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Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The symposium in Notre Dame was a significant occasion, which attracted an audience from across the United States and speakers from a number of distinguished universities in that country. Irish is taught in 25 universities in the USA and the attendance at the conference reflected that high level of interest in the language there. My speech looked at the history of the Irish language, its...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that the Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Act 2005 provides for significant changes in relation to the disbursement of funds from dormant accounts and for a reconstituted board. The Act was commenced on 1 September 2005. Under this new legislation, I am required to consult the appropriate Ministers for the purpose of developing a proposal for submission to Government for...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The gross expenditure allocation for my Department in 2005 is approximately €354 million. As the Deputy will be aware, details of the allocations to individual programme areas are included in the Revised Estimates Volume 2005, which was published earlier in the year. Expenditure up to 25 October 2005 across the three main programme areas, excluding administration, is €214.3 million, which...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware, the Official Languages Act 2003 was signed into law in July 2003. The Act is the first piece of legislation to provide a statutory framework for the delivery of improved levels and standards of public services through the Irish language by public bodies. I, as Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, have a general responsibility to ensure such services are...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my response to Question 314 of 11 October 2005.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have no plans to introduce legislation during this Dáil session.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I have indicated in response to previous questions on this matter, my Department is working, in conjunction with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, on a draft of regulations to be made under section 9(1) of the Official Languages Act 2003, which relate to the use of the Irish language only, or the Irish and English languages together, on oral announcements — whether they be live or...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I have indicated previously in reply to questions in the House, it is my intention to keep the First Schedule to the Official Languages Act 2003 up-to-date by making regulations from time to time to delete references to public bodies that have ceased to exist and to include new public bodies, as appropriate. My Department is currently working, in conjunction with the Office of the...

Written Answers — Comhairle na Tuaithe Report: Comhairle na Tuaithe Report (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware, I established Comhairle na Tuaithe in January 2004 to address the three issues of: access to the countryside; developing a countryside code; and developing a national countryside recreation strategy. Comhairle na Tuaithe comprises representatives of the farming organisations, recreational users of the countryside and state bodies with an interest in the countryside....

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I have indicated in response to previous similar questions in this House, no formal costings have been done in regard to the full implementation of the Official Languages Act 2003 on the basis that such an exercise would not be useful or practicable in advance of consideration on a case-by-case basis by each public body of what, if any, specific additional costs might arise for it. It is...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The report will form part of the context in which my Department will be formulating plans for programmes to support local and community development post 2006.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: While Foras na Gaeilge provides support and assistance to Irish-medium primary schools, mainly through the organisation Gaelscoileanna, and while my Department is in regular contact with the Department of Education and Science on matters of mutual interest, I have no ministerial responsibility for school transport issues.

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In November 2004, expressions of interest were sought by my Department from operators interested in providing a cargo ferry service between Ros an Mhíl and the Aran Islands for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2011. Subsequently in March of this year, following a pre-qualification process, tender documents for this service were issued to a number of operators with a deadline of...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In the first nine months of 2005, 633 applications were received under the Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts compared with 738 applications for the same period in 2004.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Officials of my Department work on a regular basis with Foras na Gaeilge and other interested parties, including the Institute of Public Administration, IPA, and Gaeleagras na Seirbhísí Poiblí, in order to put in place resources and systems to help public bodies improve, over time, both the level and standard of services they provide to the general public through the Irish language. In...

Written Answers — Coláistí Samhraidh: Coláistí Samhraidh (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá mé sásta go bhfuil an deontas a íoctar leis na teaghlaigh Gaeltachta a choinníonn foghlaimeoirí Gaeilge faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge ard a dhóthain faoi láthair. Mhéadaigh mé an cúnamh sin i mbliana ó €8 go €9 in aghaidh an lae agus tá an deontas a bheidh iníoctha faoin scéim i 2006 faoi chaibidil ag mo Roinn faoi láthair. Is í an Roinn Oideachais agus...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In 2003, the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, on behalf of my Department, placed a call for broadband proposals in CLÁR areas. Some 15 centres were identified for a pilot trial of broadband technology in selected industrial estates, business and educational-training centres in the CLÁR regions. Following technical and financial evaluations, 12 locations were...

Written Answers — Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar a thug mé le fios don Teach i bhfreagraí ar Cheisteanna Dála faoin ábhar seo cheana féin, tá mo Roinnse ag obair, i gcomhar le hOifig an Dréachtóra Pharlaiminte, ar dhréacht de na Rialacháin a dhéanfar faoi alt 9(1) d'Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003, a bhaineann le húsáid na Gaeilge amháin, nó an Ghaeilge agus an Bhéarla le chéile, a rialú ar fhógairtí béil —...

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have received representations from a group based in Clondalkin relating to facets of the operation of the scheme of community support for older people. I am considering the matters raised and they will be borne in mind when the details of the operation of the scheme for 2006 are being finalised.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (26 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 132.