Results 27,321-27,340 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (5 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 to 272, inclusive, together. I launched the rural social scheme, which provides for 2,500 participants, in May 2004. To date, there are 1,856 participants and 103 supervisors employed nationally under this scheme. Of these total figures, Donegal has 155 participants and eight supervisors. The amount spent on the rural social scheme was €3.4 million in...

Written Answers — Offshore Islands: Offshore Islands (4 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, in July 2000, on foot of a report carried out by P.J. Tobin & Co. Limited for my Department, I approved a grant of €1.84 million to Mayo County Council for the provision of a cable car and associated services between Inis Bigil and Acaill at Béal an Bhulláin. This grant was based on a total estimated construction cost of €2.03 million with Mayo County...

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (4 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It should be noted that any underspend arose primarily due to factors relating to the suspensions of the institutions in Northern Ireland and the deferral of the building of the new Waterways Ireland headquarters in Enniskillen, which is now due to commence in 2006. In the event of an underspend under any heading, the money is either re-allocated to other projects within the Vote or...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (4 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is not my Department's policy to make acquisitions of the type referred to by the Deputy. I understand from Údarás na Gaeltachta that, following representations from the community, the local co-operative society, Comharchumann an Leith-Triúigh has been invited by an tÚdarás to submit any development plans it may have for the Owenmore fishery. Furthermore, an tÚdarás has informed me...

Written Answers — Calafoirt agus Céanna: Calafoirt agus Céanna (4 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá iarratas faighte ag mo Roinnse sa chás seo mar aon le meastacháin i leith oibreacha éagsúla chun forbairt a dhéanamh ar an gcéibh atá luaite ag an Teachta. Déanfar an cás a mheas tuilleadh nuair a bheidh deontais faoi scéim na gcéibheanna beaga á gceadú arís amach anseo.

Written Answers — Scéim na mBóithre Áise: Scéim na mBóithre Áise (4 Oct 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá iarratas ar dheontas chun an bóthar seo a dheisiú idir lámha ag mo Roinnse faoi láthair. Cuirfear san áireamh é i gcomórtas le hiarratais eile nuair a bheidh an chéad liosta eile de bhóithre áise á cheadú. Tá ord tosaíochta íseal, uimhir 3, tugtha ag an stiúrthóir don bhóthar.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (28 Sep 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have no ministerial function regarding the matter raised in the correspondence referred to in the question.

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (28 Sep 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by my Department and will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Sep 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A total allocation of €34.33 million is being provided for Údarás na Gaeltachta by my Department for 2005. This represents an increase of 3.4% on the figure for 2004. Údarás na Gaeltachta also has other sources of income. I am satisfied that Údarás na Gaeltachta has sufficient funds to carry out its development programme. The 2006 Estimates for my Department's Vote have not yet been...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (28 Sep 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In order to participate in the rural social scheme, a person must be either a farmer or a fisherperson. There are no proposals to generally extend the scheme to persons outside these sectors.

Written Answers — Gaeltacht Subsidies: Gaeltacht Subsidies (28 Sep 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand from Údarás na Gaeltachta that it provides assistance to facilitate veterinary visits to farmers in remote areas of the Gaeltacht in County Galway and the Aran Islands. The assistance paid in respect of each recorded visit is currently €30. Payments made for the five-year period 2000 to 2004 are as follows: Name 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total â'¬ â'¬ â'¬...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (28 Sep 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer to my previous response to this matter under No. 325 on 4 May 2005. My Department is now completing a review of the scheme. The current eligibility criteria are being considered by me in this context.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (28 Sep 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Three sections of my Department's Official Languages Act 2003, which became law on 14 July 2003, remain to be commenced. The following sections of the Official Languages Act 2003 remain to be commenced: section 7 which provides for the publication of Acts of the Oireachtas in each of the official languages simultaneously; section 8 which provides that a person has a right to be heard and to...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (28 Sep 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have no plans at present to extend the areas covered by the RAPID Programme. However, as I have stated previously I am examining an apparent anomaly in relation to Ballyfermot, which despite meeting the criteria for inclusion in strand one of the programme, was omitted due to its inclusion in the URBAN II programme.

Order of Business. (1 Jul 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does the Deputy want their electoral system?

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The gross budgetary allocation of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for 2004 was €309.629 million. The amount returned to the Exchequer at the end of 2004 was €852,000 or 0.28% of the gross allocation. Taking extra appropriations-in-aid receipts into account, the total amount returned to the Exchequer was €3.842 million. The total is made up of the following:...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 373 of 30 Samhain 2004 which sets out the position in so far as my Department's services are concerned. The allocation for Oifig an Choimisinéir Teanga for 2005 is €700,000. In so far as my overall responsibility for ensuring that the provisions of the Act are implemented is concerned, the only additional cost incurred to date in 2005 by my...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (30 Jun 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Of the statutory bodies under the aegis of my Department, there is currently one vacancy on the Údarás na Gaeltachta board. A new board is in situ arising from the recent election. Under legislation, 17 of the 20 member board are democratically elected and three, including the chairman, are nominated by me. To date, I have reappointed two persons to the board, including the chairman, and I...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (30 Jun 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Vacancies will arise in the new Dormant Accounts Board, the board of An Foras Teanga and the board of Area Development Management limited before the end of 2005. The filling of the vacancies will be undertaken in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Act 2005, the British Irish Agreement Act 1999 and ADM's memorandum and articles of association, respectively.

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (29 Jun 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is currently a total of 1,702 participants on the rural social scheme with the breakdown per county, based on participants addresses, as shown in the table. County Number of Participants Carlow 7 Cavan 65 Clare 85 Cork 88 Donegal 129 Galway 232 Kerry 165 Kildare 4 Kilkenny 5 Laois 9 Leitrim 78 Limerick 35 Longford 36 Mayo 402 Meath 4 ...