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Written Answers — Recruitment Practices: Recruitment Practices (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Under the terms of the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999, the North-South bodies may be staffed by open recruitment, temporary secondment and the transfer of staff. The bodies, with the approval of NSMC, North-South Ministerial Council, and the Finance Ministers, determine the remuneration, grading, numbers and other conditions of the chief executives and other staff of the bodies. My...

Services for People with Disabilities. (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. On behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, I am happy to have the opportunity to address the issue raised by Deputy Naughten as it provides an opportunity to outline to the House the position regarding the additional funding provided for services for children and adults with disabilities in 2006. Under the multi-annual...

Sports Capital Programme. (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. He also raised a number of other issues. It would be very wrong for me to upstage Deputy Connolly regarding the wetlands. As the Deputy is aware I am working very hard on the issue of the Ulster Canal and would be as committed to it as is Deputy Crawford. I hope all of us working together can progress the project. I am replying on behalf of the...

Grant Payments. (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The matter was allocated to me.

Grant Payments. (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank Deputies Connolly and Harkin for raising the issue. Senator O'Brien brought me one day to see the wetlands, but as someone who lives beside Lough Corrib and Lough Mask I was, I admit, a little bit disparaging about the lake. However, he forgave me because of the good spirit in which I made my remarks. It was a good time for the said Senator. I have a bit of a problem tonight because...

Grant Payments. (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My problem is that Deputies now have a copy of the speech I was going to read. They will already know the background to the projects, so I will skip the first page. As the Deputies will know, when the Leader company in Cavan-Monaghan, the Cavan-Monaghan Rural Development Co-operative Society, evaluated the project in February 2004, it considered the project to be highly innovative and in line...

Grant Payments. (28 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I can only suggest to the Deputy that, if he wanted to ensure that the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism replied to the motion, he should have tabled a motion to discuss Ballybay project's application to Fáilte Ireland. Had he done that, we would have known where to go looking. We were looking for a needle in a haystack and, unfortunately, we found the wrong needle.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department offers a wide range of schemes, which support locally based community groups. Due to the diverse nature of these activities a detailed breakdown of the number of grant applications submitted or received in my Department from locally based community groups in the past 12 months is not readily available. However, if the Deputy would like information on a particular scheme, I would...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my previous answer of 25 January 2006 on this issue. The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Mayo County Council are continuing their assessment of the application received for CLÁR funding in respect of Shraheen-Aughnagower group water scheme. Mayo County Council has been asked to consider the possibility of linking the Shraheen-Aughnagower...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (22 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware, Fóram na Gaeilge was established to advise inter alia on the advisability of preparing a 20-year strategic plan with realistic goals for the Irish language in the State. It was within this context that the views of the fóram in relation to the development of an Irish language plan and related short-term priority issues were sought in 2005. As I have already outlined...

Written Answers — Public Procurement Policy: Public Procurement Policy (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The position is as stated in my reply to Question No. 928 of 25 January 2006.

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I assume that the Deputy is referring to a review by all Government Departments, as directed by the Minister for Finance, of existing contract specifications for projects above €30 million with a view to incorporating strict performance criteria. My Department does not have any projects above €30 million at this time. There is also provision for peer review of ICT project contracts where...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department received a request for payment from Sligo Leader Partnership Company Limited, in respect of the company in question on 23 January 2006. All the requisite documentation in support of the claim was not provided and Sligo Leader has been requested to forward the outstanding papers to progress the claim. As soon as the necessary documentation is received, the CLÁR funds will issue.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department funds South East Galway Community and Environmental Services Limited in Portumna, County Galway, and I assume that this is the group to which the Deputy is referring. Responsibility for the community services programme — formerly the social economy programme — transferred to my Department on 1 January 2006. I hope to be in a position in the near future to make a further...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that my Department's Dublin based operations are transferring in full. The headquarters will be relocated to Knock Airport while some 13 posts will transfer to Na Forbacha in Galway. Knock Airport Number of posts Staff decentralising with Department 164 28 Na Forbacha Number of posts Staff decentralising with Department 13 7 The seven staff mentioned...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 479 and 480 together. The Deputy will be aware that disbursements from the dormant accounts fund are designed to assist three broad categories of persons; those who are socially or economically disadvantaged, those who are educationally disadvantaged; and persons with a disability. The Government has approved the allocation of €60 million from the dormant...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to question 141 of the 8 February 2006.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Increases in the rural social scheme payment rates, in accordance with the increases in social welfare payments announced in Budget 2006 are currently being implemented. This process requires the calculation of the new rate of pay, along with any arrears due from the effective dates, for each participant. The majority of participants received this increase and payment of arrears, as...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department has responsibility for a range of community-based schemes, including the young people's facilities and services fund. Through this fund allocations are made to assist in the development of youth facilities — including sport and recreational facilities — and services in disadvantaged areas where a significant drug problem exists or has the potential to develop. The objective...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (16 Feb 2006)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am currently considering a review of the CLÁR areas. In this regard, I have commissioned a further analysis based on the 2002 population census data to assist me in examining this matter. Until the review is complete and the results analysed, I cannot say what, if any, changes may be made to the CLÁR areas.