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Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12 and 45 together. My Department has funded and operated the Scheme of Community Support for Older People since mid 2002. Grant aid provided under this Scheme allows for the installation of socially monitored personal alert systems and other items of home security and has supported over 100,000 older people in recent years. The Deputy will recall that this...

Written Answers — Gaeltacht na nDéise: Gaeltacht na nDéise (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh 14 agus 21 le chéile. Ar mhaithe le héifeacht agus comhthathú seirbhísí sa Ghaeltacht, tá cinneadh polasaí déanta agam aitheantas a thabhairt do phríomh-eagraíochtaí forbartha pobalbhunaithe a mbeidh ceantair fheidhme shoiléire acu sna ceantair Ghaeltachta éagsúla. Is iad na príomh-chúraimí a bheidh ar na heagraíochtaí pobalbhunaithe seo ná...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá nasc foirmeálta idir Údarás na Gaeltachta agus MFG Teo cheana sa mhéid is go bhfuil ceathrar comhalta agus feidhmeannach amháin ag an Údarás ar Bhord MFG Teo. Mar chuid de phróiseas chun a chinntiú go bhfuil gníomhaíochtaí Údarás na Gaeltachta agus MFG Teo araon á gcur i bhfeidhm ar an mbealach is éifeachtaí maidir le seirbhísí a sheachadadh do phobal na Gaeltachta...

Written Answers — Údarás na Gaeltachta: Údarás na Gaeltachta (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the last Údarás na Gaeltachta elections were held on 2nd April 2005, the next elections must, according to the provisions of the existing legislation, be held on a date between 1st April 2009 and 1st October 2010. Due to the ongoing work in relation to the draft 20-year Strategy for Irish and the possible implications for the functions of an tÚdarás, I am not yet in a position to make...

Written Answers — Straitéis 20 Bliain: Straitéis 20 Bliain (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh 18, 20, agus 27 le chéile. Mar is eol do na Teachtaí, tá an dréacht-Straitéis 20-bliain don Ghaeilge foilsithe ag an Rialtas agus curtha os chomhair an Chomhchoiste Oireachtais um Ghnóthaí Ealaíon, Spóirt, Turasóireachta, Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta le breithniú. Tuigim gur pléadh an dréacht-Straitéis ag cruinniú den Chomhchoiste ar 20 Eanáir...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The anticipated savings in my Department's payroll bill for 2010, arising from adjustments in public sector pay announced in Budget 2010, are of the order of €880,000.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established in 2002 against a background of concern at the multiplicity of structures and agencies through which local and community development schemes and programmes are delivered. It inherited a number of local and community programmes with diverse structures, which had been operated under the aegis of several different Departments. Clearly,...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 44 together. Funding of the order of €425m is available over the lifetime of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-13 and all expenditure is subject to EU rules and regulations. In this context, a number of Local Action Groups (LAGs), formerly known as LEADER Companies, have been contracted by my Department to deliver the RDP and they must do so...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have issued no such request or instruction as I am not the employer of the persons concerned. Employees of non-public service organisations do not come within the scope of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No 2) Act 2009. Reductions in programme or scheme allocations provided by the Exchequer may mean that the boards of local development companies or other similar...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Any changes regarding the powers and functions of Údarás na Gaeltachta or its Board structure will fall to be considered at the appropriate time in the context of the 20-year Strategy for Irish. As the recently published draft Strategy remains under consideration by the Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Sports, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, it would be premature of me, at...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Beidh aon leasuithe a bheidh le déanamh ar chumhachtaí agus ar fheidhmeanna Údarás na Gaeltachta le meas i gcomhthéacs an dréacht-Stráitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge a foilsíodh le déanaí. Mar go bhfuil an dréacht-Stráitéis sin fós á meas ag an gComhchoiste um Ghnóthaí Ealaíon, Spoirt, Turasóireachta, Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta, ní féidir liom ag an bpointe seo...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Due to the continuing pressures on the public finances, the Programme of Grants for Locally Based Community and Voluntary Organisations was suspended at the end of February 2009. My Department has no plans to re-open the Scheme to new applications at present and, accordingly, organisations may wish to pursue alternative channels to secure grant support for the upgrading of community...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: While there is no formal policy in place in my Department in relation to the donation of blood by staff during normal working hours, I can confirm to the Deputy that staff who wish to donate blood during normal working hours are facilitated. For health and safety purposes, staff members on the flexitime system must clock out on leaving my Department's buildings. However, those leaving to...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am arranging for the information requested by the Deputy to be compiled and it will be provided directly to him as a matter of priority.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Expenditure by my Department on a county basis under the CLÁR Programme for the period 2007-10 (to date) is set out in the following table. Expenditure by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs by county under the CLÁR Programme for the period 2007-10 (to date) County 2007 2008 2009 2010 (to date) Total Carlow €96,632.90 €133,935.36 - - €230,568.26 Cavan...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 to 140, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, my Department administers and delivers a wide range of programmes and measures, descriptions of which are available on its website at www.pobail.ie. In addition, details of payments made from subheads part-funded from the National Lottery are listed on my Department's website. My Department's...

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department does not use any cloud computing systems.

Seanad: Appointment of An Coimisinéir Teanga: Motion (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis na Seanadóirí agus Teachtaí a ghlac páirt i ndíospóireacht thar a bheith dearfach sa choiste Oireachtais inné. Tacaím go hiomlán leis an méid a dúradh faoi Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga agus faoin gcoimisinéir. Tá ard-obair déanta ag Seán Ó Cuirreáin le sé bliain anuas. Mar is eol don Teach, tá sé molta ag an Rialtas go...

Seanad: Appointment of An Coimisinéir Teanga: Motion (18 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis na Seanadóirí. Nílimid ag déanamh beag is fiú don ábhar seo. Pléadh é — it was discussed comprehensively yesterday. In fact, I cannot recall any discussion relating to the Irish language in which as many contributors took part as occurred at the committee yesterday. It was a good idea, therefore, to put the matter to the committee at...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (23 Feb 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Dormant Accounts Acts provide for an annual transfer by credit institutions and insurance undertakings of monies in accounts determined to be dormant into the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF). Since its establishment in April 2003 to the end of December 2009, transfers to the DAF have totalled some €513.9m. Funds reclaimed by account holders for the same period have amounted to some...