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Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 and 537 together. As the Deputies will be aware, the rural transport initiative, RTI, is the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Deputy Cullen, and questions about it should be addressed to him.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 112 of 8 February 2006 in which I indicated that a total of 22 language schemes prepared by public bodies have been confirmed by me and published and that my Department was in discussion with in excess of 70 additional public bodies about completion or commencement of the process of drafting a scheme. In this context, public bodies have a period...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 139 of 8 February 2006 in which I indicated that an interdepartmental working group had been established to recommend an appropriate approach to Irish language training for recruits to the Garda Síochána. The group was established in the context of a review of the requirements for recruitment to the force, which was carried out to ensure...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 92 together. I refer the Deputy to my previous answer of 16 February 2006 on this issue. The results of the review commissioned are currently being analysed and until such time as the analysis is complete, I cannot say what, if any, changes may be made to the CLÁR areas.

Written Answers — Interdepartmental Committees: Interdepartmental Committees (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Taoiseach announced his intention to establish a task force on active citizenship last year and recently announced that Mary Davis will chair the task force. A secretariat has been set up in Taoiseach's Department to review current trends in civic participation in Ireland and consider the latest national and international research in this policy area. Officials from my Department have...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department provides funding, either directly or through bodies under its aegis, to various community based groups to deal with social or economic deprivation. The descriptions of these schemes are available on my Department's website at www.pobal.ie. It is the practice of both my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Noel Ahern, and myself to make details of all announcements relating...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Minister Hanson and I held meetings on 6 March 2006 with the chairs and chief executives of Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency and with the chief executive of Waterways Ireland, to discuss matters which fall within the remit of these cross-Border Implementation Bodies. The discussions focused on a range of corporate governance issues and work priorities and goals for 2006, as part...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Pobal co-ordinates the RAPID programme on behalf of the Government. The evaluation in question was commissioned by Pobal. I understand Pobal intends to make it available to the public.

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 112 together. The issue of rural tourism in the context of the opportunities presented by the development of walkways is one, I believe, which can only be solved by the active participation and support of not just farmers and walkers but also the wider rural community, who stand to benefit a great deal from the development of activity based rural...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 100 together. Arising from the review process which I initiated, in conjunction with my colleagues, the Ministers for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in January 2004, the Government agreed a series of measures designed to improve delivery of services on the ground, improve arrangements under which...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Irish Rural Tourism Federation, IRTF, applied to my Department for funding under the rural development fund, RDF, for a project to: establish the nature and spatial distribution of the rural tourism product; establish current and predict future market trends for the sector; develop a communications strategy for the IRTF and the Irish rural tourism sector. The federation has been allocated...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Foras na Gaeilge, at my request, is introducing an accreditation system for private sector Irish language translators, which will be the first such system of its kind in this country. Details on the introduction of the accreditation system have been agreed with Foras na Gaeilge and were announced in December 2005. It is intended to arrange the first examination in April 2006, with a view to...

Written Answers — Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tiocfaidh alt 7 d'Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla i bhfeidhm go uathoibríoch ar 13 Iúil 2006 i gcomhréir le halt 1 den Acht féin. Tuigtear dom gur ceist í do Chléireach na Dála, faoi Bhuan-Ordaithe na Dála, an réamh-ullmhúchán cuí a dhéanamh chun na críche sin.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 121 together. The Deputy will be aware that my Department's Dublin based operations are decentralising in full. The headquarters will relocate to Knock Airport while some 13 posts will transfer to Na Forbacha in Galway. The move to Knock Airport is scheduled for completion by the end of 2007. It is, however, planned to relocate up to 70 posts in...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question 149 on 9 March 2006. I travelled to New Zealand for the St. Patrick's Day celebrations there and was accompanied by my wife, the Secretary General of my Department, the private secretary and the media adviser. As we arrived in New Zealand on 10 March and departed on 18 March it is not practical to provide an accurate indication of costs involved at...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Following the recent review of the rural social scheme a small number of changes to the scheme, particularly relating to eligibility, are being finalised. In this regard, the Department is consulting the Department of Social and Family Affairs on how best to implement some of the changes. In this context, it is worth noting that following the agreement of that Department it has already been...

Written Answers — Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Dírím aird an Teachta ar an bhfreagra a thug mé ar Cheist Uimh. 113 den 8 Feabhra 2006 faoin ábhar seo. Mar a thug mé le fios sa bhfreagra sin, leagann na treoirlínte faoi alt 12 d'Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003, a foilsíodh i mí Mheán Fómhair 2004, gur chóir do chomhlachtaí polasaí soiléir a chruthú dán-eagraíochtaí féin maidir le soláthar sheirbhísí dhátheangacha...

Written Answers — Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge: Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Bhí cruinnithe agam leis an Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta ar ócáidí éagsúla maidir leis an gceist atá luaite ag an Teachta. Bhí an cheist mar ábhar plé freisin ag cruinnithe éagsúla idir oifigigh mo Roinne-se agus oifigigh na Roinne Oideachais agus Eolaíochta. Cé go bhfuil an próiseas plé sin fós ar siúl, tuigfidh an Teachta gur ceist í seo a bhaineann go príomha leis...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: When announcing the decision to establish this new Department in 2002, the Taoiseach stressed the need for Government to address issues of regional and social balance in a more effective way as well as securing economic development. He explained that the new Department was being set up to produce a more co-ordinated engagement by the State with communities around the country as they pursue...

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (21 Mar 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department funds, through the Leader companies, the area based rural development initiative, a sub-measure of the regional operational programmes aimed at providing support for the development of the rural/agri-tourism sector. The initiative, in so far as it supports the latter sector, has a budget of €30 million for the period 2000-06 and provides support for the development of the...