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Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (13 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have been informed by Waterways Ireland, which has responsibility for the management, maintenance, development and restoration of the inland waterways, that it is finalising a draft Houseboat Policy that will determine how the Body will regulate and manage recognised houseboats on its navigations. Shannon Harbour is under consideration as a pilot location for designated houseboats (subject...

Written Answers — Scéim na mBóithre Áise: Scéim na mBóithre Áise (13 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Sa tréimhse 2002 go dáta i 2009, tá os cionn €2.2m i ndeontais faoi Scéim na mBóithre Áise ceadaithe ag mo Roinn do Chomhairle Chontae Dhún na nGall i leith 282 bóthar áise. San áireamh anseo tá €87,000 a ceadaíodh le déanaí i leith 15 bóthar a ndearnadh damáiste tuile dóibh i gceantar Ghaoth Dobhair níos luaithe i mbliana. Tá 558 iarratas faoin scéim fós ar láimh...

Written Answers — Scéim na mBóithre Áise: Scéim na mBóithre Áise (13 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: From 2002 to date in 2009, my Department has approved over €2.2m in grant aid under Scéim na mBóithre Áise (Gaeltacht Accommodation Roads Scheme) to enable Donegal County Council to carry out improvement works on 282 roads. Included in this sum is €87,000 which was recently approved for 15 roads damaged by flooding in Gaoth Dobhair earlier this year. The present position is that...

Written Answers — Scéim na mBóithre Áise: Scéim na mBóithre Áise (13 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Glacaim leis go bhfuil an Teachta ag tagairt don gcúnamh a cheadaigh mé le gairid faoi Scéim na mBóithre Áise, ag eirí as damáiste a rinne tuilte i gceantar Ghaoth Dobhair, Co Dhún na nGall, níos luaithe i mbliana. Tá sonraí cuí sa Tábla leis seo maidir leis na bóithre ar ceadaíodh deontais ina leith - ní nós le mo Roinnse ainmneacha iarratasóirí ar Scéim na mBóithre...

Written Answers — Scéim na mBóithre Áise: Scéim na mBóithre Áise (13 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I assume the Deputy is referring to grants that I sanctioned recently under Scéim na mBóithre Áise (Gaeltacht Accommodation Roads Scheme) for roads that were damaged by flooding in Gaoth Dobhair, Co Donegal, earlier this year. Relevant details pertaining to the roads that have been approved for grant aid are set out in the following table - it is not my Department's practice to publish...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (8 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In regard to official travel overseas, undertaken by me, in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs, I have included below in tabular form a detailed breakdown of the costs incurred on accommodation and commercial flights for each trip; the number of accompanying officials; and the purpose of each trip. As the Deputy will appreciate, the role of Minister for Foreign Affairs includes an...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I set out the information requested by the Deputy in the appendix below regarding my Department and the information that has been provided to me by the bodies and agencies under the aegis of my Department. I have provided the Deputy with the length of each vacancy for my Department and the bodies and agencies under the aegis of my Department. Number of Vacant Civil or Public Servant...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (8 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I can confirm to the Deputy that CLÁR funding was, in fact, approved for the project in question in August, 2008. Some of this funding was drawn down by Mayo County Council in August 2009, and that body may draw down the remainder as work progresses and further expenditure is incurred on the project.

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (8 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, the proposed re-opening of the Western Rail Corridor on a phased basis was announced in 2005 by my colleague, Noel Dempsey T.D. Minister for Transport, as part of Transport 21. I understand that work is continuing on the first phase of the Corridor, from Ennis to Athenry and this is on target to be completed by the end of the year. As part of the support for...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (8 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The annual cost, including relevant flights, subsistence and other expenses paid, of overseas travel in my official capacity as Minister for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 (to date) is set out in Table 1. The primary purpose of each trip and the number of people who traveled is also indicated. Similar information in regard to the Ministers of State at my Department for the years 2007, 2008...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I can assure the Deputy that, as Minister with responsibility for Rural Development, I continue to have ongoing dialogue with other Ministers and Departments around issues that impact on rural areas. The Deputy will appreciate that, in the current economic circumstances, the Government is faced with difficult decisions. In recent Budgets we have considered a range of measures to maintain a...

Written Answers — Stráitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge: Stráitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh 129, 131 agus 150 le chéile. Faoi mar is eol don Teachta, tá obair idir lámha faoi choimirce an Choiste Rialtais don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht maidir le Straitéis 20 bliain don Ghaeilge a ullmhú. Sa chomhthéacs ginearálta sin, táthar ag déanamh scrúdú ar na saincheisteanna a thagann chun cinn — ceist na Gaeltachta san áireamh — i gcomhthéacs...

Written Answers — Stráitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge: Stráitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá dréacht den Straitéis 20 bliain don Ghaeilge á mheas faoi láthair ag mo Roinn féin agus ag Ranna Stát eile a mbeidh sé de fhreagracht orthu í a chur i bhfeidhm. Beidh an Straitéis féin le haontú ag an gCoiste Rialtais don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht sula gcuirfear os comhair an Rialtais é. Táthar ag súil leis go nglacfar na céimeanna cuí chuige sin go luath.

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Dormant Accounts Fund Acts provide for an annual transfer by credit institutions and insurance undertakings of monies in accounts determined to be dormant into the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF). Since its establishment in May 2003 to the end of August 2009, the net transfers to the DAF have totalled some €334.1m. The value of the Fund at the end of August 2009, net of liabilities, was...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The position is that the workers in question were employed by a private limited company, which secured a time-bound procurement contract with Foras na Gaeilge for the publication of an Irish language newspaper. On expiry of that particular contract, I understand that the same company was selected from a new procurement competition and received a significantly increased offer in respect of...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department's headquarters are scheduled to relocate to Charlestown, Co Mayo, under the Decentralisation Programme. I can confirm that negotiations are still ongoing between the OPW, the Department of Finance and other relevant authorities in relation to a particular site in Charlestown, which the OPW has identified as being suitable for my Department's...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am concerned that all bodies funded from my Department's Vote should deliver value for money (VFM) outputs and outcomes, especially in the present difficult economic environment. In the case of Údarás na Gaeltachta, the body is required to set out a range of outputs that it will deliver, both in the context of the National Development Plan and my own Department's Annual Output Statement....

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136, 824, 826 to 830, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department implements and funds a broad range of measures and programmes covering the areas addressed by the Deputy in his questions. In the context of the current economic climate, my primary concern has been and will continue to be the protection of front line services delivering...

Written Answers — Stráitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge: Stráitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Beidh a fhios ag an Teachta go bhfuil go leor moltaí a bhaineann le hobair agus scéimeanna mo Roinne sa Tuarascáil a foilsíodh mar thoradh ar an Staidéar Teangeolaíoch ar Úsáid na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht. Tá na ceisteanna sin uile faoi bhráid an Choiste Rialtais don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht ag an bpointe seo i gcomhthéacs na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge. Níl i gceist agam...

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions 142 and 158 together. I meet with the Chief Executive of Waterways Ireland on a regular basis. At our most recent meeting on 27 July 2009, we discussed progress by the organisation to date in 2009. As the Deputies will be aware, Waterways Ireland has made considerable progress in recent years. During 2008, the ongoing upgrading of the waterways saw a total of 581...