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Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The relevant expenditure, all of which was incurred in the course of carrying out necessary official business on behalf of my Department, is set out in the tables below. Table : Official Flights - Minister Year Total Costâ'¬ 2006 13,415 2007 14,794 2008 16,322 2009 to date 6,557

Caiteachas Poiblí. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar a dúirt an tAire Airgeadais nuair a bhí cáinaisnéis 2010 á cur i láthair aige, táimid le bliain anuas mar a bheadh ag rásaíocht le go n-éireodh linn fanacht inár seasamh maidir le caiteachas ar sheirbhísí poiblí de. Dá réir sin, chinn an Rialtas i gcáinaisnéis 2010, mar chuid dá straitéis chun an tír a bhainistiú tríd an droch-staid eacnamaíochta reatha agus í a...

Caiteachas Poiblí. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá an t-airgead thar a bheith teann an bhliain seo chugainn. Mar is eol don Teachta, bhaineamar airgead mór as buiséad caiteachas an Rialtais i mbliana don bhliain seo chugainn. Bhí orainn é sin a dhéanamh. Tá €11.5 milliún curtha ar fáil don Údarás don bhliain seo chugainn le haghaidh cúrsaí riaracháin, agus is laghdú de 3% é sin. Tá €3.973 milliún curtha ar fáil le...

Caiteachas Poiblí. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Nach féidir liom freagairt?

Caiteachas Poiblí. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá an Teachta ag aontú liom go hiomlán. Táim ag rá do bhíodh an tÚdarás ag déanamh miondeontais agus mórdheontais. Táim ag rá sa chuid is mó go mba cheart na miondeontais a fhágáil faoi MFG agus na mórdheontais do na mórthionscal a fhágáil faoin Údarás. Tagann an t-airgead tríd mo Roinn. Má tá an comhoibriú sin ann agus an comhtháthú sin ann, táim cinnte go...

National Drugs Strategy. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Deputy Mitchell wants to abolish the Department.

National Drugs Strategy. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: She said it on-----

Decentralisation Programme. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that under the decentralisation programme, my Department's headquarters are scheduled to relocate to Charlestown, County Mayo. To date 100 staff have moved to temporary accommodation in Tubbercurry, County Sligo. In light of budgetary constraints and affordability issues, the Minister for Finance has decided to defer proceeding with permanent accommodation in...

Decentralisation Programme. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy knows the decision to decentralise was made and the initial proposal was to locate at Knock Airport. The Government proceeded to acquire a site and sought planning permission which was granted by Mayo County Council. A sole person, Mr. Sweetman, who lives here in Dublin, as he is perfectly entitled to do, objected to An Bord Pleanála and in a decision that surprised me, An...

Decentralisation Programme. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy has got it in one. If Kiltimagh had not been on the pitch, we would have the building half built by now.

Decentralisation Programme. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is worth going back over the record. Decentralisation is about people. We promised that 140 staff would go to Knock Airport. We decentralised 100 to Tubbercurry and we have 91 located there. We promised ten staff to the Department's office in Na Forbacha and that decentralisation is complete. We promised 40 staff of Pobail to Clifden. We had 25 there and I believe the number is now...

Health Services. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No, I am taking it.

Health Services. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I hope I am good enough for the Deputy.

Health Services. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis an Teachta as ucht na ceiste seo a thógáil tráthnóna. I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children. As the Deputy is aware, Government policy on older people is to support people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible....

Health Services. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An equipping-----

Health Services. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is the Deputy ready? An equipping group has been determining the requirements of the unit and funding was made available earlier this year for this purpose. Despite the significant challenges imposed by the employment control framework and the associated moratorium on the recruitment of certain disciplines, the HSE is considering all options for opening the unit, including doing so on a...

Social and Affordable Housing. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I should like to thank the Deputy for raising the question. In fact I have visited Ballylynch twice and fully understand the desire of the Deputy that this issue of regeneration should be proceeded with. I hope I get to visit Ballylynch a third time, when perhaps I can get a second goal against him. This Government's commitment to social housing takes a broad approach to supporting the...

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Minister for Finance stated when introducing the 2010 budget, in the past year we have been running to stand still in terms of spending on public services. Accordingly, in the 2010 budget the Government decided, as part of its strategy to manage its way through the current severe economic crisis and to return the country to prosperity, to reduce spending on public services by almost...

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Deputy Ring raised two questions. No doubt there are questions on the Order Paper for my Minister of State, Deputy Curran. However, 29 CDPs have received notice that the intention is not to continue with funding. They have been told why and they have an opportunity to appeal, which can be lodged any day up to 15 January next and which will be heard by an appeals board or group set up...

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Dec 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On CSOP, we have not finalised the exact allocation but the scheme will operate again next year. As Deputy Ring will be aware, the review is nearly complete and the scheme is open at present. On the query on the CDPs, if I learned one lesson in the re-organisation of the Leader partnership companies, it was that drawing out these matters does not solve anything. Therefore, it is important...