Results 4,441-4,460 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Family Mediation Services: Family Mediation Services (2 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The organisation referred to by the Deputy transferred to my Department's Community Service Programme (CSP) in 2006 from the Social Economy Programme which was operated by FÁS. An application and business plan was subsequently approved for funding and a contract commenced at the beginning of April 2007. That contract expired at the end of December 2009 and an offer has been made to renew...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: At present, my Department does not have any EU Directives which require to be transposed into primary or secondary legislation.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (2 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In response to Parliamentary Question 237 of 21 January, I undertook, in the interest of completeness, to arrange for additional information regarding substantive reports (i.e. reports other than internal reports, assessments, audits, etc.) commissioned in 2007, 2008 and 2009 to be provided by my Department directly to the Deputy. I am advised that this additional information will be posted...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (2 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The organisation referred to by the Deputy was approved for funding under the 2006 call for applications under my Department's Community Services Programme (CSP). While the organisation's contract with CSP expired at the end of December 2009, an offer to renew the contract for a further period was made in recent weeks.

Written Answers — Drugs Education: Drugs Education (3 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have voiced my concerns in regard to the activities of headshops, and substances represented as "legal highs", on numerous occasions since my appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy. My concerns in relation to these substances centre on the potential health hazards arising from the use of these products; and the possibility that their use may...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for the acquisition, leasing and rental of property on behalf of the State rests with the Office of Public Works (OPW). The details sought by the Deputy in regard to the four relevant locations arising under the Decentralisation Programme in the case of my Department and the bodies within its ambit are set out below. Staff of my Department due to...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In view of the number of relevant agencies and bodies under the remit of my Department, both past and present, and the extended time period referred to in the Deputy's Question, I am not satisfied that the work involved in compiling and collating the significant amount of data requested would be feasible or justified. However, if the Deputy has specific queries relating to a particular...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 57 of 16 Nollaig 2009, in which I outlined that in 2006 my Department established a dedicated fund under Ciste na Gaeilge to provide funding for the teaching of Irish in 3rd level institutions overseas. Prior to the establishment of this fund, my Department had provided funding to a number of individual universities for this purpose. Details...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department is responsible for the delivery of Axes 3 & 4 of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP) for which overall funding of the order of €425m is available. The €40m allocation for 2010 represents an increase of approximately 120% on expenditure in 2009. In order to maximise the impact of the funding available to communities on the ground, the administration/animation...

Written Answers — Departmental Procurement: Departmental Procurement (9 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 396 and 398 together. My Department was established in June 2002 and this reply covers the period from that date onwards. No companies have been granted contracts by my Department for projects worth €10 million or more in the period in question. However, for the sake of completeness, I should inform the Deputy that my Department has entered into certain...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (9 Feb 2010)

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 end-December 2009. The relevant link, which will take the Deputy directly to these details, including the information sought by him, is as follows: www.pobail.ie/en/CorporateSupportServices/Finance/Consultanc ies. The...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (9 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In line with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulation (SI No 299 of 2007), my Department is undertaking the process of testing all portable appliances and I am advised that this should be completed shortly. I am also advised that a copy of the Regulation has been provided to each of the bodies funded from within my Department's Vote Group for implementation, as...

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (9 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On 4 February 2010, I announced that I had approved the release of the company Tithe Saoire Chléire Teo from its contract with my Department to provide subsidised passenger and cargo ferry services to Cléire with effect from 28 February 2010. The decision to terminate the contract was taken on foot of an application made by the company itself and had regard to my Department's assessment of...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department is responsible for the delivery of Axes 3 & 4 of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP) for which overall funding of the order of €425m is available. The €40m allocation for 2010 represents an increase of approximately 120% on expenditure in 2009. In order to maximise the impact of the funding available to communities on the ground, the administration/animation...

Written Answers — Cross-Border Projects: Cross-Border Projects (9 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: North/South co-operation is a strategic priority for my Department, particularly in the context of the Good Friday and St Andrew's Agreements. My Department supports and co-funds two North/South Implementation Bodies within its ambit - Waterways Ireland and An Foras Teanga (comprising Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency/Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch) - along with the Department of...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 9 civil servants in my Department have signed up for the cycle to work scheme to date. The total amount sanctioned to date by way of cycle purchases for these staff is €5,439. There is no discernible cost to my Department's Vote in administering the cycle to work scheme, as those participating pay for the bicycles and equipment by way of salary sacrifice. There are minor costs arising in...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (16 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The organisation referred to by the Deputy has had a contract with my Department's Community Service Programme (CSP) for the provision of a range of services for elderly people and those with disabilities in their own homes or in homes that are provided by the organisation. Along with some 315 other organisations, its contract with the CSP expired at the end of December 2009. It has since...

Written Answers — Ministerial Orders: Ministerial Orders (16 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not set fees or charges by way of Ministerial Order for the provision of goods or services except in relation to Waterways Ireland. In that particular case, there is provision for me, as Minister, under section 11(5) of the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999 to approve charges proposed by the Body in relation to certain services provided by it. Details are set out below of the charges that...

Written Answers — Ministerial Orders: Ministerial Orders (16 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department currently charges the following fees for use of airstrips on the three Aran Islands: ?landing charge per aircraft under Public Service Obligation agreement: €68.21; and ?charge per passenger departing on PSO flights: €16.21, The estimated income from this source in 2010 is approximately €350,000. There are no other charges levied by my Department in respect of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Currently, the number of relevant bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group is 7. These are: An Coimisinéir Teanga; Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests; Dormant Accounts Board; Údarás na Gaeltachta; Western Development Commission; Waterways Ireland; and An Foras Teanga, comprising Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency. With regard to rationalisation, the...