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Written Answers — An Teanga Ghaeilge: An Teanga Ghaeilge (29 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá 89 céad scéim teanga, a chlúdaíonn 161 comhlacht poiblí ar fad, daingnithe agam agus foilsithe go dáta. Sa bhreis ar sin, tá 27 scéim teanga nua eile, a chlúdaíonn 53 comhlacht poiblí, á n-ullmhú. Chomh maith leis sin, i gcomhréir le forálacha Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003, tá fógra seolta agam, faoi alt 15 den Acht, chuig 31 comhlacht poiblí a bhfuil tréimhsí a...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware, Waterways Ireland, in conjunction with Dublin City Council, the Dublin Docklands Development Authority and Fáilte Ireland, is undertaking a study with a view to identifying the future recreational, tourism and commercial potential of the Dublin City Canals — the Royal Canal and the Grand Canal — within the city limits. Consultation is an essential element of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (29 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 31, 32 and 34 together. My Department's estimate for gross expenditure for 2009 is €523.085m. This figure was agreed as part of the estimates process and was published in the Budget Estimates Volume in October 2008. As the Deputy is aware, in the current economic circumstances we are faced with difficult decisions. The Government is currently considering a...

Written Answers — Údarás na Gaeltachta: Údarás na Gaeltachta (29 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá an cheist maidir le cumhachtaí agus feidhmeanna Údarás na Gaeltachta á mheas faoi láthair i gcomhthéacs phlé an Choiste Rialtais a bunaíodh chun scrúdú a dhéanamh ar mholtaí a d'eascair ón Staidéar Teangeolaíoch ar Úsáid na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question No. 904 of the 27th January 2009.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I wish to inform the Deputy that the CLÁR Programme does not cover Co. Kildare. The RAPID Unit has one application on file under the 2006/7 Playgrounds Grants Scheme in respect of Athy RAPID area and it is expected that this will be paid in 2009.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (29 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 118 and 119 together. I have no statutory responsibility for rural housing. My Department liaises regularly with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government and with local authorities on a range of issues of mutual interest in the context of rural development. As the Deputy will be aware, the rural settlement policy framework contained in...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (29 Jan 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 Programmes: Departmental Programmes (29 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The CLÁR Programme was set up as an innovative programme to deal with infrastructural deficits in the most peripheral communities in Ireland that had suffered significant population loss. As the Deputy will be aware, measures for roads, water, sewerage, schools, health services, community, and electricity are amongst the many successful initiatives run under the CLÁR Programme. In a context...

Community Development. (29 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that, on 4 November, I announced the local action groups selected to deliver the programme, along with their individual funding allocations. The signing of contracts is under way — indeed, I handled many of them today — and the programme will be open to applications for grant assistance in the near future. With the signing of contracts, funding to local action...

Community Development. (29 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Last year, funding was provided by the Exchequer. Eventually, I told companies that, unless the cohesion process was completed, I would withdraw that funding. None of the 2007-13 programme's money was used last year. A new programme is being rolled out, the advantage of which is that, despite starting in 2009, it will still finish in 2013. There could not be a better time for launching a...

Community Development. (29 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An external pre-report on the new Leader programme report also examined what occurred under previous programmes. Sometimes, I wonder about the worth of so many evaluations. I have yet to see an evaluation that states something is rubbish. The evaluation groups always ask for additional processes. While I may have the wrong attitude, I am impressed when the ordinary people of an area and...

Community Development. (29 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In line with the commitment given in the Agreed Programme for Government, and on foot of the cohesion process recently completed by my Department, there is now one integrated local development company in any given area of the country and fewer local development companies overall. These new, more coherent delivery arrangements provide full county coverage and enable rural businesses and...

Community Development. (29 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not know whether the Deputy had a question, but well said anyway. I could agree with him more. On becoming Minister of State with responsibility for the Gaeltacht, one of the first things I did was to say I would cut down on the number of people giving out grants in the Gaeltacht. At that time people could go to Leader, the partnership companies, the enterprise board and Údarás. I...

Community Development. (29 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I agree with Deputy Ring. It is true that if I ask an average partnership how much it is getting from my Department, and for example the answer is €1 million and I then ask how much the turnover is I will probably be told it is €3 million or €4 million and that it is great to have leveraged out this extra €3 million. The disappointing aspect is that it was leveraged out from other...

Community Development. (29 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It would be a lot cheaper and it might give us better answers and allow us to build up a consensus on where we go.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The cost incurred by my Department in printing reports in 2008 was €19,860, of which €4,700 related to the Annual Report. No postage charges were incurred. With regard to public bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group, I have been informed that the following costs of the nature referred to by the Deputy were incurred in 2008: Body Total printing cost Amount of total cost...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (28 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The details requested by the Deputy in respect of staff appointed by me post-election 2007 are outlined in the following tabular format. It should be noted that the salary payments reflected below are inclusive of Employers' PRSI at 10.75%. Name Title/Duties Salary and pension payments post-election 2007 Salary and pension payments 2008 € € Pádraic Ó hUiginn Special Advisor...

The Economy: Statements (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It gives me great pleasure to speak in this debate. We must recognise the great challenges our society faces. As somebody who worked in developing industry and enterprise during the 1980s, it is important that we do not dismiss the opportunities there. From my experience I believe sometimes when the challenge is greatest it drives one to look at opportunities one might have overlooked in...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (27 Jan 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 867 and 872 together. This Department's recent progress report in relation to the Programme for Government can be accessed on the Department of the Taoiseach's website at: http://193.178.1.117/attached Of the foregoing I might particularly mention the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (Axes 3&4). The overall aim of these aspects of the Programme is to...