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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (9 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce a scheme of compensation for pupils abused in primary schools on foot of a judgement in the European Court of Human Rights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30383/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Community (9 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 342. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is willing to reconsider his decision not to continue funding Traveller community groups under a national programme in view of the fact that Travellers are the most marginalised group in Irish society and the work done by these groups to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30344/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cattle Identification Scheme (9 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 385. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal basis for requiring farmers to buy their cattle tags exclusively from one supplier selected by the Department on the basis of a tender organised by it in view of the fact that farmers - because they pay for them - are the legal purchasers of the tags; his views that this is in conformity with EU law, including competition...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cattle Identification Scheme (9 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers are entitled to purchase cattle tags from suppliers other than the supplier contracted by his Department and use them instead of tags from that supplier, as long as the tags they purchase conform to the relevant departmental and EU regulations; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30382/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (10 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new top-up for islands under the disadvantaged areas scheme or areas of natural constraint scheme will commence; if it will apply to intertidal islands and islands connected to the mainland by a causeway or bridge; if it will apply to lake islands as well as islands in the sea; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome the representatives and I have noted their submissions with interest. The representatives of both associations have made a case for having more members on the board and those views must be seriously considered. What we must figure out is how many people should be on board. The number proposed is 12. Is there any major reason, for argument's sake, that the number could not be 15?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is three separate groups that do not have any common membership. If that is the position, I would like it clarified because it seems as if somebody is saying "the board had to have 12 members and we have run out of places". If the representatives of the owners association are saying there are not enough places, rather than robbing Peter to pay Paul, are they saying that the board...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In terms of members serving an eight-year term on a board, many programmes are for three years with the first year involved in getting started, the second year involved in it working and the third years related to finishing it up. In providing for a person to serve an eight-term on taking over as chief executive, are the representatives of the view that the person would have a year or two to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Insurance Payments (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is incorrect.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Insurance Payments (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If the Minister checks the record, she will find that it was always allowed under the current circumstances, as opposed to the historic circumstances. If she checks the replies to parliamentary questions that I gave as Minister, she will find that she has given the House incorrect information. I hope she will study the matter and correct the record of the House.

Other Questions: Community Services Programme (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the community services programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30809/14]

Other Questions: Community Services Programme (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Burton, on her appointment as Tánaiste. I also congratulate the Aire Stáit, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, on his appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for activation. The idea behind putting the activation programmes in the Department with the social welfare payments was to try to reduce the amount being paid to people to do nothing and...

Other Questions: Community Services Programme (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister for the graphic description of and information on a scheme I set up. Explaining to me how the scheme works is superfluous; I have a fair idea how the scheme works. The question was not about how the scheme works. If I had wanted to ask that question I would have asked it. I want to know the Minister's plans for the future and what she intends to do to expand the...

Other Questions: Community Services Programme (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Has the Minister plans to expand the scheme to provide services the public needs, to make sure facilities on which a great deal of money was spent are used to their ultimate ability to give people the opportunity to work, and to give an opportunity for these facilities to generate more income?

Other Questions: Community Services Programme (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It would be remiss of me not to mention that there was another huge plus with this scheme for people who would not normally access employment opportunities such as people with disabilities, Travellers and so on. It ensured people who might not otherwise access employment got real employment in a real job under the scheme. Will the Tánaiste agree that this is within her remit because...

Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeachas a dhéanamh leis na hAirí agus na hAirí Stáit ar fad a ceapadh le seachtain anuas. I ask the Taoiseach if it is intended to have a debate on the appointment of the Ministers of State, particularly in view of the concern raised in Irish language circles that as far as people understand, neither the Minister nor the Minister of State, who are...

Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Would the Taoiseach give a truck driver a job and say they can get the licence afterwards?

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I congratulate the Minister of State on getting her many new responsibilities. I wish her well in those responsibilities. She always has been a genuinely committed person. I was very impressed that she once admitted openly on radio that she came into this House with one view, but found that most Deputies on all sides of the House work hard for people. The last remarks by the previous...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Administration (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 78. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her future plans for the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30810/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seirbhísí Uisce (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 517. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government cén beartas atá aige lena chinntiú go bhfuil soláthar ceart uisce ar na hoileáin amach ón gcósta; céard iad na bearta atá i gceist aige a dhéanamh le soláthar ceart uisce a chur ar fáil láithreach ar Inis Meáin agus Inis Oírr i bhfianaise na...