Results 421-440 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Irish Language. (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is all or nothing in this process. We must get agreement from all EU member states. When we are satisfied that this objective has been reached, we will then seek to have a decision made. As the work is ongoing, I cannot say any more. Last February people claimed the Government would never make a decision on seeking status for the Irish language and would keep putting it off. I recall these...

Irish Language. (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Maybe I should not bother then as I cannot inform the House any more. The Deputy will be aware how these discussions take place. It would be inappropriate for me to discuss informal discussions that have taken place with other member states. The Government is committed to achieving this objective. Last spring, during the negotiations for the EU constitution, a similar process of working...

Irish Language. (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have no statutory role or function in the Mandarin or Cantonese languages. Article 8 of the Constitution provides that the Irish language, as the national language, is the first official language of the State. The English language is recognised as a second official language. Accordingly, these two languages are the only official languages constitutionally recognised by the State. Official...

Irish Language. (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The statement in the article in the newspaper is nonsense. It talks about 90,000 people in the Gaeltacht. I think there are 86,000 people. It goes on to talk about the number of Irish speakers in the Gaeltacht. As we all know, a large number of daily Irish speakers do not live in the Gaeltacht. The Irish language is the possession of the people of Ireland and not the people of the Gaeltacht....

Irish Language. (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I notice that often the people who are most intolerant of other languages are those who are monolingual English speakers and that Irish speakers tend to be fairly easy going about it because they have faced the problem of not being able to get services through the Irish language and they are very supportive of other cultures. People coming to this country, particularly those with children...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The development of the small food production sector is of particular interest to me in the context of my remit as Minister with responsibility for rural development. In June last year I agreed to fund the appointment of a small food producers co-ordinator to work, under the aegis of Comhar LEADER na hÉireann, with artisan and traditional food producers. The initiative is aimed at identifying...

Written Answers — Seirbhísí Sláinte: Seirbhísí Sláinte (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: D'fhógair mé ar 23 Eanáir 2005 go raibh comh-mhaoiniú ar bhonn 50:50 gur fiú€87,000 ceadaithe agam d'Fheidhmeannas na Seirbhíse Sláinte le cumasú dó triúr teiripeoirí urlabhra agus teanga le Gaeilge a fhostú chun cur leis na seirbhísí a bhíonn ar fáil sa réimse sin sna ceantair Ghaeltachta. Is faoin bhfeidhmeannas atá sé, i gcomhar leis an Roinn Sláinte agus Leanaí de...

Written Answers — Foras na Gaeilge: Foras na Gaeilge (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom Ceisteanna Uimh. 18, 23, 30, 38, 42 agus 54 a thógáil le chéile agus sna cásanna sin aird na dTeachtaí a dhíriú ar an bhfreagra a thug mé ar cheist uimhir 8 inniú.

Written Answers — Údarás na Gaeltachta: Údarás na Gaeltachta (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá sé i gceist agam bualadh le Bord Údarás na Gaeltachta ar 4 Márta 2005. Glacaim leis go ndéanfar plé, i measc rudaí eile, faoin soláthar airgid a bheidh ar fáil don údarás sa bhliain reatha agus faoi thosaíochtaí na heagraíochta don tréimhse amach romhainn. Tá soláthar iomlán de €34.33 million curtha ar fáil sna Meastacháin Ghiorraithe d'Údarás na Gaeltachta don...

Written Answers — Forbairt na Gaeilge: Forbairt na Gaeilge (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar a thug mé le fios i bhfreagra ar Cheist Dála Uimh. 79 ar 14 Nollaig 2004, tá mo Roinnse ag obair, i gcomhar le hOifig an Dréachtóra Parlaiminte, ar dhréacht de na Rialacháin a dhéanfar faoi Alt 9(1) d'Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003. Tuigfidh an Teachta nach mór do mo Roinn-se, mar chuid lárnach don phróiseas, dul i gcomhairle le Ranna Rialtais eile maidir leis an ábhar seo...

Written Answers — Oileáin amach ón gCósta: Oileáin amach ón gCósta (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Faoi mar is eol don Teachta, le cúpla bliain anuas táÚdarás na Gaeltachta i mbun oibre réamh-phleanála i gcomhair aerstráice ar Oileán Thoraí. Ag eascairt ón obair seo, fuarthas cead pleanála ó Comhairle Chontae Dhún na nGall i leith thógáil an aerstráice seo. Chun an togra seo a bhrú ar aghaidh, d'iarr mo Roinn anuraidh ar an údarás dul ar aghaidh le cuardach ar an suíomh...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department has received information from the central applications facility, CAF, on a number of occasions since September 2004. The information received relates to numbers of civil and public servants who have expressed an interest in decentralising with my Department to Knock Airport and na Forbacha, the grade breakdown of these numbers, the names of serving staff in my Department who had...

Written Answers — Income Support Scheme: Income Support Scheme (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The rural social scheme, the details of which were announced in May 2004, accepted its first participants in July 2004 and the numbers have been increasing steadily since then. There are 1,114 participants on the scheme at present. There are 36 implementing bodies throughout the country and of those 27 have commenced projects under the scheme to date. In addition, all 36 implementing bodies...

Written Answers — Area Development Management: Area Development Management (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my replies to Question No. 75 on 9 November 2004 and Question No. 60 on 14 December 2004. Progress is being made in the restructuring of ADM. Proposals have yet to be brought to Government to give effect to these changes.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department funds a variety of measures to assist both urban and rural community groups, as well as measures to combat drugs misuse. In 2004, an amount of €20.6 million was provided in my Department's Vote for the community development programme. Expenditure on that programme in the period February 2004 to end January 2005 was €21.677 million. This funding supports 185 community...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The review of enterprise support in rural areas was launched on 17 January 2005 at my Department's national rural development forum. With my colleagues, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, whose areas of responsibility are also covered in the report, I am now examining the recommendations. Decisions on implementation will, as...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, BCI, recently conducted a survey to determine the level of interest among the younger generation in Irish language radio programmes. The survey was co-funded by the commission, my own Department and by Foras na Gaeilge. The BCI published the results of the survey on 20 January 2005 and I intend to discuss those results with the relevant parties in the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I announced on 23 January 2005 that I had approved the provision of €87,000 to the Health Service Executive to co-finance on a 50:50 basis the appointment of three Irish-speaking speech and language therapists in order to improve the level and nature of the speech and language therapy services provided in Gaeltacht areas. The arrangements surrounding the recruitment and deployment of these...

Written Answers — Income Support Scheme: Income Support Scheme (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The rural social scheme was introduced in 2004 to provide directly improved rural services and at the same time to ensure an income and employment support for farmers who can no longer make a viable living on the land, within a working arrangement compatible with farming. The scheme was designed specifically for farm families and its operations and structures are operated in a farmer-friendly...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (22 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I outlined to the House in my reply to Question 38 of 14 December 2004, a joint investigation into allegations of bullying and harassment and related matters in Waterways Ireland was carried out, with the consent of the parties involved, by independent investigators appointed by my Department and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in the North. The report of the investigators was...