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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (4 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Minister answer the other part of the question? What is the minimum required co-funding for Leader actions?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (4 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is missing the point. The 5% figure is the amount of the total fund that must be spent on Leader-type actions. The Minister mentioned 7%, which equates to €153 million. What are required are different rates of co-funding by the State and European Union. I am sure this is in the Minister's notes. Bearing in mind what we are told by the Minister's colleague regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (4 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided for projects under the Leader programme 2007-13; the expenditure to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4841/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (4 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will seek funding for the provision of high speed broadband in rural areas under the rural development fund 2014-2020; the rate of EU co-funding being sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4113/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Aeir Fóirdheonaithe (4 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 374. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a bheidh an tuarascáil atá á réiteach don Roinn maidir leis an ngá atá le haersheirbhísí fóirdheonaithe go hÁrainn réidh; cén uair a fhoilseofar í; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [5628/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Expenditure (4 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 491. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the names of the persons, companies or other entities that received consultancy contracts from Uisce Éireann in 2013; the details of the experience of the personnel doing the work in each case; the hourly rate being charged; the nature of the companies or entities involved; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (4 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 573. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if donkeys will still count as livestock units for stocking density purposes under the disadvantaged area scheme in 2014; if any changes have been made in this regard; or whether any changes are likely to the scheme this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5323/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Supply (4 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 583. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an investigation is being carried out into alleged milk quota infringements relating to a company (details supplied); if the special investigation unit is involved in the investigation; the date on which this issue was brought to the attention of his Department; the nature of the alleged infringement; if the issue relates to a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Eligibility (4 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 584. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way a fish farm in Cuan Chill Chiaráin is permitted to restart a fish farm that has not been operational for a number of years under section 19(A)4 of the Fisheries Amendment Act 1997 when this section specifically refers to the continuation of aquaculture or operations in relation to aquaculture and does not give any...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Application Numbers (4 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 741. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications on hand on 31 January 2014 for the nursing homes support scheme; the number approved awaiting funding on the same day; the average time from application to approval; the average time from approval to release of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5658/14]

Northern Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would like to say at the outset that I will work with anybody who shares any idea with me. It is fair to say that a group of politicians who have worked hard together in recent months, across very diverse backgrounds, on the prisoner issue, including two previous speakers, Deputies Clare Daly and Mick Wallace. I saw Deputy Frank Feighan in the House earlier and I would like to compliment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Numbers (5 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 35. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of republican prisoners being held at present in prisons here; the number of these that are serving sentences; the number on remand; the length of remand in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5251/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (5 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if results of a review sought by a person (details supplied) in County Galway in relation to land excluded for single farm payment purposes and disadvantaged payment purposes have issued to the person; the results of the inspection; the penalties and reduction of eligible land that resulted from the review; and the scheme years to...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This morning, INMO representative Mr. Derek Reilly claimed that Tallaght hospital is unsafe and dangerous. He said that while he had great confidence in the staff, he would not like to be admitted to the accident and emergency unit. He said the unit is unfit for purpose owing to overcrowding and that the staffing level is lower than in 2012. As the Tánaiste knows, that is the same...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Tánaiste seems to be dismissing out of hand the concerns of front-line staff. It appears that the Government does not listen to the people at the coalface. We know this problem is not confined to Tallaght hospital because there is a crisis in the hospitals in Galway, Limerick and Castlebar and many others.

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are 286 patients on trolleys across the country. Despite all the massaging of the figures, the fact is that there was a 2% increase in the number of patients on trolleys last year. The way this problem is being solved by the HSE is that it is sending people messages asking them not to turn up for their elective or day surgery. Time and again, people are ringing every constituency...

Order of Business (6 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I wish to raise two issues. The first is the leaks caused by Uisce Éireann when putting in water meters in Dublin city. I understand Dublin City Council has had to fork out €136,000 to repair leaks caused by Uisce Éireann. What is the policy or legislation that specifies that a city council would have to foot the bill for the bad work of a semi-state body? The second...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (6 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 34. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of overseas missions that currently involve military personnel; the number of these under the auspices of the UN; the location of each mission; the number of these that involve the EU or NATO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5559/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Common Security and Defence Policy (6 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 31. To ask the Minister for Defence his policy on common defence; his policy of co-operation in the area of military capability development at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3528/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Language Issues (6 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department, which has responsibility for the public service and in particular staffing issues in the Civil Service, has a database of the linguistic competency of civil servants to do their business in the two official languages of the State, Irish and English; if he has the method used to determine this competency; the number...