Results 541-560 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Road Signage. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will explain again to the House that the legal position since 1970 has been that road directional signs in the Gaeltacht are in Irish only. The Placenames Order that I made in respect of Gaeltacht placenames in December last and which came into effect on 28 March 2005 does not alter that position. Therefore, I am not introducing Irish-only road signs in Gaeltacht areas. I understand that...

Road Signage. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Níl aon athruithe le cur ar na comharthaí bóthair taobh istigh den Ghaeltacht. Má tá cuid de na logainmneacha i mBéarla, níl siad ag cloí leis an riail a bhí ann ó 1970. Bhí an-fhadhb agam sin a mhíniú sna meáin Béarla. Bhí laige ag baint leis an rud a rinneadh i 1970. Athraíodh na comharthaí bóthair ach níor hathraíodh na léarscáil agus b'shin an fhadhb. Is cuma cén...

Road Signage. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Dá mba rud é gur athraigh mé na comharthaí sa Ghaeltacht le go mbeidís i mBéarla ar fad — nó i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge — sa Ghaeltacht, bheadh sé ciallmhar beagáinín poiblíochta a dhéanamh faoi á rá go mbeadh an t-athrú seo ag teacht, ach ní sin an rud atá á rá agam. Tá siad i nGaeilge ó 1970. Tá aon cheann nach bhfuil mar sin ó shin mídhleathach. Sin an chéad...

Road Signage. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá a fhios ag an Teachta O'Donoghue faoi seo. Ní raibh aon rud le labhairt leis faoi.

Road Signage. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá na comharthaí i nGaeilge le 35 bliain, agus tá na turasóirí ag teacht. An chéad uair dá mbeidh na mapaí ar fáil i nGaeilge, tuigfidh siad. Is é an rud a chuireann an argóint a chloisim sna meáin i gcuimhne dom ná rud a tharla dom nuair a bhí mé óg. Tharlódh sé i gcónaí gur cuireadh an cheist orm "Cén t-ainm atá ort?". "Éamon Ó Cuív", a dúirt mé. "What is that in...

Irish Language. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In his inaugural report, the Coimisinéir Teanga called, as I have done, for a national debate on the teaching of the Irish language in schools. He also commented on the infrequency with which the language is used in debates in the Oireachtas. The main part of the report was concerned with outlining how the coimisinéir has functioned and met the responsibilities of his office since his...

Irish Language. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We seem to have come full circle. I have been saying all along that I am not one for setting up committees and issuing reports. I intend to articulate Government policy and not the views of a Fóram na Gaeilge report, although I want that organisation to give advice. Any policy statement positioning the role of the Irish language in the State will be a statement of Government policy, not a...

Irish Language. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Glacaim gur chuala an Ceann Comhairle an cheist a chuir an Teachta orm ansin. Is ceist í sin don CPP agus tá mé cinnte go dtuigeann an Ceann Comhairle, i nGaeilge nó i mBéarla, an pointe sin. Aontaím leis an Teachta. Bheadh an rud eile ar nós mar a bheadh ar láithreoir teilifíse agus ní fheicfí é. Le cúnamh Dé, chuala an Ceann Comhairle an bheirt againn agus díreoidh sé ar an...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As indicated in my reply to Question No. 189 of 1 December 2004, Foras na Gaeilge has initiated a process by which a quality assurance system will be put in place for private sector translation services. For the information of the Deputy, Foras na Gaeilge recently published a notice in the media inviting submissions in relation to this matter. When in place, this quality assurance scheme will...

Written Answers — Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Dírím aird an Teachta ar na freagraí atá tugtha agam cheana féin inniu maidir leis na tuairimí agus moltaí atá nochtaithe ag an gCoimisinéir Teanga ina Thuarascáil Tionscnaimh a foilsíodh le déanaí. Maidir leis an gceist áirithe atá ag an Teachta, bíonn teagmháil rialta agam leis an Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta, mar a bhíonn le mo chomhghleacaithe eile sa Rialtas. Mar a...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The third meeting of Fóram na Gaeilge is due to take place on 28 April 2005. As the Deputy is aware, I have already asked members to submit their views in relation to the development of an Irish language plan and related short-term priority issues. There has been a good response to this from the members and officials of my Department are currently examining the various submissions. The...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Notification of 157 applications was received by this Department on 15 February 2005. These applications included staff's first preferences only. The Deputy will be aware that the CAF system remains open on an ongoing basis and that staff can continue to apply or change their preferences as they wish. No further update on applications has been received from CAF since that date.

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The rural development goal of my Department is to promote and maintain living and working populations in rural areas by helping to foster sustainable and culturally vibrant communities there. In that context, my Department's rural development initiatives in the next year will include: continued implementation of the CLÁR and Leader programmes and the rural social scheme; implementation of...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would refer the Deputy to the reply given by my colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Question No. 459 on Tuesday last, 12 April 2005. As I have indicated on a number of occasions in this House, it would not be appropriate for me to make any public comment on the detail of the ongoing discussions with our partners and the institutions in the EU until they have been brought to a...

Written Answers — Biúró Eorpach do Theangacha Neamh-fhorleathana: Biúró Eorpach do Theangacha Neamh-fhorleathana (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá maoiniú curtha ar fáil ag mo Roinnse don Bhiúró Eorpach do Theangacha Neamh-Fhorleathana go rialta le blianta beaga anuas, agus tá maoiniú curtha ar fáil don Bhiúró arís i mbliana ar bhonn sealadach. Is iad na príomh-spriocanna atá ag an mBiúró do 2005 ná: leanúint le heolas a chur ar fáil agus a roinnt maidir leis na dteangacha neamh-fhorleathana i gcomhthéacs obair na...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The 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. I consider that substantial progress has been made in this period of time. There are currently 1,461 participants on the rural social scheme. There are 36 implementing bodies throughout the country and of those so far 32 have...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 20 and 32 together. I introduced the CLÁR programme in October 2001 to address depopulation, as well as the decline and lack of services in rural areas. Areas in 18 counties, with a population of 362,000, have been selected under the programme, including areas I announced in January 2003 in light of the 2002 population census data. This honoured the...

Written Answers — Údarás na Gaeltachta: Údarás na Gaeltachta (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I indicated in my reply to Question No. 103 on 9 Samhain 2004, it is proposed to clarify and update issues in relation to the functions of Údarás na Gaeltachta and to consolidate the existing body of legislation. Arising from the public consultation process which I initiated earlier this year, more than 60 responses have been received from various organisations and individuals. These are...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 33 together. I cannot accept the proposition inherent in the Deputies' questions that a public representative may not be permitted to make statements of informed opinion — whether by way of reply to questions in this House or otherwise — without having carried out a qualitative survey or statistical analysis beforehand. The statements I made in my...

Written Answers — Waterways Ireland: Waterways Ireland (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An investigation into allegations of bullying and harassment and related matters in Waterways Ireland has been jointly 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 has been submitted to the Departments and its conclusions and...