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Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I just want to get the record straight.

Written Answers — Regional Airports: Regional Airports (1 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered a report by the Western Development Commission which argues for the retention of Sligo and Galway regional airports. [13690/11]

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In regard to primary and secondary legislation and the ordering of business in the House, we know from this week the ability of the Tánaiste and other members of the Labour Party to say one thing in public and to make a totally different commitment in private.

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Given the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn's, solemn signed pledge of less than three months ago to reverse the €500 increase in the student services charge and the €200 charge for post-leaving certificate courses-----

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister, Deputy Quinn, confirmed this week that he will not now reverse these increases and that he is considering-----

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am coming to that, if the Deputy will be patient. The Minister indicated he is now considering the introduction of third level fees. Will the Tánaiste arrange for a debate on this issue and will he confirm whether primary and secondary legislation will be required? I gcomhthéacs an Bille Gaeltachta atá geallta, an bhféadfadh an Tánaiste a dhearbhú inniu nach bhfuil aon bhunús leis...

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tabharfaidh mé seans eile don Tánaiste a dhearbhú nach bhfuil i gceist aon laghdú a dhéanamh ar chumhachtaí Údarás na Gaeltachta. Tá ráflaí ag dul thart go bhfuil sin i gceist agus tá an-imní ar phobal na Gaeltachta. Seo an dara seans don Tánaiste a dhearbhú do phobal na Gaeltachta nach dtiocfar siar ar straitéis 20 bliain don Ghaeilge mar a foilsíodh í agus mar a...

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An bhfuil cinneadh déanta ag an Rialtas faoi chumhachtaí Údarás na Gaeltachta?

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Cuireann sé fíor áthas orm deis a bheith agam cúpla rud a rá faoi na leasaithe atá molta ag an Rialtas maidir le feidhmiú na Dála. Tá roinnt leasaithe go bhfuil mé ina bhfábhar agus cuid eile go bhfuil mé go mór ina n-aghaidh. Tá cuid eile gur mhaith liom tuilleadh macnamh a dhéanamh orthu. Tá dearcadh coitianta thart gurb é an t-aon rud atá tábhachtach ná go gcuirfimís...

State Airports (2 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On the day we spoke about Dáil reform, I am very disappointed to see some bad habits continue in that the Minister did not bother to come to the House to take the Adjournment debate. I always decried this when I was in government and I always made a special attempt to come to the House. I think I missed an Adjournment debate in the Dáil and Seanad on only two occasions, when I could not...

State Airports (2 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is amazing they are all unavoidably absent. The Minster for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, was unavoidably-----

State Airports (2 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is the usual trick. It used to happen in our Government also. It is reprehensible.

Written Answers — Íocaíochtaí Deontas: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (7 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 221: To ask the Aire Cumarsáide, Fuinnimh agus Acmhainní Nádúrtha, i bhfianaise an fhreagra a fuair sé ón Aire Talmhaíochta, Mara agus Bia, uimhir 277, an bhfuil i gceist aige athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar an iarratas óna Roinn gan aon deontais eile a cheadú d'fheirmeacha bradán go dtí go mbeidh tuilleadh dul chun cinn déanta ó thaobh míolta mara a chur faoi smacht,...

Third Level Funding (8 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the higher education authority study into the sustainability of third level funding will differ to that which was produced in the national strategy for higher education published earlier this year. [14508/11]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would like to share time with Deputy Smith.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have to say I was surprised to learn that the Minister, Deputy Burton, believes very little was going on in the Department of Social Protection when I was the Minister in that Department. I will deal with that in a second. I was delighted to note in the five-month Exchequer returns that the departmental Estimates are holding up very well. In fact, the Department of Social Protection is...

Spent Convictions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome the Government's contribution to the debate on this Bill. I refer in particular to the contribution of the Minister of State. I am delighted that the principle of the legislation has been accepted. As the Minister of State said, it is very important that people should not be condemned to a lifetime criminal record for something they may have done many years earlier. When one...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (8 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is committed to investing in project maths and his plans for improving the way in which maths and science are taught. [14514/11]

Order of Business (9 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government said there would be reform in the House and that it was opposed to the use of the guillotine. What overriding urgency attaches to the Bill that requires the guillotine? If there is some overriding urgency, why was the Bill not introduced a week earlier so the debate would not have to be guillotined, in particular on the very important Committee and Report Stages?

Order of Business (9 Jun 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We will accept the proposal on the Order of Business if we get a clear undertaking that when the review is completed there will be a thorough debate, with questions and answers on the floor of the House, so that we can go through this issue completely. I would like the Minister's assurance that will happen.