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Grant Payments. (4 Mar 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is a simple answer to the second question. We receive business plans and audited accounts. Members of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and its branches have access to the audited accounts. Under the new charities legislation, if the organisation has charitable status, it will have to publish audited accounts. No one would have any difficulty accessing the audited accounts of Comhaltas...

Grant Payments. (4 Mar 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Not to obfuscate, I provided a table on current spending and I have told the Deputy that if he received a similar table on capital spending from the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism he would have the other part of the equation. He would then have both the current and capital spending and could compare whether the money is increasing or decreasing and whether there was a windfall for...

Grant Payments. (4 Mar 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In principle I agree with the approach of Deputy O'Shea as long as it is not carried on to a ridiculous degree. When one makes a rule one finds that it applies to a situation to which one did not intend it to apply. I agree that there would be sense in all Departments funding this together. Such an approach created this problem because Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann was receiving the money...

Job Losses. (3 Mar 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis an Teachta as ucht na ceiste seo a thógáil. Mar a deir sé, is cúis imni agus díomá dom féin agus d'Údaras na Gaeltachta aon phostanna a bheith á gcailliúint in aon tionscal Gaeltachta. Ba mhaith liom a rá leis na fostaithe go dtuigim a gcás agus gur oth linn gur tharla sé seo. Is cúis imní don Teachta McGinley, dá phobal agus do...

Care of the Elderly. (3 Mar 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta as ucht na ceiste seo a thógáil. Beidh me in ann anois an fíorscéal a chur ar chuntas na Dála. I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. I thank the Deputy for raising this issue as it provides me with an opportunity to reaffirm the Government's continued...

School Accommodation. (3 Mar 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta as ucht an t-ábhar seo a ardú. I am happy to reply on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, who, unfortunately, cannot be present. Forgney national school has a staffing level of a principal and one mainstream assistant. The school's enrolment at 30 September 2008 was 26 pupils. The school authority has applied to the Department...

School Accommodation. (3 Mar 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In this regard, the Department has no record of having received an application from the board for summer works scheme funding, emergency works scheme funding or under the small schools scheme to address its needs. Having said that, the Department is open to receiving and considering an application for grant aid to repair the building and it will be advising the school authority accordingly. I...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (3 Mar 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Records indicate that there are no such persons. For completeness I might mention that one appointee to the Dormant Accounts Board is employed by the Irish Banking Federation.

Written Answers — Aerstráicí ar Oileáin: Aerstráicí ar Oileáin (3 Mar 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Dírím aird an Teachta ar an bhfreagra a thug mé ar Cheist Dála Uimh 343 ar 7 Deireadh Fómhair 2008. Tá Comhairle Chontae Dhún na nGall ag leanacht ar aghaidh leis an phróiseas chun Orduithe Ceannacháin Éigeantaigh a chur i bhfeidhm ar an talamh a theastaíonn don aerstráice ar Oileán Thoraigh.

Written Answers — Caillteanais Phost: Caillteanais Phost (3 Mar 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tuigim ó Údarás na Gaeltachta gurb é ochtar an líon fostaíochta is mó a bhí ag an gcéad chomhlacht atá luaite ag an Teachta agus go bhfuil beirt fostaithe ag an gcomhlacht sin faoi láthair. Tuigim ón Údarás chomh maith gurb é seisear an líon fostaíochta is mó a bhí ag an dara comhlacht atá luaite agus go bhfuil beirt fostaithe ag an gcomhlacht sin faoi láthair. Mar is eol...

Written Answers — Caillteanais Phost: Caillteanais Phost (3 Mar 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tuigim ó Údarás na Gaeltachta gur scaoileadh leis an 62 fostaí a bhí sa chomhlacht atá luaite ag an Teachta le gairid agus go mbeidh glacadóir á cheapadh don chomhlacht gan mhoill. Ar ndóigh, tig leis an Teachta glacadh leis go leanfaidh an tÚdarás dá gcuid iarrachtaí chun deiseanna fostaíochta a chaomhnú agus a chruthú i ngach ceantar Gaeltachta, an ceantar atá luaite sa...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (3 Mar 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 46 designated RAPID areas nationally. As I have indicated to the House on a number of occasions, it is a matter for individual Departments to report on the provision of funding and progress on delivery with respect to projects under their...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Mar 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It has not been possible within the time available to compile the information sought. I am arranging for this work to be compiled and the material provided directly to the Deputy as a matter of priority.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The person referred to has recently applied to my Department for grant aid under the Farm Electrification Grant Scheme. Additional information has been requested from the applicant in order to evaluate his application in accordance with the rules of the scheme and he will be informed of the outcome in due course.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: While my Department does not provide funding of this nature generally, it does operate a scheme of bursaries for placenames research, which is open to post-graduate students at recognised third-level institutions. The operation of the scheme in 2009 will be subject to availability of funding.

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (26 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department does not operate any scheme of the nature referred to by the Deputy. The Deputy will be aware that I introduced the Rural Social Scheme in order to enable low-income farmers and fisherpersons to earn a supplementary income. The Scheme does not provide for training to assist in reskilling, nor is it intended to. My Department also manages the LEADER element of the Rural...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (26 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: CLÁR Water and Sewerage schemes were closed to new applications on the 8th August 2008. No application was received for the scheme in question by that date. Against the background of the current economic climate I am reviewing the CLÁR programme as a whole, having regard to demand, the funding available and the level of outstanding commitments. In this context, I will consider the...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (26 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. Details of the arrangements for translation of Statutory Instruments are currently being finalised between my Department and the Department of Finance and I will make a formal announcement as soon as is appropriate.

Written Answers — Official Languages Act: Official Languages Act (26 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. In relation to the cost of implementation of the Official Languages Act 2003, I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 310 of 3 February 2009 and to those provided to identical Questions put down to each Minister on that date. I review the operation of the Act each year as provided for in section 5 of the Act and report formally to...

Written Answers — Rural Transport Scheme: Rural Transport Scheme (25 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would direct the Deputy to Questions 6 and 25 of the 29th January 2009 in relation to this matter. Furthermore, I wish to confirm that there has been no suspension of the Rural transport Night Scheme in the Loughglynn area, and that these services continue to operate. I have provided funding for the first quarter of 2009 for the continuation of the Rural Transport Night scheme, pending the...