Results 19,281-19,300 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 495. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers travelling on the Galway to Limerick railway service annually based on the annual National Transport Authority annual survey or an Iarnród Éireann surveys; the way in which this compares with the original projections for the service when it re-opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 496. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times that a cost-benefit analysis was carried out on behalf of his Department on the re-opening of the railway line from Athenry to Ennis in view of the fact that this facilitates services from Galway to Limerick and beyond; the results of the cost-benefit analysis each time; if these are available publicly; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 497. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of re-opening the Ennis to Athenry section of railway line excluding work carried out on the Athenry to Galway section of the line including Oranmore station that also services the Dublin to Galway services and on the Ennis to Limerick section including the station at Sixmilebridge; the original estimates for the cost of this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 498. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide sufficient funds to Galway County Council to proceed with the next stage of the route selection on a road (details supplied) in 2018; the estimated cost of this work; his views on whether the funding of €20,000 provided to date is sufficient for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reviews (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 538. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of reviews of policy, schemes or legislation being carried out by his Department; the details of each review including details of the policy, scheme or legislation each review relates to; the grades of the officials in his Department or the name of the external body carrying out each review; when each review commenced;...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reports (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 540. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next progress report will be published on the Realising our Rural Potential – Action Plan for Rural Ireland in view of the fact that these were promised on a six monthly basis and the last report was published in August 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11527/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 666. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the working group being set up by him to examine the investment needs of rural water and wastewater services will examine the disparity of State investment in the capital and maintenance costs of wastewater systems for those rural dwellers who provide their own wastewater services as compared to those that are connected...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 667. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a further circular letter has issued on section 3.2.3 of the rural housing guidelines; if not, the reason therefore; the timeframe to issue the circular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11523/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Reform (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 668. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the report on the amalgamation of Galway City Council and Galway County Council will be published; the process that will follow the publishing of the report on making a final decision on the matter; when it is planned to proceed with the re-organisation of the electoral areas of the city and county for the local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am delighted we are discussing this issue. The number of disgraceful situations around the country speaks for itself. We have a major problem. We had the Carrickmines situation which was one of the greatest avoidable tragedies that took place in this country. The aftermath of it, when the alternative accommodation was opposed by the local community, told us a lot. The Bishop's Field...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We thought that by getting Travellers to avail of a voluntary housing company they set up themselves, we would get around this problem, but a new problem has arisen. To transfer local authority land to the voluntary housing company, a vote of the local authority is required. The council votes on the Traveller accommodation programme, TAP, and adopts it. After this, it should be like all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I was listening to the debate and if anybody doubts, scientifically, the evidence of prejudice against Travellers, he or she should read the reports over 30 years that have been done systematically by an t-Athair Michaél MacGreil, where he shows that Travellers are the group against which there is the most prejudice in our society by a mile. Ironically, Irish speakers are the most...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Fiú nuair a bhí mé thuas staighre toisc go raibh rudaí le déanamh agam, bhí mé in ann éisteacht lena raibh ar bun anseo. Molaim na finnéithe, gach uile duine dóibh, muintir Baile Átha Cliath agus muintir na n-oileáin.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá fonn orthu dul ag siopadóireacht.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom rud amháin a rá ag an tús. Bhí an t-ádh liom go ndearnadh cinnte de go raibh an Ghaeilge agam agus mé ag fás aníos. B'fhéidir go gceapann daoine go dtagaim ón iarthar, ach tógadh mé i mBaile Átha Cliath, aisteach go leor. Is buntáiste mór é bheith dátheangach le Gaeilge agus Béarla....

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An ceart go mbeadh caighdeán Gaeilge áirithe riachtanach sula bhfaighfear scoláireacht?

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Céard faoin dá scoil eile?

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Céard faoi na daltaí ó Ghaelcholáiste Reachrann? An bhfuil siad ag iarraidh dul amach go dtí na hoileáin?

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Foghlaimíonn tú rud nua chuile lá.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Ceisteanna Óige: Díospóireacht (8 Mar 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ach an rud maith do na finnéithe é ó thaobh comhluadair agus tuilleadh daoine a bheith sa scoil?