Results 27,661-27,680 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (27 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To be eligible to participate in the rural social scheme a person must be in receipt of: farm assist; or have been allocated a valid herd or flock number from the Department of Agriculture and Food and be in receipt of unemployment assistance or unemployment benefit, if previously on a community employment scheme or disability allowance; or be a self employed fisherman whose fishing boat has...

Job Losses. (26 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta as ucht na ceiste seo a ardú anocht. Mar a dúirt sé féin, ar bhealach amháin, is scéal thar a bheith brónach é seo, agus tá trua agam do na hoibrithe atá tar éis a gcuid post a chailliúint. Nuair a bhí mé i dTír Chonaill in earrach na bliana seo, chas toscaireacht ón mhonarcha liom. D'iarr siad orm cinntiú go gcuirfí...

Written Answers — Benchmarking Awards: Benchmarking Awards (26 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Southern-based craft and industrial staff in the North-South implementation body referred to by the Deputy are linked for pay purposes to State industrial employees. As part of the terms of Sustaining Progress and its associated pay agreements, the staff in question were granted an award, which is to be paid in instalments, subject to the agreement and implementation of an appropriate...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (26 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Decisions on the disbursement of funds from dormant accounts moneys are a matter for the Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board, an independent body established under the Dormant Accounts Acts. The board has engaged Area Development Management Limited, ADM, to administer the initial round of funding on its behalf, which involves the disbursement of up to €60 million from the fund. An...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (26 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Decisions on the disbursement of funds from dormant accounts moneys are currently a matter for the Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board, an independent body established under the Dormant Accounts Acts. The board has engaged Area Development Management Limited, ADM, to administer the initial round of funding on its behalf, which involves the disbursement of up to €60 million from the...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (26 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board approved a grant of €121,907 in February 2005 for this centre for the purpose of setting up an after school and homework club. This centre has also received funding in the past under the area-based rural development initiative and it is open to the community council to make an application to South West Mayo Development Company Limited for the...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (26 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have had discussions with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the possibility of the transfer of responsibility for the social economy programme to me. Discussions between our two Departments are ongoing with regard to the practicalities of such a move. It is in this context and in the context of our experience with programmes such as the rural social scheme that the...

Written Answers — Parental Leave Provisions: Parental Leave Provisions (21 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The arrangements for maternity leave in Údarás na Gaeltachta, the Western Development Commission, Bord na Leabhar Gaeilge and Area Development Management Limited are the same as those available within the Civil Service, that is paid maternity leave for 18 consecutive weeks less social welfare benefit, with an entitlement to an additional eight weeks' unpaid maternity leave. There are no...

Written Answers — Public Capital Programme: Public Capital Programme (21 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 to 172, inclusive, together. Due to the diverse nature of my Department's activities, I am not in a position to provide a response within the time available. My Department is collating the material for reply and I will forward the material directly to the Deputy when it is complete.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (20 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The rates of remuneration for the following non-civil servants who are employed by me in a full-time temporary unestablished capacity are as follows. Mr. Pádraic Ó hUiginn is employed as my special adviser and is paid on the second point of the principal officer standard scale at €75,042 per annum. Ms. Eadaoin Ní Mhonghaile is employed as media adviser and is paid on the third point of...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (20 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Details of travel and maintenance expenses in 2004 of personnel employed in my Department in the positions referred to by the Deputy are set out in the following tabular statement: Name Position Travel Subsistence Total € € € Éadaoin Ní Mhonghaile Media Adviser 10,191 12,258 22,449 Pádraic Ó hUiginn Special Adviser 2,153 796 2,949 Máire...

Written Answers — Designated Areas: Designated Areas (19 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I have indicated in replies to previous similar questions, I have no plans for any further review of the boundary of CLÁR areas.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I indicated in my reply to Question No. 211 of 18 Nollaig 2003, a grant of €5,100 has been sanctioned in this case, and payment will be made when the work is completed and the conditions pertaining to the grant are fulfilled. My Department is still awaiting a completed T2 form — contractor's certificate — in respect of the work involved. As soon as that form has been received, the...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (19 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department has not withdrawn from measure 1.4 of INTERREG 3a. Following an internal review, it has been decided that oversight and management of the full range of measures for which my Department has responsibility under the INTERREG and PEACE programmes should be located in a single administrative area of the Department; and the operational responsibility for implementation of measure 1.4...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (19 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To be eligible to participate in the rural social scheme, a person must have a herd number and be in receipt of farm assist or have a valid herd or flock number and be in receipt of one of the following social welfare payments: unemployment assistance; unemployment benefit, if previously on a FÁS community employment scheme; or disability allowance. Self-employed fishermen whose fishing...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the area referred to by the Deputy is not within the Gaeltacht boundaries, I regret that neither my Department nor Údarás na Gaeltachta would be in a position to provide grant aid in this case.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (19 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am more than happy to avail of opportunities presented by Deputies in tabling questions in this House to answer specific questions about any particular matter that comes within my area of responsibility. The comments in question are self-explanatory.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As indicated in my reply to Question No. 189 of 1 December 2004, Foras na Gaeilge has initiated a process by which a quality assurance system will be put in place for private sector translation services. For the information of the Deputy, Foras na Gaeilge recently published a notice in the media inviting submissions in relation to this matter. When in place, this quality assurance scheme will...

Written Answers — Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Dírím aird an Teachta ar na freagraí atá tugtha agam cheana féin inniu maidir leis na tuairimí agus moltaí atá nochtaithe ag an gCoimisinéir Teanga ina Thuarascáil Tionscnaimh a foilsíodh le déanaí. Maidir leis an gceist áirithe atá ag an Teachta, bíonn teagmháil rialta agam leis an Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta, mar a bhíonn le mo chomhghleacaithe eile sa Rialtas. Mar a...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The third meeting of Fóram na Gaeilge is due to take place on 28 April 2005. As the Deputy is aware, I have already asked members to submit their views in relation to the development of an Irish language plan and related short-term priority issues. There has been a good response to this from the members and officials of my Department are currently examining the various submissions. The...