Results 17,841-17,860 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (2 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1328. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a new Coast Guard facility will be provided on lands owned by his Department in Cleggan; if planning permission has been sought to date for this facility in view of the reply to this Deputy on 7 February 2017 that the Coast Guard had asked the OPW to apply for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19641/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (2 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1353. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria used to allocate funds by TII to local authorities for roads; the allocations to each county in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19925/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1354. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a cost benefit analysis has been carried out on the possibility of building a high speed railway line between Dublin and Belfast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19947/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1355. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if discussions have taken place to date in relation to the possibility of building a high speed railway line from Dublin to Belfast; the estimated cost of such a project; the discussions that have taken place with the EU in relation to funding this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19948/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Medals (2 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1467. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to award military medals to members of "A" Coy 35th Infantry Batallion, ONUC, UN Congo that took part in the siege of Jadotville in recognition of the valour shown by these men during this siege; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19636/17]

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Plean Infheistíochta agus Scéimeanna Teanga: An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (2 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ní fhéadfainn é a leanúint.

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Response Times (3 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 9. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to assist University Hospital Galway improve ambulance turnaround performance, in view of the fact that just 7.7% of ambulance calls at the hospital were cleared in less than 20 minutes during February 2017 [20757/17]

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Response Times (3 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is probably aware of the fact that 92% of turnaround times in University Hospital Galway exceeded 20 minutes. Only 7.7% were less than 20 minutes. This is to do with trolley back-up and so on and the crazy situation that has not been dealt with in the emergency department at University Hospital Galway. What is the Minister going to do, in a holistic fashion, to deal with this...

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Response Times (3 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister recently met a delegation from Connemara to discuss the ambulance service. I was surprised to get a reply from him yesterday telling me that the solution to the rural areas ambulance problem is a do-it-yourself job of voluntary responders. The letter says that the capacity review indicated that the only practical way to improve first response times in rural areas is through...

Other Questions: Ambulance Service Response Times (3 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A total of 174 out of 823 calls took over an hour to clear in GUH. That is nearly three times as many as were cleared within 20 minutes. That is always a problem but it is a much bigger problem if the ambulance which is waiting outside has come from an area that only has one ambulance within 30 miles of its base. Are there proposals to ensure ambulances from stations with no back-up...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (3 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 178. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when it is proposed to roll out the successor to the SICAP programme; his plans to have new tenders for the provision of this programme; his further plans to tender for the provision of this programme in one, two or three lots in County Galway; his plans to have a special provision that the programme will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cóiríocht Scoile (9 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aige deontas breise a chur ar fáil do Scoil Náisiúnta Thír an Fhia, Leitir Móir, Contae na Gaillimhe le go bhféadfaí athchóiriú a dhéanamh ar an gclós scoile ionas go mbeidh an clós feiliúnach do mhac léinn ar a bhfuil míchumas (sonraí...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Property Tax Collection (9 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of local property tax collected by each local authority in 2016; the population of each local authority; the contribution each local authority made to the equalisation fund; the amount they received from the equalisation fund; the basis on which this is collected and distributed; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Western Development Commission (9 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 344. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the appointment of new members and a chair to the Western Development Commission; his plans to give extra funding and responsibilities to the commission in view of the recent statement by the outgoing chair of the commission in which he criticised the Department's and the Government's attitude to it; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (9 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 345. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the gross capital expenditure of her Department is 34.6% below profile for the first four months of the year; the steps she will take to ensure a full spend of capital allocated to her Department in 2017 in view of the slow progress in spending the carry forward of capital to her Department and local authorities in 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (9 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 346. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht ar thug an Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh-Theas cead d’Fhoras na Gaeilge léas a shíniú maidir le seilbh a ghlacadh ar cheannáras i mBaile Átha Cliath; céard é fad an léasa; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [22086/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Homeless Accommodation Provision (9 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 500. To ask the Minister for Health if approval has been given to agencies operating under the aegis of his Department or receiving money directly or indirectly from his Department for the purchase of accommodation for the temporary housing of homeless persons with a disability; the number and details of such properties purchased in the Clontarf area; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ireland and the Negotiations on the UK's Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I listened with great interest to Deputy Tóibín’s remarks. The situation we are in is less than optimal. I agree with the Deputy's point that negotiating through a third party will be a major challenge. Whenever a third party is sent to a negotiation, it is difficult to predict the outcome. I have previously thought that every angle had been covered in instructions given...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Íocaíochtaí Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta (10 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoin scéim GLAS le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); cén fáth a bhfuil moill ar an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [22179/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (11 May 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total allocation in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in the Estimates for the provision of Traveller accommodation; the amount spent each year broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22495/17]