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Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Jun 2009)

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 the 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 on the provision of funding and progress on delivery with respect to projects under their...

Written Answers — Rural Transport: Rural Transport (10 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department has provided funding under the Rural Development Fund for a pilot night-time rural transport scheme in seven areas of operation around the country. The scheme is being implemented by local development companies and community groups, namely West Cork Rural Transport, Avondhu Development Group (East Cork), Meath Accessible/Kilnaleck Community (Cavan), County Sligo Leader...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (10 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 31, 37, 38, 39, 41 and 42 together. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department implements and funds a wide range of measures, programmes and schemes covering the areas addressed by the Deputy in his questions. Details of all of the programmes and schemes operated by my Department, including guidelines and criteria and recipients of grant support, are...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (10 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government remains firm in its commitment to rural development. Strong, vibrant rural communities are essential to the well-being of the entire country and the mission of my Department - which is aimed at promoting and supporting the sustainable, inclusive development of such communities - is very relevant in this regard. In pursuit of my Department's mission, we operate a wide range of...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (10 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I indicated to the Deputy in my response to his question no. 181 of 29th April last, I have no statutory responsibility for rural housing. As stated in my previous reply, the National Spatial Strategy (NSS) addresses many of my concerns on issues such as rural housing. The rural settlement policy framework contained in the NSS, which represents overall Government policy on rural housing,...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (10 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Disbursements from the Dormant Accounts Fund are designed to assist three broad categories of persons: · those affected by economic and social disadvantage; · those affected by educational disadvantage; and · persons with a disability. Under the Dormant Accounts Acts, the Government is required to consider and approve proposals for disbursals from the Dormant Accounts Fund. In line with...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware, in the current economic circumstances, the Government was faced with difficult decisions in the recent Budget. Accordingly, it considered a range of measures to maintain a prudent fiscal outturn for 2009 and to provide the basis for a sustainable approach to the current financial situation. Across Government, our approach has been to do this in as balanced a way as...

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (16 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An application in respect of 46 alarms was received from this group in 2008 and a payment in full of €13,224 issued on 6 November 2008. This was the only application received from the group in 2008. An application was received from the group on 15 April 2009 after the Scheme had been suspended on 7 April. As with all applications received after this date, the application was returned to...

Written Answers — Údarás na Gaeltachta: Údarás na Gaeltachta (16 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tuigim ó Údarás na Gaeltachta go bhfuil réamh-mhonarcha amháin ag an eagraíocht i gceantar na Gaeltachta Láir. Dírím aird an Teachta ar an bhfreagra ar Cheist Dála Uimh 437 de 9 Meitheamh 2009 maidir leis an líon daoine atá fostaithe sa cheantar.

Written Answers — Bóithre Áise: Bóithre Áise (16 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá deontas de €34,588 ceadaithe ag mo Roinn i 2009 chun íoc as na costais bhreise a bhain le seacht gcinn déag de bhóithre áise a ceadaíodh faoi Scéim na mBóithre Áise i 2008. Tá sonraí faoi na bóithre sin sa tábla leis seo. Suíomh Méid ceadaithe2008 Deontas breise2009 € € Carraic Mac Giolla Choill, Doire Beaga 13,000 1,500 Sráth na Corcra, Doire Beaga 4,800...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The percentage of taxis that are accessible for people with disabilities is a matter for the Commission for Taxi Regulation and I have no statutory function in the matter. As I indicated in my response to Parliamentary Question number 447 of 9 June, the latest information available to me on expenditure by my Department on the use of taxis in 2008 and to date in 2009 is as follows: 2008 -...

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs is scheduled to relocate under the decentralisation programme to offices at Na Forbacha, Galway, and Charlestown, County Mayo. Our commitment to Na Forbacha has been met in full with ten staff now relocated to the Department's offices at that location. Significant progress has been made to date with decentralisation of the Department's...

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Decisions in the Leader programme are made in what is termed the bottom-up development. The Deputy is correct that IRD Kiltimagh Limited made moneys of €12,000 and €9,675 available to Cairn International Trade Centre for a feasibility study. The Western Development Commission made a loan on certain terms to the building which is secured on properties in Kiltimagh. The issue raised by...

Decentralisation Programme. (17 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am anxious that we would give as much information as is possible. Decisions of the Western Development Commission on any amounts up to €1 million are separate from me. It is also important that the Deputy is made aware that the group in question applied for dormant accounts funding. This was initially recommended by Pobal. It came to the committee I chair which believed there were...

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Deputy O'Shea is aware that since the enactment of the Official Languages Act 2003, I have made it clear that certain documents should be published on compact disc or on the Internet, rather than in hard copy, to the maximum extent possible. I refer to those documents, such as annual reports and strategy statements, which are required by section 10 of the 2003 Act to be published...

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Any waste of money is wrong. If money is wasted on printing, it does not matter whether the material being printed is in Irish or in English. I have complained in this House on many occasions about the number of unsolicited reports, etc., that are sent to my office. Most of them are in English only. They go immediately into my waste paper basket because I know I will not get a chance to...

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Deputy O'Shea knows I am more than willing to debate this issue in detail at the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Two legitimate issues arise in the context of Deputy O'Shea's question. The Official Languages Act 2003, which was introduced on foot of the Ó Beoláin judgment, which would have forced us to translate every document in the...

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I did not come up with any of the ideas we are talking about in this case. We are talking about the law of the land, as passed by the Oireachtas.

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy can make proposals for a change in the law any day he likes.

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Some English speakers seem to want to deny this country's Irish speakers their right to read basic documents in Irish. The Act requires annual reports and policy proposal documents to be published in Irish. All other documents can be published in English only in this State. I believe Irish speakers have a right to access certain documents in the Irish language. The Deputy can disagree...