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Written Answers — Rural Poverty: Rural Poverty (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have in place a range of programmes which address rural poverty, disadvantage and development. These are detailed in the Strategy Statement for my Department, which is available on our website at www.pobail.ie. These programmes are grouped for budgetary purposes under various headings in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2006 which is available in the Oireachtas Library or on the...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Bíonn comhráití idir mo Roinnse agus Comhairle Chontae Dhún na nGall gach bliain maidir le céibheanna beaga sa Ghaeltacht a thagann faoi chritéir na scéime agus a bhfuil oibreacha feabhsúcháin de dhíth orthu. Tá an plé sin críochnaithe anois don bhliain reatha agus tá clár na gcéibheanna beaga i nGaeltacht Dhún na nGall á meas ag mo Roinn faoi láthair. Tig leis an Teachta...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Faoi mar is eol don Teachta, le cúpla bliain anuas tá obair réamh-phleanála idir lámha ag Údarás na Gaeltachta chun aerstráice a thógáil ar Oileán Thoraí. Ag eascairt ón obair seo, fuarthas cead pleanála don fhorbairt ó Chomhairle Chontae Dhún na nGall i 2004. Tá an cuardach chun úinéirí an talaimh a aimsiú críochnaithe anois ag an Údarás agus tá oifigigh de chuid mo...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá plé ar siúl idir mo Roinnse agus an Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta faoi láthair maidir leis na féidearthachtaí a bhaineann le cómhaoiniú a chur ar fáil don tionscadal atá luaite ag an Teachta faoi Scéimeanna Feabhsúcháin mo Roinne-se. Tuigtear dom go gcaithfidh togra den chineál seo dul trí roinnt céimeanna sa Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta agus go bhfuil an Roinn sin...

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department's Scheme of Community Support for Older People for 2006 was recently advertised in the national and local newspapers and includes a number of changes, one of which means that applications will be accepted throughout the year. This will allow Community and Voluntary Organisations to apply for funding at any time during 2006 to address the needs of their older members as they...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that my Department funds a wide range of programmes, including measures in support of communities, both urban and rural, disadvantaged youth and the Irish language. Full details on such programmes are available on the Department's website (www.pobail.ie) and the qualification criteria are published in my Department's FOI Section 16 Manual which is also available on my...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department operates a Programme of Grants for Locally-Based Voluntary and Community Organisations who are addressing disadvantage in their community. This Programme makes funds available for small scale refurbishment of premises. It also provides funds for the purchase of essential equipment, including I.T. equipment, and for education, training and research. The maximum grant for...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is difficult to give a categoric response to this question in view of the broad range of supports to communities provided by my Department and the unspecific nature of the question. One example of my Department's support for communities attempting to counter the effects of anti-social behaviour is the RAPID Leverage Funds scheme. Specifically, these funds support projects aimed at housing...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department with the support of Pobal, has overall responsibility for the co-ordination of the RAPID programme. It is a matter for each Department to report on progress and spends on RAPID projects that fall to them to implement. My Department implements the RAPID Leverage Funds, initiated in 2004. To date in 2006 my Department has directly processed grant claims to the sum of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 177 together. I would refer the Deputy to my reply to PQ No. 287, of 8 February 2006, in which I advised the Deputy that my Department does not provide funding for telecommunications services. This position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department, with the support of Pobal, has overall responsibility for the co-ordination of the RAPID programme. It is a matter for each Department to report on progress and spends on RAPID projects that fall to them to implement. My Department implements the RAPID Leverage Funds, which I initiated in 2004. The funding available for the RAPID Leverage Funds has increased dramatically from...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 54 together. The Achill Sound sewerage scheme is a public scheme costing €8.55 million and it has been approved under the water services investment programme in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for commencement in 2006. Discussions are ongoing between that Department and Mayo County Council with regard to addressing...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The idea of the CLÁR programme is to establish schemes. Individual projects are not evaluated. Each scheme has to be agreed with the line Department, in this case the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. No situation is unique — we are all unique and we are all the same. This applies to the Achill Sound sewerage scheme. A delegation recently informed me not to...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There was absolutely no commitment made.

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy is straying far from water and sewerage schemes. The challenge when creating a new scheme under CLÁR is to keep it within a reasonable budget. This year €23 million has been allocated but consideration must be given for future schemes. The challenge is to have a scheme that is confined enough to be affordable and good enough to make a difference. I do not pick schemes by...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If County Mayo decides that Achill Bridge is the priority, I have said that this decision will be accepted.

Offshore Islands. (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As previously stated in the House, my Department's role will be contingent on the completion of the arrangements for the purchase of An Blascaod Mór by the State. When these arrangements have been completed, it is intended that my Department, in partnership with Kerry County Council, will be responsible for the development of the two piers, one on An Blascaod Mór and the other at Dún...

Offshore Islands. (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department does not have specific responsibility for the islands because, as Deputy Boyle is aware, they are not inhabited on a permanent basis. I do not know how long it will take to resolve this matter. As the Deputy is aware, this matter has been ongoing since the late Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, God rest his soul, initiated this project, in which he was most interested. Due to the...

Offshore Islands. (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The matter has not been in the legal system since the Supreme Court judgment. This is primarily a matter for the OPW and the Deputy should, accordingly, table a question to the Department of Finance. Negotiations took place with the landowners. I wish to state as a general principle, rather than specifically in regard to An Blascaod Mór, that where one is achieving a result by agreement, one...

Offshore Islands. (14 Jun 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy's question strays far from the responsibility of my Ministry in this matter, which relates to the provision of funding to Kerry County Council for the development of two piers, on An Blascaod Mór and Dún Chaoin, respectively. Deputy O'Shea should put a parliamentary question to the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon. His responsibility includes the...