Results 25,881-25,900 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Drainage Schemes. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department provides funding for non-national roads under the CLÁR programme which I announced on 1 March 2007. Under this programme, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and my Department each provide €3 million to fund works to local secondary and tertiary roads in CLÁR areas. Under the measure, local authorities may also replace, widen or strengthen...

Drainage Schemes. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I agree with Deputy Ring's basic premise. I can never understand roads being tarred without pipes being put in first. Double-axled trucks can destroy hand-dug drains in five minutes. People who want to return to shovels and spades do not understand the ability of modern trucks to sweep aside all before them. The answer is gully traps and pipes which is allowed under the present scheme....

Drainage Schemes. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: One of my colleagues from east Galway has been pursuing me about a river flooding problem in his constituency. The regional fisheries board is interested but has no money, while the OPW denies responsibility. When I first went to the west, it was fashionable to drain land and prevent rivers flooding but such work has become somewhat unfashionable for reasons of ecology. However, as certain...

Community Development. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Dírím aird an Teachta ar an bhfreagra a thug mé ar Cheist Dála Uimh. 41 ar 24 Aibreán 2007. Mar is eol don Teachta, tá iarrachtaí leanúnacha á ndéanamh ag Údarás na Gaeltachta chun fostaíocht a ghiniúint sna ceantair Ghaeltachta, Cloich Chionnaola agus an Ghaeltacht Láir ina measc. Déantar é seo trí thacaíocht d'fhiontraithe áitiúla agus trí infheisteoirí sheachtracha...

Community Development. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Beidh muid ag plé an staidéir teangeolaíochta amach anseo, ach is ceist achrannach í. An ceart a rá gan cúnamh tionsclaíochta a thabhairt ach sna ceantair láidir Gaeltachta?

Community Development. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Táim ag teacht chuige sin. An fhadhb atá le sin ná go bhfuil ceantair taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht ag fáil cúnaimh tionsclaíochta go hiomlán. Caithfimid bheith réasúnta cothrom. Mar is eol don Teachta, táim ag rá leis an údarás le fada gur ceart, i gceantair láidre Gaeltachta — is ceantair i bhfad siar go leor acu siúd — cúnamh breise a thabhairt ar dhá chúis, uimhir a...

Community Development. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8 and 25 together. My Department provides funding for a wide range of community projects, through various schemes and programmes. Each of the schemes and grant programmes operated by my Department is governed by rules and eligibility criteria, which projects have to meet to qualify for funding. With regard to the specific refurbishment projects referred to by...

Community Development. (1 Nov 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will synopsise the menu that is available to someone such as the Deputy who seeks advice. The programme of grants for locally based community and voluntary organisations is the tops where a refurbishment job up to €40,000 is in question. One can apply at any time. The percentage grant is clear-cut but depending on the level of disadvantage in the area, it is either 90% or 60%. That is...

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I can confirm that the Department are committed to the maintenance of a subsidised ferry service on this route. My Department has a three-year contract in place for the period 1 November 2004 to 31 October 2007 for the provision of a passenger ferry service between Sherkin Island and the mainland. Officials of my Department are currently in discussion with the operating company, Carbery Isle...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The new Rural Development Programme for Ireland for the 2007-13 period was approved by the European Commission on July 24th this year and is available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. The selection process for the Local Action Groups (LAGs) to deliver the Programme will commence shortly. In this context, the Deputy should note that my Department has appointed an independent...

Written Answers — Coistí Ranna: Coistí Ranna (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar is eol don Teachta, seoladh Ráiteas an Rialtais i leith na Gaeilge 2006 ag ócáid i dTeach bhFarmleigh anuraidh. Is é an príomh-chinneadh a fógraíodh mar chuid den Ráiteas sin ná go n-ullmhófar Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge. Ag cruinniú a bhí agam le Fóram na Gaeilge ar 5 Márta 2007, aontaíodh go mbunófaí fo-choiste den bhFóram a d'fheidhmeodh mar nasc idir an Fóram...

Written Answers — Local Development Companies: Local Development Companies (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is primarily a matter for the Boards concerned. Model procedures for the nomination and appointment of members to the Boards of Local Development Companies and Urban Partnerships are set out in the Guidelines on the Governance of Integrated Local Development Companies and Urban Based Partnerships issued by my Department on 1st October last. These are available on my Department's...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department is not the employer of any of the persons participating in the Community Services Programme and does not have details of individual participants in local projects. The Deputy should raise this matter with the project concerned.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Expenditure on official hospitality is included under subhead A.3.1 (Entertainment) of my Department's Vote which was approved by the Oireachtas Select Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. The total outturn for that subhead in 2006 was €56,082 and expenditure to date in 2007 is €23,354.

Written Answers — Departmental Facilities: Departmental Facilities (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department has no canteen or hot food service for staff.

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No 1296 of 31 Eanáir 2007. I understand from Údarás na Gaeltachta that a consultant has been engaged to carry out a feasibility study which is exploring various ways to develop the 2.2 hectares site purchased by it for industrial development in Mín na Coilleadh, close to Mín an Bhealaigh, Ard an Rátha, Co Donegal. The study is...

Written Answers — Íochaíochtaí Deontaisí: Íochaíochtaí Deontaisí (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá deontais de €127,995 san iomlán ceadaithe ag mo Roinn i mbliana chun bóithre áise i nGaeltacht Dhún na nGall (na hoileáin Ghaeltachta san áireamh) a fheabhsú.

Written Answers — Gréasán Bóithre: Gréasán Bóithre (31 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá an príomh fhreagracht maidir leis an mbóthar seo ar Chomhairle Contae Dhún na nGall. Cheadaigh mo Roinn deontas de €200,000, áfach, níos luaithe i mbliana chun 500m den bhóthar seo, a áirítear mar bhóthar straitéiseach Gaeltachta, a fheabhsú. Ciallaíonn sé seo go bhfuil os cionn €2 mhilliún ceadaithe ag mo Roinnse i gcomhar an bhóthair seo le trí bliana anuas. Tuigim...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (25 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I explained in the reply to the Parliamentary Question referred to by the Deputy, funding for Local Improvement Scheme (L.I.S.) roads from the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government (D/EHLG) has increased significantly in the past number of years. Consequently, my Department has decided to place a greater emphasis on funding water and sewerage schemes during 2007 under...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Oct 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware from my response to Parliamentary Question No. 227 on 4 April 2007, Donegal County Council had previously indicated that the work in question could not be afforded priority status, as protection of public property did not arise. Accordingly, the project was not included in the islands works programmes for Donegal which were drawn up for 2007 and for which grant...