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Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (11 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department has made available on its website details regarding consultancies (excepting those of minor value, i.e., less than €5,000 excluding VAT) from June 2002 to the end of October 2008. The link in relation to expenditure on consultancies by my Department is: www.pobail.ie/en/CorporateSupportServices/Finance/Consultanc ies. I am also arranging to have the information sought by the...

Written Answers — Rural Transport: Rural Transport (10 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I presume the Deputy is referring to the Rural Transport Schemes operated and funded by my Department. The Rural Transport Night Scheme commenced in mid 2007 on a pilot basis. The groups delivering the Rural Transport Programme, operated by the Department of Transport, deliver the Scheme in the pilot areas and the funding provided by my Department to run the Scheme to December 2008 is...

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (10 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The details requested by the Deputy in relation to office accommodation rented or leased in Galway City by my Department or any agency or non-governmental organisation under the auspices of my Department or funded by his Department during 2007 are outlined in the table. Office Address Occupant Rented or Leased Square Area in Square Metres Amount of rent paid in 2007 € Westside...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (9 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The present position is that Kerry County Council recently submitted a proposal to my Department for the provision of financial assistance for the development of Cé Bhréanainn, County Kerry. The proposal will be evaluated by my Department in the context of existing commitments and future priorities, having regard to the financial resources available for such developments.

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (9 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in compliance with Department of Finance guidelines in relation to foreign travel. My Department has a written policy on official travel, which has been made available to all staff. An element of this policy is that all flights and foreign travel are approved in advance at a senior level. Furthermore, management and staff are reminded from...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (9 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The details requested by the Deputy in relation to the current staffing in the private and constituency offices of Mr John Curran, T.D., Minister of State, are set out in the following table: Office Number of Staff * Total Annual Salaries â'¬ Private Office 4.4 193,214 Constituency Office 2 104,047 *Whole-Time Equivalents. The Deputy will be aware that Mr Conor Lenihan, T.D.,...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (3 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department operates a number of programmes to provide funding and other supports to community and voluntary organisation. Details of all programmes and grant scheme are available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. In line with the requirement of Public Financial Procedures issued by the Department of Finance, good financial management practice, and...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (3 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: While neither the LEADER+ Programme 2000-2006 or the Area-Based Rural Development Initiative 2000-2006 formed part of my Department's 2006-2008 round of Value for Money (VFM) reviews, the position is that both Programmes have been subject to audit and review on a number of other fronts. The monitoring and control arrangements for both Programmes were audited in 2003 and 2005. A number of...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (3 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: All LEADER Groups continued to disburse funding in 2007 under the 2000 — 2006 round of LEADER Programmes and the level of funding spent by each Group in 2007 is as follows. The Deputy will be aware that Groups contracted to deliver the LEADER Programmes are private companies limited by guarantee. Although these Groups are contracted to deliver a number of programmes on behalf of my...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (3 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that I announced the results of the process for selecting Local Action Groups to deliver the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme and the respective funding allocations for the successful Groups on 4th November last. On the basis of the completion of the cohesion process, I announced allocations totalling €400m for 36 selected Local Action Groups. The...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (3 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The cohesion process has been completed with the establishment of new integrated local development companies and the alignment of the governance arrangements of the 12 existing integrated LEADER/ Partnership companies. The newly established companies are in the process of appointing CEO's and securing the appropriate transfer of existing staff and resources from the old LEADER and Partnership...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (2 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In view of the additional information provided by the Deputy, I have asked my officials to re-examine the application in question and I will revert to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (2 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The four facilities referred to by the Deputy are in Killinarden and Firhouse in South Dublin and Palmerstown and Collinstown in West Dublin. They were built as part of a programme to develop combined community/school sports facilities in drugs task force areas in Dublin and Cork. The objective was that each facility (nine in total) would serve a dual purpose. Firstly, they would put good...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (2 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that I announced the results of the process for selecting Local Action Groups to deliver the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme and the respective funding allocations for the successful Groups on the 4th November last. I hope to be in a position to sign contracts with the Groups in the near future. However, contracts will only be signed with those...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (2 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department administers a scheme in the Gaeltacht under which community groups may apply for funding for local projects, subject to certain criteria. The maximum assistance that can be given under this scheme is 80% of the admissible costs and this percentage would include any assistance given by other organisations out of public funds. My Department received...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 213 and 217 of 14 Deireadh Fómhair 2008. Under the CLÁR programme, a total of approximately €637,000 in CLÁR funding has been approved for water/sewerage schemes in Co. Longford since 2002. All such approvals for CLÁR funding will be honoured as they fall due. I would like to advise the Deputy that there is no record of any new...

Seanad: Community Development (2 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank Senator Fitzgerald for raising this matter as it gives me the opportunity to outline to the House the proposal my Department is developing along with the Department of Education and Science, County Dublin Vocational Education Committee and South Dublin County Council. I was made aware several years ago that my Department made money available through the dormant accounts fund. I was...

Seanad: Community Development (2 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My intention is to ensure a smooth transition and, as I said in my reply, we are working towards continuity. If everything is not finalised by 1 January, we will have to make some interim arrangement because there is no point in closing the facilities only to reopen them at a later date. I will try to avoid that situation if at all possible. It is important to point out that what is...

Seanad: School Accommodation (2 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the two Senators for raising this issue. I will take the opportunity to outline to the House the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects as well as the current position on Laragh national school, Stradone, County Cavan. At the outset, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, wishes to clarify that modernising facilities in our existing...

Seanad: School Accommodation (2 Dec 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will try to get a translation, but I am sure it is available on the Department's website. However, I will ask the Department to clarify the band ratings. My understanding is that it is 1, 2.1, 2.2 and so on. I will obtain clarification for the Senator.