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Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Based on the realities, my Department could not have expected to receive the same money in 2009 as it received in 2008, and therefore, I had to make some difficult decisions. That was inevitable. I gcoinne na cinnití sin, tá cinneadh déanta againn na seirbhísí atá ar fáil don ghnáth-phobail a chosaint, chomh fada agus is féidir. Déanfaimid é sin trí chinntiú, chomh fada agus is...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá sé sin go h-ard ar na buaiceanna againn, a luaithe agus go mbeidh an ceannach éigeantach déanta. Tá sé ráite agam arís agus arís eile, agus dúirt mé é ar Raidió na Gaeltachta inniu, go bhfuil Oileán Thóraí agus Inis Oírr ar an dá chéad rud eile ar an gclár. Tá €25 mhilliún de chaipitil d'airgead oileánda an chéad bhliain eile. Bhí siad i gcónaí chun dul ag...

Budget Statement 2009 (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What about roads?

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was established on the 6th June 2002. As outlined in my response to Question No. 136 on the 7th October 2008, one new agency, Oifig Choimisinéir na dTeangacha Oifigiúla was established since the establishment of the Department and my appointment as Minister. For completeness, I should add that during this...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 217 together. Under the CLÁR programme since 2002 a total of approximately €637,000 CLÁR funding has been approved for water/sewerage schemes in Co. Longford. All approvals for water/sewerage schemes made to Longford County Council since 2002 for CLÁR funding will be honoured in full. I would like to advise the Deputy that there is no record of...

Written Answers — Information Obligations: Information Obligations (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government has set a 25% target for the reduction of the administrative burden of domestic legislation on business by 2012. The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment is co-ordinating the overall process to measure and reduce burdens across Government. The process of identifying and listing information obligations is currently under way within my own...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together. In the past twelve months, my Department has not transposed any EU measures into primary or secondary legislation. In addition, there is no EU measure in my Department that requires to be transposed into Irish primary or secondary legislation.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No application has been received in my Department for CLÁR funding from this group. I understand however that my Department forwarded an application form for a Community and Voluntary Grant to the group approximately a month ago.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will appreciate the constraints attached to a Question put down in "details supplied" format and accordingly I am arranging for the relevant information to be sent directly to him.

Written Answers — Employment Levels: Employment Levels (14 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The provision of information in relation to employment sectors in Gaeltacht areas is a matter for the CSO. I can inform the Deputy, however, that information in regard to industries assisted by Údarás na Gaeltachta in various sectors is available in that organisation's Annual Report and Accounts which are laid annually before each house of the Oireachtas and which are also available on...

Written Answers — Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (9 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 168, 170 agus 172 le chéile. I dtús báire, beidh áthas ar an Teachta a chloisint go bhfuil Rialacháin faoi alt 9(1) d'Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003 déanta agam le déanaí. Mar is eol don Teachta, baineann na Rialacháin sin le húsáid na Gaeilge agus an Bhéarla i bhfógairtí béil réamhthaifeadta, ar stáiseanóireacht agus ar chomharthaíocht...

Written Answers — Feidhmeannaigh Teanga: Feidhmeannaigh Teanga (9 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Cuireadh tús le scéim phíolóteach pleanála teanga sa Ghaeltacht i 2004 nuair a cheadaigh mo Roinnse deontais do roinnt eagraíochtaí pobal-bhunaithe chun a chumasú dóibh tabhairt faoi phleanáil teanga ina gceantair feidhme. Deontais gur fiú beagnach €2m ar fad atá ceadaithe d'fhonn pleananna teanga a ullmhú agus a chur i bhfeidhm ar mhaithe leis an Ghaeilge a threisiú mar...

Written Answers — An Teanga Gaeilge: An Teanga Gaeilge (9 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom a mhiniú don Teachta go bhfuil teagmháil rialta idir Conradh na Gaeilge agus mo Roinn-se maidir le lárionad Gaeilge nua a thógáil i gcathair Bhaile Átha Cliath agus go háirithe maidir leis na féidearthachtaí a d'fhéadfadh a bheith ann chun tacú le lár-ionad sóisialta Gaeilge dá leithéid. Sa chomhthéacs sin, tuigim go bhfuil ceannáras Chonradh na...

Written Answers — Conradh na Gaeilge: Conradh na Gaeilge (9 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Bheinn-se go hiomlán i bhfabhar daoine a spreagadh chun leas a bhaint as na seirbhísí Gaeilge atá á chur ar fáil anois mar thoradh ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla agus aithním gur gnó lárnach do na heagrachtaí agus na greasáin Gaeilge é seo a dhéanamh. Táim go láidir den tuairim, áfach, gur chóir áit tosaíochta a thabhairt don chúram seo taobh istigh de na hacmhainní...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (9 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government Decision in relation to the establishment of integrated local development companies provides for the appointment of two representatives from the national social partners to the boards of urban partnership companies such as the one described by the Deputy. As I have previously indicated, I am willing to consider this matter when all integrated companies and urban partnerships...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (8 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Policy responsibility for the regulation of the content of local radio, including the provision of services and programmes in Irish, is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. I have no proposals to provide funding as suggested in the Deputy's question.

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (8 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Under the 2007-2013 programming round, LEADER will be implemented through the Rural Development Programme Ireland 2007-2013. The LEADER elements will be delivered through Axes 3 & 4 of the Programme and will see €425m available for LEADER type activities, an almost threefold increase on the level of funding available under the 2000-2006 programming round. The most significant changes...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (8 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Because of other official commitments on that day I will not be in a position to attend the ceremony to mark the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Oct 2008)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware, the Government decided in July, on a number of spending measures to maintain a prudent fiscal out-turn for 2008 and to provide the basis for a sustainable approach to the financial situation in 2009. One of the measures decided upon was a requirement that all Departments, State Agencies and Local Authorities — other than Health and Education — will be required to...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (7 Oct 2008)

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. It is a matter for individual lead Departments to report on their investments in RAPID areas. Deputies will be aware that, in 2004, I introduced the RAPID Leverage Fund to provide financial support for...