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Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (27 Feb 2007)

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 the 45 designated RAPID areas. In addition, RAPID priority status was extended to Ballyfermot in 2006. My Department, with the support of Pobal, has overall responsibility for the co-ordination of the RAPID programme. It is a matter for each...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (27 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The question of the extension of the Northside Partnership is still being examined as part of the Cohesion process in Fingal. A number of meetings have been held between Fingal County Development Board, who are facilitating the process locally, and the local development agencies to explore the optimum future delivery structures for Fingal. The process is still ongoing and will take account...

Written Answers — Social Inclusion: Social Inclusion (27 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are six Local Development Social Inclusion Programme (LDSIP)-funded Partnerships that operate wholly or partly in county Kerry: 1.MFG Comhar Duibhne 2.North Kerry Together 3.Partnership Trá Lí 4.Sliabh Luachra 5.South Kerry Development Partnership 6.IRD Duhallow (which is based in county Cork, but also covers a small area of east Kerry). The Local Development and Social Inclusion...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (27 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Rural Social Scheme in County Kerry is implemented by Tuatha Chiarraí Teoranta, South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd, IRD Duhallow Ltd, Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta and Údarás na Gaeltachta. The number of participants on the Scheme in the county currently totals 278 — see details set out in the following table 1. The projects involved in the development and maintenance of...

Written Answers — Polasaí Fostaíochta: Polasaí Fostaíochta (27 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 440 agus 441 le chéile. Ar an gcéad dul síos, ní mór a nótáil go mbaineann forálacha reachtaíochta le ról na Gaeilge i réimse Údarás na Gaeltachta. Mar shampla, leagtar síos go n-úsáidfear an Ghaeilge a mhéid is féidir nuair a bheidh a fheidhmeanna á gcomhlíonadh ag an Údarás agus thar a cheann (alt 8(1) d'Acht um Údarás na Gaeltachta...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (27 Feb 2007)

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 the 45 designated RAPID areas. In addition, RAPID priority status was extended to Ballyfermot in 2006. My Department, with the support of Pobal, has overall responsibility for the co-ordination of the RAPID programme. It is a matter for each...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (27 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department's headquarters is due to decentralise in full from Dún Aimhirgín, 43-49 Mespil Road, Dublin 4 to Knock Airport and Na Forbacha, Galway. A total of some 150 posts are involved in the move. It will be a matter for the Office of Public Works to decide how the building in Mespil Road will be used after decentralisation. As a precursor to the move to Knock Airport, 70 posts have...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (27 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, a new Guidance Document was issued by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government last year regarding fire safety in Gaeltacht households providing accommodation to young people attending recognised Irish Summer Colleges. The purpose of the guidance, which will be in effect for the 2007 courses, is to assist householders in meeting their...

Written Answers — Ferry Passenger Facilities: Ferry Passenger Facilities (27 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The provision of ferry passenger facilities at Leab Gharbh, Árainn Mhór and Ailt an Chorráin was discussed at a recent meeting attended by officials from my Department and Donegal County Council. Arising from this discussion, the County Council has agreed to examine this issue in greater detail with a view to submitting an application for funding to my Department. Any such application...

Written Answers — Rural Transport: Rural Transport (27 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department is currently developing proposals to establish a pilot rural transport scheme to allow rural people to fully participate in the various activities that take place in rural areas in the evening. In this context, I recently met with my colleague Minister of State Gallagher T.D. in the Department of Transport to discuss the parameters of the new scheme. Discussions are...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (22 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Business plans submitted under the Community Services Programme are currently being assessed and the outcome notified to projects on a rolling basis. Accordingly, groups that have been through the appraisal process in November, December and January have now been notified of the outcome. There are a further 274 business plans to be assessed and this process will take a number of months to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The grant in question was paid on 12 February 2007.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To date 79 officers have transferred to offices of my Department outside Dublin. This does not include officers who transferred from my Department to other Departments under the decentralisation programme as I have no information with regard to their subsequent onward movement in other Departments. Of the officers who decentralised in my Department, 45 were Dublin based and 34 were not...

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (15 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Funding for such projects is available under the LEADER programmes. Although all funding under the current round of LEADER programmes has now been committed to projects, funding will be available under the new Rural Development Programme which is expected to start in the coming months.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (15 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Community-based projects attracting less than 50% public funding under LEADER may qualify for CLÁR top-up funding, subject to certain conditions. Applications for funding are made to the local LEADER Group. Enquiries have been made with GRD but, to date, no application has been forwarded to my Department.

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (14 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The provision of funding for the projects referred to by the Deputy will be assessed by my Department when the next programme of such works is being sanctioned, having regard to Departmental criteria for such projects and the availability of funding at that time.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The CLÁR Programme is a targeted investment programme for rural areas that have suffered more than a 35% drop in population between 1926 and 2002. The Programme now covers parts of 22 counties and all of Co. Leitrim and benefits a population of nearly 727,000. Since I introduced the Programme in 2002, it has been reviewed and extended twice, most recently in April 2006. For the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (14 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mulranny Pier is outside the official Gaeltacht as defined in the Gaeltacht Areas Orders 1956-1982.

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (13 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware, the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was established in June 2002, bringing together a range of functions previously under the remit of six different Government Departments. During the period 2002-2006, my Department received funding from the EU in respect of activities included under the Programme for Peace and Reconciliation/INTERREG and the...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (13 Feb 2007)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 483 and 484 together. The Deputy will appreciate that the National Development Plan 2007-2013 (NDP) is a strategic document setting out a broad investment framework and investment priorities, together with indicative financial allocations, for the next seven years. It does not contain a list of all projects to be undertaken in 2007, or indeed over the period...