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- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: That means that 14% has not been spent.
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: That is nearly €4 million.
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: What that means in simple English is that almost €4 million has been paid into the coffers of local authorities since December 2016 and that, a year and a half later, this money has not gone to the benefit of the people for whom it was provided. Has the Minister given those local authorities an ultimatum? Have they been told to spend by, say, the end of June or give the Department...
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: While the point is taken that the winter was bad, it should never have occurred because it should all have been spent last year. They had a summer last year during which to spend it. It was given in 2016, not spent in 2017 and we are now making an excuse about 2018. I accept that not having taken the money back on 1 January, the Department could not expect people to spend it given some of...
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: I ask about CLÁR. The Department has carried out a limited number of actions under CLÁR, which I welcome. It is time now, however, to start to widen its scope. It has fantastic potential. In that regard, I mention two ideas which I know are feasible. The first is a good scheme because it leverages money. I refer to the group water scheme top-up grant. The number of houses...
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: Technically, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is the lead Department and Deputy Ring is the Minister for Rural and Community Development. As he knows, if the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport knew his Department was putting money on the table it would put it up to that Department to be a lead Department and not one that just says "no". In my view, certainty about...
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: I would like to ask a question about rural recreation. I cannot let it go. I notice that Comhairle na Tuaithe had just one meeting last year. A report has been done on it. It is meant to be revised, upgraded or updated. When it was set up, the main issue was access to the hills. Two pilot projects that have been in place since 2009 or 2010 were meant to indicate whether the needs of...
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: May I-----
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: I will discuss the dormant accounts issue later. The Minister has €1 million for broadband. While broadband is not within his Department's remit, it and roads are the greatest issues in rural Ireland. Some people are getting broadband while others are not. What has been done by Eir is fantastic. For those who have it, 1 Gbps makes them internationally competitive. I met a...
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: When the process started a number of years ago, 30 Mbps was considered adequate. Now, anybody who has fibre gets well in excess of 100 Mbps and that is adequate for today. One would hope that we do not get the tail ends all ending up with 30 Mbps which is not really modern broadband. If we are putting the money in, we might as well go the extra mile, put in the fibre and do it right.
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: There is an explanation for that. In the case of some of the roads in Connemara, the distances and the costs are far greater because the works involve going through granite. Some of those roads are quite long. One road was done on the way to Leitir Fir. It is a long road. I had it done for the first time ever many years ago. It needed to be done again. Some of these roads are very...
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: I have no problem leaving it public but on one condition, that is, that there is a maximum per square metre limit. If we do not do that, too much temptation is put in the way of the council councils.
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: Most of these roads are uniform. They are all approximately the same width and cost. The best thing is to put a unit price on it.
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: There is one thing that we have not discussed and it is a big ticket item. We might discuss it briefly. I refer to the Western Development Commission, WDC, under two headings. There is a fair bit of money under the development heading. There was a time that the WDC figured in the narrative of supporting businesses in rural Ireland etc. People ask about supports and nobody seems to know...
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: I agree with that.
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: Many of us were engaged all afternoon with the Heritage Bill. That started at 1.30 p.m. and finished at 4.30 p.m. We have been here for two and a half hours. I have a suggestion if the Minister is agreeable. We have done a good bit of work very thoroughly and much positive stuff has come out. I propose that we agree the Estimate in order that it can go back to the Dáil but that the...
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: I said we would agree.
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: We can do that.
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: Why would it be a few months away?
- Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018) Éamon Ó Cuív: I am asking that we do programmes B and C.