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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 514. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be transferred to Galway University Hospital to undergo an operation; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19324/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 521. To ask the Minister for Health to provide home help hours for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19335/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 543. To ask the Minister for Health when he will provide an operation for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a date for this procedure; if the person can undergo the procedure on the treatment purchase fund scheme or in any other way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19446/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 571. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings the interdepartmental agency group set up to oversee the implementation of recommendations contained in the review of the nursing home support scheme has held; the dates of the meetings; if and when it will afford the IFA an opportunity to make an oral presentation to the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19708/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 630. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policy to ensure that micro-generation by persons is encouraged and that particularly where micro-generation is taking place persons have access to the national grid and get paid a fair amount by way of credit on their bills by their electricity supplier; his plans to introduce legislation to change the regulatory...

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Before the Minister begins, the briefing material sets out expenditure information. It refers to changes since 2015 and the following percentages are given: 20%, 12%, 19%, 2% and 7%. There was a big jump in the total Estimate from €317 million to €370 million. Would it be possible to get an overview of the total allocation this year and the portents for the future?

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister had a carryover of €6.158 million into this year from last year in capital expenditure. Might she explain how that arose? At this stage, what is her estimate: will she spend all the capital under the arts, culture and film subhead this year? Having a carryover is something to be avoided at all times because, as the Minister knows, when you have a carryover and you go to...

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have just two very quick questions. The Minister has a budget of €56,730,000, and a carryover figure of €6.155 million. That gives a capital sum of €62 million to be spent by the end of the year under the various subheads. The biggest lump is being spent on the programme for a decade of commemorations. How much had been spent by the end of June? In other words, are...

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is the figure 50%?

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have one final question. Would it be possible for the Minister to ask the Arts Council to give us a breakdown of local schemes in disbursing the money around the country, rather than just giving it to the Abbey Theatre which is central? Will it give us a breakdown of the moneys it has allocated to RAPID programme areas?

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Was any thought given to talking to the Minister's colleague, the Minister for Social Protection, about expanding the community services programme, which is a long-term programme, unlike CE schemes, which last two or three years? Tús schemes last one year. The community services programme is a long-term programme for people who are employed. A payment is received for a manager and a...

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My understanding is that there is an obligation to have them available within a certain timeframe and that the Minister’s Department is not adhering to this. Surely this is giving a very bad example to all the other Departments. I understand it is the law the land. I never take kindly to State agencies ignoring the law when they expect citizens to obey it.

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Are we just referring to built heritage or are we referring to natural heritage also?

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister said Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ring, was to make a statement.

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Could we hear it before we ask him a few hard questions?

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Could the Minister tell me whether the Heritage Bill is a Seanad Bill?

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It will be coming to the Dáil later.

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We can deal with that on another day through pre-legislative scrutiny. There are a few issues concerning the legislation that need to be addressed. I do not know how, but they need to be dealt with. Since, like me, he lives in the west, I think the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, would agree that there is a fair spend on heritage. However, most of the people who conserve the heritage...

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I asked specific questions.

Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I asked two specific questions. First, no doubt when the Minister of State goes to his officials about the nice approach he is talking about, he will be told that we do not have enough manpower or womanpower. Has the Minister of State made any assessment of the staff he would need to implement his new, highly positive programme relating to NHAs, SPAs or whatever? Second, will funding be...