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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is a policymaker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When I was a Minister I made policy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Can the Minister get his officials to send me the reference to the EU regulations?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (2 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the organic farming scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10973/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 20. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made to date in 2017 in delivering on her department’s programmes and ensuring a full spend of the allocated resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11790/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: At the end of last year the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs had a capital carryover of €30 million - in other words an underspend. In addition the Department had paid €28 million to local authorities for work that was not done and had not even commenced. That means that at the end of last year the Department had underspent by €40...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When an answer starts saying what a Department does and all I and the public knows, I know somebody is trying to obfuscate the answer. I have had to resort to putting in freedom of information, FOI, requests to get basic financial information available to the Department made available to me as an Opposition Deputy. I will continue to put in FOI requests to get this information until the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I referred to the Exchequer returns for January and February 2017. These were published at the end of February this year. For spend in 2017, the profile was €10 million, actual spend €8 million and shortfall, 16.7%. Those are figures for this year.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Not only was some €30 million not spent last year, but it has not been spent this year. I have also been told by the Department that it has no record of any of the huge amount of moneys given to local authorities for work not done, some of it sanctioned by the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ring, in December. As well as that, will the Minister confirm there has been zero spend on...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It went to county councils.

Other Questions: Banking Sector (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I often think those who do not live in rural Ireland have a kind of funny attitude about doing business there. There are very substantial businesses in rural Ireland, particularly in the west, as the Minister of State knows. The problem for entrepreneurs is not the physical location of a bank but rather getting finance, especially equity finance from venture funds into businesses. The idea...

Other Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 27. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta aici maidir le clár caipitil na Roinne don Ghaeltacht agus do na hoileáin a chur i bhfeidhm; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [11358/17]

Other Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is léir ag an am seo cheana féin nach gcaithfidh an tAire Stáit an méid atá leagtha amach do ché Inis Oírr ar an gcé sin i mbliana. Cad iad na pleananna malartacha atá ag an Aire Stáit leis an airgead sin a chaitheamh? Má chaith sé €300,000 ar Inis Oírr, sin an méid a chaith sé. Céard atá sé le...

Other Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Maidir leis an údarás, de bharr nach gcaithfear an t-airgead Leader, beidh an tAire Stáit in ann teacht ar chiste mór ansin freisin ag deireadh na bliana agus beidh sé in ann breathnú amach don údarás. Idir an dá linn, an bhfuil an tAire Stáit ag rá go bhfuil sé tar éis iarraidh ar na comhairlí contae pleananna gur...

Other Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ar chuir an tAire Stáit treoir airgid leis an iarratas chuig na comhairlí contae ó thaobh na n-oileán de. Ar ndúirt sé leo, "Tá an méid seo airgid ann; cuir moltaí chugam" nó ar ndúirt sé amháin moltaí a chur chuige. Céard faoi na bóithre pobail agus na bóithre portaigh? Tá fadhb ollmhór ag...

Other Questions: Cistiúchán Roinne (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Bhí sé caite

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar dhuine a labhraíonn Gaeilge beagnach chuile uair a sheasaim sa Teach seo, beidh mé ag labhairt cuid mhaith i mBéarla anocht. Tá mé cinnte go maithfear dom é mar is dóigh go bhfuil mé thar a bheith dílis ó thaobh úsáid na Gaeilge sa Teach seo. I have listened with interest to the debate from the beginning. I always try to...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Sorry.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is an interesting interjection.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know many women who would not agree with that particular theory. Obviously, as the father of four children I have been very close to one particular woman during those periods of her life.