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Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that my Department's Dublin based operations are transferring in full. The headquarters will be relocated to Knock Airport while some 13 posts will transfer to Na Forbacha in Galway. Knock Airport Number of posts Staff decentralising with Department 164 28 Na Forbacha Number of posts Staff decentralising with Department 13 7 The seven staff mentioned...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 479 and 480 together. The Deputy will be aware that disbursements from the dormant accounts fund are designed to assist three broad categories of persons; those who are socially or economically disadvantaged, those who are educationally disadvantaged; and persons with a disability. The Government has approved the allocation of €60 million from the dormant...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to question 141 of the 8 February 2006.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Increases in the rural social scheme payment rates, in accordance with the increases in social welfare payments announced in Budget 2006 are currently being implemented. This process requires the calculation of the new rate of pay, along with any arrears due from the effective dates, for each participant. The majority of participants received this increase and payment of arrears, as...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department has responsibility for a range of community-based schemes, including the young people's facilities and services fund. Through this fund allocations are made to assist in the development of youth facilities — including sport and recreational facilities — and services in disadvantaged areas where a significant drug problem exists or has the potential to develop. The objective...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my previous answer of 25 January 2006 on this issue. The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Mayo County Council are continuing their assessment of the application received for CLÁR funding in respect of Shraheen-Aughnagower group water scheme. Mayo County Council has been asked to consider the possibility of linking the Shraheen-Aughnagower...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (22 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware, Fóram na Gaeilge was established to advise inter alia on the advisability of preparing a 20-year strategic plan with realistic goals for the Irish language in the State. It was within this context that the views of the fóram in relation to the development of an Irish language plan and related short-term priority issues were sought in 2005. As I have already outlined...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department offers a wide range of schemes, which support locally based community groups. Due to the diverse nature of these activities a detailed breakdown of the number of grant applications submitted or received in my Department from locally based community groups in the past 12 months is not readily available. However, if the Deputy would like information on a particular scheme, I would...

Services for People with Disabilities. (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. On behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, I am happy to have the opportunity to address the issue raised by Deputy Naughten as it provides an opportunity to outline to the House the position regarding the additional funding provided for services for children and adults with disabilities in 2006. Under the multi-annual...

Sports Capital Programme. (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. He also raised a number of other issues. It would be very wrong for me to upstage Deputy Connolly regarding the wetlands. As the Deputy is aware I am working very hard on the issue of the Ulster Canal and would be as committed to it as is Deputy Crawford. I hope all of us working together can progress the project. I am replying on behalf of the...

Grant Payments. (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The matter was allocated to me.

Grant Payments. (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank Deputies Connolly and Harkin for raising the issue. Senator O'Brien brought me one day to see the wetlands, but as someone who lives beside Lough Corrib and Lough Mask I was, I admit, a little bit disparaging about the lake. However, he forgave me because of the good spirit in which I made my remarks. It was a good time for the said Senator. I have a bit of a problem tonight because...

Grant Payments. (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My problem is that Deputies now have a copy of the speech I was going to read. They will already know the background to the projects, so I will skip the first page. As the Deputies will know, when the Leader company in Cavan-Monaghan, the Cavan-Monaghan Rural Development Co-operative Society, evaluated the project in February 2004, it considered the project to be highly innovative and in line...

Grant Payments. (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I can only suggest to the Deputy that, if he wanted to ensure that the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism replied to the motion, he should have tabled a motion to discuss Ballybay project's application to Fáilte Ireland. Had he done that, we would have known where to go looking. We were looking for a needle in a haystack and, unfortunately, we found the wrong needle.

Health Services. (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, I am happy to address the issue raised by Deputy Kelleher. Under the Health Act 2004, provision of orthodontic treatment to eligible persons in the southern area is the statutory responsibility of the Health Service Executive, HSE. The Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children is aware of the waiting list for...

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The matter raised by the Deputy is the responsibility of Waterways Ireland, a North-South Implementation Body established under the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999. I have been informed by Waterways Ireland that the maximum period for mooring boats on the Grand Canal is contained in the by-laws for the canal, which provide that, "no person shall moor a boat on the canals or within 500 metres...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The conditions of eligibility, which need to be fulfilled to participate in the rural social scheme, RSS, are as follows: applicants must be in receipt of farm assist or have been allocated a valid herd or flock number from the Department of Agriculture and Food and be in receipt of one of the following allowances from the Department of Social and Family Affairs, namely, unemployment...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Details of applicants for the rural social scheme, RSS, who were refused a place and participants refused contract extensions since the scheme was introduced, both on a county basis, are set out in the following table. As I pointed out in my reply to Question No. 378, participants described as "on credits" were signing for credited social welfare insurance contributions with the Department of...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The number of participants on the rural social scheme on a county basis are as follows: Number of RSS participants per county. County Name Number of Participants Carlow 13 Cavan 64 Clare 108 Cork 125 Donegal 189 Galway 246 Kerry 226 Kildare 9 Kilkenny 16 Laois 17 Leitrim 96 Limerick 50 Louth 8 Longford 51 Mayo 460 Meath 9 Monaghan 24 ...

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 466 of 10 February 2004 regarding expenditure on advertising by my Department in 2002 and 2003. Brindley Advertising holds the Government contract for advertising in the print media, mainly for statutory and official notifications. Advertising is normally placed in the national newspapers and also regional newspapers and specialised journals, as...