leanúnach idir cruinnithe maidir leis na gnéithe éagsúla atá faoi chaibidil ag an gCoiste. Tá Grúpa d'Oifigigh Sinsearacha curtha le chéile, ar a bhfuil ionadaithe ó na Ranna Stát éagsúla a...