Results 27,501-27,520 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Planning Issues. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Sin an moladh a bheadh agam agus sin an rud atá i bplean Chontae na Gaillimhe. Sin an tuairim a bhí agam ó thosaigh mé ar an obair seo i 1996 mar chomhairleoir nuair a chuir muid an cheist seo don chéad uair ar bhealach substaintiúil. Tá dóthain srianta ar na tithe aonaracha. Ní féidir leis na céadta daoine theacht isteach agus tosú ag tógáil tithe aonaracha in áit ar bith sa...

Irish Language. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Responsibility for modernisation of the vocabulary of the Irish language to reflect the creation of new technical terms rests with Foras na Gaeilge under the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999. This work is ongoing with the assistance of an advisory group of experts, An Coiste Téarmaíochta. Regarding the grammar of the language, the Deputy will be aware that the caighdeán oifigiúil was last...

Irish Language. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I agree this issue must be looked at. It is very tricky. I come from a long tradition of modernists in this regard and I am often criticised for example for spelling my name "Cuív" because people say there is no "v" in Irish. My view is that modern Irish has a "v". For example, in this House we regularly used the word "Vótáil". One could spell it "Bhótáil" but the sensible and modern...

Irish Language. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No, but a "k" and a "y" in Irish, which is interesting. Accordingly, there is nothing new in modernisation. There should be simplifications. I do not think one can get rid of the séimhiú totally, nor of the urú. I would prefer not to make judgments which would be better made by experts. One cannot suddenly make non-native speakers out of native speakers because they do not understand the...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question No. 40 of 22 February 2005. My Department was established by Government in June 2002. When announcing the decision to establish the Department, the Taoiseach stressed the need for Government to address issues of regional and social balance in a more effective way, as well as securing economic development. He explained that my Department was being...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy has raised a major issue. It is amazing how people can be given a certain colouring by popular perception. Many people perceive me as being essentially rural and rurally biased. However, all my formative years were spent in Dublin. When asked where the greatest crisis is, in terms of community, lifestyle and planning, I have said time and again that it is in the cities. Last night,...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The issues the Deputy raised are central. What is the nature of the problem? It is curious that the RAPID areas in this city are largely located cheek by jowl with the areas of the greatest opportunities in both education and employment anywhere in the country. The problem is not jobs per se as we would have understood it 30 years ago. People are coming from all over the country to take up...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: With your indulgence, I wish to address the money issue. There are a number of issues for people who have problems with money. Shortage of money is one. Lack of knowledge of how to deal with debt is another, in addition to a lack of knowledge of the law if one is in debt. People succumb to pressure because they do not know how to handle debt or do not know their rights. Advice and services...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: CLÁR funds or co-funds, together with other Departments, State agencies and local authorities, invest in selected priority developments. These investments support physical, economic and social infrastructure across a wide range of measures and reflect the priorities identified by the communities in the selected areas, whom I consulted at the start of the programme. Expenditure under the...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The figures were adjusted on the basis of the 2002 census and significant additions were made to the programme. I am happy that, within the criteria laid down, no other areas are eligible and I have examined this issue thoroughly. The Deputy has touched on the nub of the matter. I am delighted there is demand to expand the CLÁR areas because that signifies the programme has delivered. It has...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are two fundamentals in life, water and a decent road. No rural Deputy would argue with that thesis but the challenge is how we get to that. I acknowledge the Deputy's comments. I will keep in mind areas such as those mentioned by him in my discussions with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 123 of 9 November 2004, in which I stated I had undertaken a wide range of initiatives in support of rural economies, including the establishment and expansion of the CLÁR programme; establishment of the rural social scheme; small food producers forum and co-ordinator; Comhairle na Tuaithe; and a review of enterprise supporting rural areas. The...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I accept the points made by the Deputy regarding the survey, which was very interesting and comprehensive. One important finding was that over 90% of those surveyed said that they were happy in the place where they lived. That was great news and it mirrored the impression I got when I toured those areas and spoke to people. The surveyors were clever in that they selected an area in the...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When an area grows by virtue of an expansion of its commuting population, social capital can be reduced. This is because many new people arrive who have no connection with the area. They leave at 6 a.m. or 7 a.m. to go to work, put their children in a crèche and do not arrive home until late in the evening, by which time they are tired, hungry and stressed. They feed their families, do their...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Quality of life is the ultimate measure for me.

Decentralisation Programme. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to the reply given by the Minister for Finance to Question No. 63 on 27 April 2005. Costs associated with the decentralisation of my Department will depend on a range of factors including, for example, staff time, staff training, accommodation, information and communications technology, transitional expenses and specialist advice. It is too early to meaningfully seek to...

Decentralisation Programme. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We have 158 applicants for 159 places in Knock. However, the applications do not all match the available positions. We have oversubscription in the lower ranks and under subscription in the higher ranks. The case is similar in the case of Na Forbacha where we have nine applicants for seven and a half places. One of the great mysteries of the public service is how we can have half a place, but...

Decentralisation Programme. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá sé sin mar ábhar i cheist eile inniu. Tá freagra site sa mbeart. Ba mhaith liom a dheimhniú leis an Teachta go bhfuil sé i gceist dul ar aghaidh le sin. Tá cruinnithe ar bun. Mar is eol don Teachta, caithfidh mé aontas a fháil ó na húdaráis ó Thuaidh chomh maith le aontas a fháil ón Rialtas anseo. Tá na comhráite sin ar bun i gconaí. Bhí toghchán...

Decentralisation Programme. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Some people believe that decentralisation will be good for one's career. The tenor of the question asked by Deputy Boyle was that staying in Dublin might not be so good for one's career because when promotion opportunities arise there, few people will apply for many places. I think the tenor of the Deputy's question was that one's chances of promotion will be much better if one decentralises....

Limistéirí Gaeltachta. (19 May 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá an staidéar ar úsáid na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht, a bronnadh ar Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge in Ollscoil na hÉireann i Gaillimh, i gcomhar leis an Institiúid Náisiúnta um Anailís Réigiúnach agus Spásúil in Ollscoil na hÉireann i Má Nuad, faoi lán-seoil anois. Tá an staidéar teangeolaíoch seo, a thosaigh i mí Aibreáin 2004, dírithe ar...