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Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 and 168 together. Waterways Ireland works proactively with a wide range of statutory, commercial and community stakeholders to stimulate increased activity on both the Royal Canal and the Grand Canal. Waterways Ireland markets and promotes Ireland's inland waterways, including the Grand and Royal Canal, in a strategic and integrated manner to deliver five...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 to 171, inclusive, together. Both Údarás na Gaeltachta and Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teoranta deliver certain programmes on behalf of my Department in Gaeltacht areas. I am pursuing better service delivery through further streamlining of delivery mechanisms in these areas and I believe that there is significant room for better alignment of...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department carried out a comprehensive review of the powers and functions of Údarás na Gaeltachta in 2006. As part of the review process, I invited submissions from the public, which were independently analysed and can be accessed on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. In addition to this formal public consultation process, I meet periodically with the board of Údarás na...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my response to Question No. 110 earlier today.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Funding for most programmes operated by my Department has been reduced, reflecting the realities of the economic situation facing the country. I still expect a strong spend on programmes such as the CLAR and RAPID leverage funds as existing commitments are met. My priority will be to ensure that my Department's programmes are focussed on priority areas and frontline services, which should...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The RAPID Programme aims to ensure that priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion within the 46 designated RAPID areas. In addition, the RAPID leverage schemes support small-scale projects identified locally by the Area Implementation Teams in each of the RAPID areas. These schemes are co-funded by the relevant agencies and fund...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The CLÁR Programme provides funding and co-funding to Government Departments, State agencies and local authorities to accelerate investment in selected priority developments in areas that have suffered significant depopulation. These investments support physical, economic and social infrastructure across a variety of measures. The measures introduced under the Programme reflect the...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 to 179, inclusive, and 184 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the majority of expenditure allocated to community groups through my Department for drugs initiatives is channelled through the Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces. I expect the revised allocation for the Drugs Task Forces for this year to be of the order of €32m. Projects have been...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will appreciate, my Department receives a large number of applications annually under the range of schemes operated by it, details of which are available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. Such applications may be from national or regional organisations, local community or voluntary groups, or, in many cases, from large numbers of individuals or families. I can assure...

Written Answers — Rural Housing: Rural Housing (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have no statutory responsibility for rural housing. The National Spatial Strategy (NSS) addresses many of my concerns on issues such as rural housing. The rural settlement policy framework contained in the NSS, which represents overall Government policy on rural housing, aims to sustain and renew established rural communities while strengthening the structure of villages and smaller...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Funding is provided from the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF), through the votes of relevant Departments, to tackle disadvantage and to assist persons with a disability. In the years 2006 — 2008, my Department managed an annual measure to support priority projects in RAPID areas, each valued at €7.5m p.a. In addition: in 2006, measures to provide recreation and personal development...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have been informed that a total of 15 applications from groups throughout County Kildare have been approved under the Community Development Programme, the Scheme of Community Support for Older People and the Programme of Grants for Community and Voluntary Organisations. Of these applications, five applications have been approved for funding and received payment. Six applications are...

Deontas Tithíochta. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar is eol don Teachta, d'fhógair mé ar 7 Aibreán 2009 nach mbeadh mo Roinnse ag glacadh le tuilleadh iarratais faoi Scéim Tithíochta Gaeltachta don chuid eile den bhliain seo de bharr líon na n-iarratas a bhí ar láimh ag an am agus méid na ndeontas a bhí ceadaithe cheana féin. Mar iomlánú ar an gcomhthéacs sin, ní miste dom a mhíniú don Teach go raibh luach €6.1m de...

Deontas Tithíochta. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ó thaobh figiúrí de, bhíodh an deontas ag ríocht idir €3.5 mhilliún agus €4 mhilliún sa bhliain. Ansin, tá cupla blian ó shoin, thug mé isteach deontas speisialta aon-uaire le déileáil le fadhbanna a d'éirigh ó thaobh na mná tí agus cúrsaí slándála agus tine, agus chuaigh an t-éileamh suas. Shíl muid nuair a bheadh an obair sin déanta go laghdódh an t-éileamh ar...

Deontas Tithíochta. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Maidir le íoc amach, níl aon mhoill ar sin. Go deimhin, bhí mé ag breathnú ar fhigiúirí inniu agus chomh fada agus is cuimhin liom, tá leath de dheontas na bliana seo íoctha amach cheana féin. Sin figiúr i bhfad níos airde ná mar a d'íoc muid amach chomh luath seo sa bhliain, go bhfios domsa, le blianta fada.

Deontas Tithíochta. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá sé íoctha amach anois. An áit a raibh moill, ná ní raibh ceadacha nua á dhéanamh mar bhí bac ar cheadacha nua caipitil le cúpla mí anuas ón Roinn Airgeadais. Beidh muid ag ceadú na ndeontas, agus sin cúis eile go mb'fhearr stopadh, mar tá riar mór iarratas ar lámha. B'fhearr liomsa na hiarratais sin ar fad a phróiseáil agus an liosta sin a ghlanadh uilig le go mbeidh...

Rural Social Scheme. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, the rural social scheme provides a supplementary income to certain categories of low-income farming and fishing families. The scheme is operated by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on an almost nationwide basis. It is managed at local level by the integrated local development companies. In Gaeltacht areas, it is managed by the relevant...

Rural Social Scheme. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta is responsible for administering the rural social scheme in some parts of the Gaeltacht. Údarás na Gaeltachta is responsible for administering it in other Gaeltacht areas.

Rural Social Scheme. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not see any sense in that. The relevant Leader company administers it everywhere else. The Gaeltacht is different. It is the only part of the country with an elected statutory authority. I said quite clearly in a previous reply that I intend to give Údarás na Gaeltachta wide powers in the Gaeltacht. It is intended that the saoistí, or supervisors, and the oibritheoirí, or...

Rural Social Scheme. (29 Apr 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: One would not want to, in this job.