Results 17,481-17,500 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: CLÁR Programme (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 369. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to have a special module under the CLÁR programme in 2017 for local improvement scheme non-county roads; the allocation that is intended to provide for this work; if co-funding will be required from the local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8141/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Invasive Plant Species (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 370. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the withdrawal of the best practice management guidelines for Japanese knotweed in November2016; when it is intended to issue new guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8145/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 435. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE cancelled a medical card application, as happened in a case (detailed supplied); his plans to open the application taking into the consideration the exceptional circumstances that have arisen in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8283/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 444. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be issued with a date for an assessment; the reason for the delay in issuing a date for same, in view of the fact that this is an extremely urgent case; if the person will be able to have this assessment carried out in another hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8333/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 523. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria that apply to adding areas in the review of the areas of natural constraint scheme under the specific constraints criteria; if a public consultation or a consultation with stakeholders will take place in regard to proposed areas of specific constraint before the revised areas of natural constraint maps are finalised...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 524. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have not yet received their first payment under GLAS for 2016; the reason for the delay in payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8139/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land Use (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 525. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has issued any guidelines on the optimum sustainable management of heather and other palatable vegetation on uplands and commonages; if these can be accessed online by an alternative method; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8142/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land Use (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 526. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has developed, in consultation with Teagasc, guidelines for the rejuvenation of totally destocked uplands by putting livestock on them that will make these under-grazed uplands sustainable going into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8143/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fire Safety (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 527. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken by his Department to minimise the risk of severe damage by fire on abandoned uplands, mountains and commonages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8144/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Plant Species (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 528. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if persons that have committed to the eradication of Japanese knotweed as part of their GLAS plans will be released from this commitment due to the withdrawal by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs of its best practice guidelines on this matter in November 2016; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 535. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the GLAS scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8225/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: An Scéim Ghlas ar Bheagán Carbóin do Chomhshaol na Talmhaíochta (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoin scéim ghlas ar bheagán carbóin do chomhshaol na talmhaíochta, GLAS, le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [8696/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 567. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reopen the knowledge transfer programme in 2017; if so, when this scheme is likely to commence and when persons will be in a position to apply for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8731/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Action Plan for Rural Ireland (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 598. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he proposes to take to ensure the commitment in the Action Plan for Rural Ireland to promote funding for local improvement scheme roads grants is fulfilled; the money to be allocated to these roads this year in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8140/17]

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gaeilge sa Státseirbhís (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Gabhaim buíochas leis an tUasal Ó Dónaill as an chur i láthair agus as ucht teacht os ár gcomhair. Is léir nach bhfuil alt 13 d'Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003 ag fheidhmiú, mar in alt 13 cuirtear de dhualgas ar an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta a chinntiú go mbeidh dóthain...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gaeilge sa Státseirbhís (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá an caighdeán ag titim sa tríú leibhéal go tapa.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gaeilge sa Státseirbhís (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As na daoine ar fad a thraenáil Gaelchultúr, cé mhéad atá ag leibhéil 3, 4, 5 agus 6?

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gaeilge sa Státseirbhís (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá ceist bheag fhorlíontach amháin agam. An féidir le duine an scrúdú a dhéanamh gan an cúrsa a dhéanamh? Mar shampla, má tá cainteoir dúchais ag iarraidh dul isteach sa Státseirbhís agus abair go raibh scrúdú agus teastas seachtrach i gceist, an bhféadfadh sé nó sí díreach an...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gaeilge sa Státseirbhís (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Sin ceist a chur mé ach is ceist don choiste é maidir leis an 10% nó 20% agus mar sin de. Is dócha gur freagraíodh é. Tá mise in amhras nuair atá an Státseirbhís ag rá go bhfostóidh muid daoine le Gaeilge maidir leis an gcaighdeán Gaeilge atá i gceist. Caithfimid a bheith gairmiúil faoi seo. Tá caighdeán...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gaeilge sa Státseirbhís (21 Feb 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ceapaim féin go bhfuil ceist ardaithe ansin ag an bhfinné. Níor mhaith liom a rá cé chomh fada is atáimse ag plé le pobal na Gaeltachta. Ach an oiread leis an bpobal Béarla, seachas na díograiseoirí, ní maith liom go mbeadh an iomarca trua dóibh. Tá siad ag iarraidh rud éigin agus an bhealach is éasca é a...