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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (7 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 240. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount approved for projects by each local action group, LAG, under the present Leader programme; the amount expended to date by each LAG under the present Leader programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52466/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Expenditure (7 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 241. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of expenditure that has been incurred to date under the moneys sanctioned by him recently by each local authority on the local improvement scheme; the amount of funding including pre-funding paid to each local authority under the scheme; the latest date given to local authorities to have the work completed and appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Bord Údarás na Gaeltachta (7 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 305. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a ainmneofar comhaltaí ar Bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta ag tógáil san áireamh an phráinn a bhaineann leis seo ó tharla nach féidir aon chruinniú den bhord a eagrú go dtí go n-ainmneofar na comhaltaí agus ó tharla go bhfuil tograí coinnithe siar...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deontais faoi Údarás na Gaeltachta (7 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 306. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil deontais ar fáil ó Údarás na Gaeltachta chun caoi a chur ar bháid thraidisiúnta; má tá, cén cineál cúnaimh atá ar fáil. [52370/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deontais faoi Údarás na Gaeltachta (7 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 307. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a chríochnófar an t-athbhreithniú atá iarrtha ag Muintearas ar chinneadh gan cuid den deontas don scéim seirbhísí réamhscoile agus Iarscoile a íoc leo. [52372/17]

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I congratulate the Minister on the opening of the new Luas line. It is absolutely fantastic to be able to go all the way from Bride's Glen to Broombridge and to then connect to the railway line. It is a huge improvement for the city. It adds to what is beginning to be quite a good and comprehensive public transport system. I congratulate the Minister. We recently had a meeting in...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will come to that in my own good time.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The fact is that if one wants to go to Carraroe, or to Dingle in Kerry I presume, after 6 p.m., one has to take a taxi, walk or drive because the Minister has done nothing to provide commuter services late into the evening out of the any of the major towns or cities, not to mention the very rural areas of Ireland. There are 20,000 people living in south Connemara. Does the Minister imagine...

Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Community (12 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá áthas orm go bhfuil an tAire Stáit féin tar éis teacht isteach leis an gceist a thógáil. I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. I am aware of his concern regarding the Traveller community and his commitment to trying to progress issues. There was a big occasion in the House earlier this year when Travellers were declared an ethnically...

Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Community (12 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. In the limited time available, I wish to focus on two important issues. The first is that we provide money for Traveller-specific accommodation. 6 o’clock The problem is that under our current system, we can bring the horse to water but we cannot make it drink. The reality is that in many local authority areas, including one very...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2017: All Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We need to recognise that this report was done by an independent commission. Based on population, the constituencies as laid out should be accepted. The last time a report came in, I tabled an amendment suggesting that the constituency of Galway West be called Galway West-South Mayo because that was the popular choice of the people. My amendment was defeated in the Dáil vote. I was...

Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are huge restrictions on how politicians advertise themselves, how much money we spend on election campaigns and on any political donations we might receive. That is a good feature of Irish politicians. People who work hard enough can get elected to this House on very modest sums of money by international standards. We have seen in other countries how people with money can seek to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is agreed so long as we may keep coming back until everyone has gone home and only one or two of us are left. Five minutes is not enough time to express my concerns about the thrust of where we are going. I will briefly mention an urban problem. The plan is to grow our cities dramatically and quickly. Let us look at our cities. The areas in this State with the highest levels of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have read the plan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is the Minister of State going to call my contribution a rant?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I read the Minister of State's document last night after it was emailed to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If that is the Minister of State's attitude towards what I am saying and towards Fianna Fáil, that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will get over it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When I was a Minister, I always respected the Opposition.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is the Minister of State going to respect me?