Results 27,101-27,120 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Oideachas Tríú Leibhéil: Oideachas Tríú Leibhéil (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 84 agus 89 le chéile. Mar a thug mé le fios roimhe seo, bunaíodh grúpa oibre idir-ghníomhaireachta don oideachas tríú leibhéil sa Ghaeltacht sa bhliain 2002 faoi chathaoirleacht na Ranna Oideachais agus Eolaíochta le hionadaithe ón Roinn sin, ó mo Roinn féin, ón Údarás um Ard-Oideachas agus ó Údarás na Gaeltachta chun plean forbartha don...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: RAPID aims to ensure that priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion within the 45 designated RAPID areas. The priorities for each RAPID area are identified locally by each RAPID area implementation team, and are incorporated into a plan for each area. Each Department reports on progress in relation to the proposals from these plans that...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will appreciate that matters pertaining to grant applications do not come under my remit as they relate to the day to day operations of Údarás na Gaeltachta and are a matter for the organisation itself, within the statutory framework in which it operates and having regard to national and European regulations and guidelines. My Department's function in such matters relates to...

Written Answers — Íocaíochtaí Deontais: Íocaíochtaí Deontais (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tuigim go bhfuil comhthuiscint agus comhoibriú praiticiúil pragmatach ann ar bhonn leanúnach idir Údarás na Gaeltachta agus na gníomhaireachtaí forbartha eile maidir le tograí gnó agus tionsclaíocha a láimhseáil i mbruachbhailte chathair na Gaillimhe. Mar a thuigfidh an Teachta, níl sé éasca idirdhealú a dhéanamh sna ceantair sin idir tionscail a mheas de réir chritéir...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The programme of grants for locally-based community and voluntary organisations is funded by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and supports the activities of local voluntary and community groups, addressing disadvantage in their community. The programme consists of two schemes: one makes funds available for the purchase of essential equipment such as office furniture...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware, Fóram na Gaeilge, which includes representatives of relevant State and voluntary organisations with expertise on a wide range of language policy and practice issues, 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. In the context of the general discussions thus...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The gross expenditure allocation for my Department in 2005 is approximately €354 million. As the Deputy will be aware, details of the allocations to individual programme areas are included in the Revised Estimates Volume 2005, which was published earlier in the year. Expenditure up to 24 November 2005 across the three main programme areas, including administration, is approximately €278...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In July 2003, I approved a grant of €30,800 to Comharchumann Forbartha Árann Teo towards the purchase of a minibus for use in the provision of a scheduled public transport service on Árainn, Inis Mór. I am informed that the operator of this service, who holds the minibus on a lease from the Comharchumann, currently runs a scheduled service six days per week.

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply of yesterday to his identical Question No. 306.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The local development and social inclusion programme, LDSIP, aims to counter disadvantage and to promote equality and social and economic inclusion through the provision of funding and support to local partnerships. The programme is managed on behalf of my Department by Pobal, which was previously known as Area Development Management, ADM, Ltd. and is delivered at local level by 38 area...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to Question No. 121 of 19 May 2005.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware, Fóram na Gaeilge, which includes representatives of relevant State and voluntary organisations with expertise on a wide range of language policy and practice issues, 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. As regards my plans for the promotion of use of...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 216 together. I refer the Deputy to my previous replies to Questions Nos. 221 of 26 October 2005, 114 of 19 May 2005 and 116 and 117 of 14 April 2005. I can inform the Deputy that my Department provides significant support for community based organisations in County Kildare, and in all other counties. Expenditure up to 24 November 2005 in the community...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that my Department operates, either directly or through bodies under its aegis, a wide range of schemes and projects which address rural and urban disadvantage throughout the country. The descriptions of these schemes are available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. I also refer the Deputy to my replies to Questions Nos. 420 of 15 November 2005, 3 of 19 May...

Written Answers — Rural Depopulation: Rural Depopulation (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Through the CLÁR programme, my Department has continued in 2005 to address depopulation, as well as the decline and lack of services in rural areas. The programme covers areas in 18 counties, with a population of 362,000, including areas I announced in January 2003 in light of the 2002 population census data. The average population loss in the selected areas is 50%. The exception is the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The number of applications for grant aid under the various schemes administered by my Department from bodies, groups or individuals from County Kildare in the past 12 months are given in the following appendix. My Department has received 31 applications from groups in County Kildare under the 2005 programme of grants for locally-based community and voluntary organisations. I expect to be...

Údarás na Gaeltachta. (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ar an gcéad dul síos, ní mór dom a mheabhrú don Teachta go bhfuil cumhacht reachtúil ag bord Údarás na Gaeltachta maidir le deontais a cheadú agus maoin a dhíol, laistigh den chreatlach reachtúil faoina bhfeidhmíonn sé agus i gcomhréir le treoirlínte agus rialacháin náisiúnta agus Eorpacha. Is í an aidhm atá ag mo Roinnse chomh fada agus a bhaineann sé le cásanna den...

Údarás na Gaeltachta. (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Sílim féin go bhfuil feabhas leanúnach á chur ag an Údarás ar an gcaoi a ndéanann sé a chuid gnóithe. Tá go leor ama infheistithe ag an Údarás féin agus ag feidhmeannaigh de chuid mo Ranna ag plé leis an Údarás, ní amháin, go deimhin, leis an Údarás ach leis na heagraíochtaí ar fad atá faoi chúram na Ranna, le déanamh cinnte go bhfuil na caighdeáin is fearr á...

Údarás na Gaeltachta. (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Aontaím go hiomlán leis an Teachta. Mar is eol dó, tá an tÚdarás ag déanamh athchúrsála ar mhaoin, is é sin, nuair a dhíolann an tÚdarás maoin, fanann an t-airgead leis, agus déanann sé é a athinfheistiú sa nGaeltacht. Tá an polasaí sin tar éis an-tairbhe a dhéanamh ó thaobh bhreis infheistíochta de sa nGaeltacht. Chomh maith leis sin, an té a cheannaíonn maoin nó...

Dormant Accounts Fund. (30 Nov 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We will.