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Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (17 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department has received no application for funding from this group. My Department provides support for Community and Voluntary Organisations under a number of it's Programmes, details of which are available on the website at www.pobail.ie.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (12 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 301 and 302 of the 3rd February 2009 in which I outlined the reasons behind the exemption of certain urban areas from the Rural Development Programme. As the Deputy is aware, my Department administers, delivers and funds a wide range of measures, programmes and schemes including those supportive of urban communities and urban areas. A...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (12 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The number of Freedom of Information requests received by my Department on a monthly basis in 2007 and 2008 are reflected in tabular format below. In 2007, a total of 12 requests were granted, 5 requests were part granted, 6 requests were refused and 2 requests were handled outside of the Freedom of Information Act. In 2008, a total of 20 requests were granted, 14 requests were part granted,...

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (12 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am informed by Waterways Ireland that, in order to develop the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Glasson Village Plan and at the request of Westmeath County Council, it has recently commissioned an assessment of the Extension of Navigation to Glasson under Article 6 of the EU Habitats Directive to ensure that the proposal is in compliance with the Habitats Directive. It is...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (11 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand that Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ) is on the list of organisations published by the Revenue Commissioners as being eligible for charitable tax exemptions. Under the law as it stands at present, CCÉ, as a voluntary non-profit organisation which is not a limited company, is not covered by the requirements of the Companies Act 1963, as amended, to publish accounts. The...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 393 and 394 together. The rules of the LEADER programmes 2000-2006 did not allow for the use of Exchequer or EU funds for the purchase of premises. I should point out to the Deputy that the LEADER "bottom-up approach" to rural development involves the delivery by local groups of rural development measures. However, my Department did not establish these...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In 2007 and 2008 LEADER Groups continued work on the implementation and closure of the LEADER+ and Area-Based Rural Development Initiatives. Accordingly, revised administration funding arrangements were put in place to ensure that Groups, who had exhausted their original Programme administration allocation, continued to be in a position to carry out this work. Project activity under the...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have been informed that the number of enterprises assisted to end 2007 under the LEADER Programmes 2000-2006 is approx. 5,120. I am not in a position to inform the Deputy, however, how many of these enterprises are still in operation or how many are likely to continue in operation in the coming years. The LEADER Programmes do not provide ongoing financial support to these enterprises,...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: One of the three categories of projects funded under the Community Services Programme (CSP) operated by my Department provides a funding contribution to the delivery of services from community centres. In general, a contribution to the cost of managers is not made unless a compelling case has been advanced. The last call for proposals under the Community Halls and Facilities Strand of the...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand that there is no application for grant assistance within my Department for the road referred to by the Deputy. In order for the road to be evaluated under my Department's Scéim na mBóithre Áise, an application needs to be made and I have arranged that the appropriate form be sent to the Deputy's office. The question of allocating funds for Gaeltacht roads in 2009 will fall...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 399 and 400 together. 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. My Department manages a number of measures that provide support for priority projects in RAPID areas, for a substance misuse programme and for recreation and personal...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 401 and 403 together. The CLÁR Programme was set up as an innovative programme to deal with the infrastructure deficits in the most peripheral communities in Ireland, to qualify under the CLÁR Programme, an area had to have lost since 1926 an average of 35% of population. The CLÁR programme is constantly addressing the new challenges faced by small rural...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Under my Department's 2008 call for proposals under the Community Services Programme (CSP), an application has been received in respect of this project under the Services Strand. The Deputy will be aware that I have already announced decisions in respect of Community Facilities Strand last November. I intend to announce decisions in respect of applications under the Services and Enterprise...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (10 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Since the scheme commenced in 2002 the CLÁR programme has provided top up funding (up to 20% subject to overall public funding not exceeding 80%) to projects selected under the Sports Capital Grants Scheme run by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and recommended for CLÁR support by that Department. More than €6.7m has been paid to sports clubs in CLÁR areas under the scheme to...

Written Answers — Forbairt Tionsclaíochta: Forbairt Tionsclaíochta (10 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tuigim ó Údárás na Gaeltachta gur ceannaíodh suíomh 2.2 acra i Mín na Coilleadh in aice le Mín an Bhealaigh, Ard an Rátha, Co. Dhún na nGall, le haghaidh tionscal a fhorbairt sa cheantar. Tá comhairleoir fostaithe ag Coiste Tionsclaíoch Ard an Rátha, le cúnamh ón Údarás, chun staidéar a dhéanamh ar na féidearthachtaí maidir le forbairt an tsuímh sin.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (10 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department is currently in the process of collating the information requested by the Deputy and I will arrange to have the details forwarded to him directly.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the scheme of performance-related awards for posts at the level of Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary. Under this scheme, operated by the Department of Finance, the Central Committee for Performance Awards considers recommendations made by Secretaries General. Awards of €41,000 were made in 2008 in respect of performance in 2007, in accordance...

Written Answers — Department Property: Department Property (5 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In relation to my Department, the position is that 1 mobile phone was lost in 2008 due to a flood and the value of the mobile phone was recovered from the employee. The SIM card was cancelled with the service provider at no extra cost to the Department. In relation to Waterways Ireland, a North-South body, I am advised that 7 mobile phones were stolen and 1 lost in 2007; 9 mobile phones were...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: While my Department does not hold a contract with any individual taxi firm, it does have an account arrangement with one particular firm. Expenditure on taxis in respect of Departmental officials amounted to €25,341 in 2007 and €23,672 in 2008. Officers are required to have full regard to value for money considerations in all aspects of official travel and to ensure that only essential...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for State property matters, including the renting and leasing of premises on behalf of Departments, and the provision of storage facilities for official records for Departments. My Department currently stores official records and documents in two locations at Dublin and Tullamore. The details requested by the...