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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Historical information cannot be transferred without the person's permission but, in future, any data collected can be transferred either way.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Leader Programmes Applications (10 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of submissions received under the Leader programme of 2014 to 2020 to date; the number of these that relate to local areas that are expected to have only one single strategy submitted for them, the number of Leader plans that have been evaluated and approved to date, the number of areas where it is expected that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Leader Programmes Applications (10 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister of State is aware I have been asking regularly about progress on the roll-out of the Leader programme. As it is now the end of the year, I am anxious to get an update on the number of final plans the Department has received, when Leader programmes are likely to begin and how many such programmes the Minister of State hopes to be able to approve before Christmas and in the next...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Leader Programmes Applications (10 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Do I take it that one and possibly three strategies could get the green light by the end of this month? Could the Minister of State then be in a position to announce she had approved possibly three but probably at least one strategy? Is that then the end of the process and will the Minister of State be able to announce she has begun the actual roll-out and approval of strategies? At this...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Leader Programmes Applications (10 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes, I fully accept the first onus is on the groups to put in a good strategy and to submit it in a timely manner. I have a question, allowing that in most areas, one strategy will be submitted and evaluated. If it is not up to standard, the Department will revert to the group, as has been done with the first strategy, it will point out its deficiencies and will ask for it to be brought up...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Leader Programmes Applications (10 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In the case of those areas in which there will be more than one strategy or where more than one group can submit a strategy, what is the ultimate amount of time the second group might have? I refer to a scenario in which one group submitted a strategy whereas the other group held back. Can the latter group hold back indefinitely on submitting a strategy and for how long could it hold up the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (10 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 19. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the spend incurred under the Leader programme 2007 to 2013; the original allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44164/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Security of the Elderly (10 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 39. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he has made available for the provision of alarms, pendants and other security devices for the elderly in each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44163/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (10 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 90. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the 2015 basic payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo, the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44470/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Seirbhísí Sláinte (10 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 154. To ask the Minister for Health cén polasaí atá aige i leith seirbhísí sláinte ar na hoileáin amach ón gcósta; cad atá déanta aige maidir leis an bpolasaí sin a chur i bhfeidhm; cad iad na socruithe atá déanta aige lena chinntiú go mbeidh altra lánaimseartha cónaithe ar Oileán Chléire, Co....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airports Passenger Data (10 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers who travelled through airports in the past year for which records are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44528/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (10 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public service obligation air services he subsidises, the details of each service by destination, annual cost and number of passengers carried; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44529/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (10 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of capital expenditure and of operational expenditure support he paid or allocated to regional airports during the past five years and in 2015 to date, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44530/15]

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (15 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the roll-out of high-speed rural broadband under the national broadband scheme will commence, the minimum speed of the proposed service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44660/15]

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (15 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Minister knows, broadband is the new highway. Many rural areas still have only 5 Mbps or 10 Mbps broadband. When will we see the physical roll-out of the rural broadband scheme? Will the Minister be absolutely clear on what speeds we can expect because it is inappropriate to talk about 30 Mbps, which is five years out of date?

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (15 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister has given a very long and comprehensive answer telling us everything we already knew. At the end of it, he began to address the issues. He said that by the end of this year, he will have taken the step 1. When can we expect to see the physical roll-out of high-speed broadband under the State's intervention? Will it be in 2016 or 2017? Does the Minister intend to roll out...

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (15 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When will the physical build start? In other words, how long will the procurement process take? People want to know when they will be able to plug in their computers and get connected to proper broadband. Does the Minister not agree that if he wants to future-proof, he should specify 1 Gbps to everybody and be done with it? Specifying a minimum of 30 Mbps is obsolete already because what...

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (15 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister can specify a speed.

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (15 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When will they start building?

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (15 Dec 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When will it start?