Results 27,701-27,720 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The position is generally as set out in my reply to Question No. 280 on 22 February 2005. Since giving that reply, €1.5 million has transferred from the Department of Health and Children to co-fund the development of playgrounds. Accordingly, the amount of funding to support small-scale proposals in RAPID areas in 2005 has increased from €6 million to €7.5 million.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I dtosach báire, ba mhaith liom a mhíniú don Teachta gurb é ant-aon dualgas reachtúil atá ar chomhlachtaí poiblí faoi láthair maidir le haistriú cáipéisí go Gaeilge ná an dualgas a thiteann orthu faoi Alt 10 d'Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003. Faoi Alt 10, tá dualgas ar chomhlachtaí poiblí cionroinnt an-teoranta d'eochair cáipéisí a aistriú, mar shampla, tuarascálacha...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Policy on the implementation of group water schemes is primarily a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and any proposal by me to introduce a scheme on the lines referred to by the Deputy would, of course, require the agreement of that Minister. As Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, I recognise the success of the CLÁR top-up measure in...

Written Answers — Coláistí Samhraidh: Coláistí Samhraidh (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Bíonn mo Roinnse i dteagmháil leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta go minic faoi na Coláistí Gaeilge Samhraidh sa Ghaeltacht agus tá mé cinnte go leanfar leis an gcomhoibriú sin amach anseo. Mar Aire a bhfuil cúram air i leith na Gaeltachta, déanfaidh mé an méid is féidir liom chun cabhrú leis na Coláistí a bheith níos éifeachtaí. Mar shampla, cheana féin i mbliana:...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 117 together. Two existing community development projects within County Kildare are funded under the community development programme. These are the Bridge community development project, Newbridge which receives annual core funding of €62,400 and the Athy community development project which receives annual core funding of €105,400. North-west...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 118 and 119 together. I refer the Deputy to Question No. 40 of 22 February 2005 which sets out the range of projects and interventions in regard to urban and rural community groups. Within these programmes, there are ongoing initiatives to support local community groups. These include measures such as the roll-out of new community development projects, new...

Written Answers — Rural Resettlement Scheme: Rural Resettlement Scheme (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 to 123, inclusive, together. The national spatial strategy, NSS, addresses many of my concerns on issues such as rural housing. The rural settlement policy framework contained in the NSS, which represents overall Government policy on rural housing, aims to sustain and renew established rural communities while strengthening the structure of villages and...

Bullying in the Workplace. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Once allegations were made a step-by-step procedure that is much too long to go through now was agreed upon and investigators were appointed. As situations such as this have arisen in the past in which people agreed a procedure but did not find the answer they desired, we understand that these things can happen. A procedure was followed in this case and has been brought to a conclusion. The...

Bullying in the Workplace. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I think the Deputy is misreading this. People have said——

Bullying in the Workplace. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No, it did not.

Bullying in the Workplace. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am telling the Deputy what is in the report. It said the allegations of harassment were not upheld.

Bullying in the Workplace. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The investigation grouped the allegations into four main strands. Those strands and the findings of the investigation are set out. The allegations of harassment, which is another word for bullying, were not upheld.

Access to Waymarked Ways. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have no proposals for the introduction of fees for the use of walkways. I have made clear my view that a local community-based approach is the way forward where issues of access to the countryside arise. I established the consultation group on access to waymarked ways in April 2003 to consider the issues that had arisen in relation to access to some waymarked ways following the cessation of...

Access to Waymarked Ways. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Deputy for tabling this question. I rarely bother to correct inaccuracies in newspapers. I do so occasionally but most of the time I let them pass, otherwise I would spend most of my life doing nothing other than writing to newspapers. In this case, I wrote to the editor of The Connacht Tribune, although I did not write when the initial report was published because I thought there...

Irish Language. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 6 and 44 le chéile. Mar is eol do na Teachtaí, cuireadh tús i mí Aibreáin 2004 le staidéar teangeolaíoch dírithe ar úsáid na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht mar bhunús chun: forbairt theangeolaíoch na Gaeltachta mar cheantar labhartha Gaeilge a threisiú; agus athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar na limistéir oifigiúla Gaeltachta. Beidh na roghanna éagsúla...

Irish Language. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá sé tábhachtach. Bíonn siad ar fáil agus bíonn an t-údarás agus Conradh na Gaeilge ag plé le ranganna Gaeilge i gcathair na Gaillimhe agus clúdaíonn sin na ceantracha atá ar imeall na Gaeltachta. Bíonn Coláiste na hOllscoile i nGaillimh ag oibriú ar fud na Gaeltachta. Bíonn ranganna Gaeilge i mo dhúiche féin. Maidir le hairgead don údarás, breathnaím ar an airgead a...

Irish Language. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is aisteach an rud a tharlaíonn nuair a dhírítear ar cheist lae amháin. Ní fheileann toradh an toghcháin le daoine áirithe. Níor fheil sé leo gur éirigh le Fianna Fáil ceithre shuíochán a bhaint amach i nGaillimh Thiar. Breathnóimid ar na fíricí. Cuid de na daoine atá anois ag gearán, bhí siad ar bhord na n-údaráis nuair a chuir mise ceist orthu roimh athrú an Achta 1999...

Irish Language. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tacaím leis an rud atá ráite faoin phríomh-fheidhmeannach nua agus tugaim aitheantas fosta don obair a rinne Ruan Ó Bric mar phríomh-fheidhmeannach thar blianta fada. Tá chuile duine sa Teach ar aon intinn go bhfuil muid buíoch de Ruan agus tréaslaímid le Pádraig Ó hAoláin. Scaití déanta simpliú ar rudaí. An dtarlódh maidin amárach i nGaeltacht Chonamara go dtabharfaí...

Road Signage. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will explain again to the House that the legal position since 1970 has been that road directional signs in the Gaeltacht are in Irish only. The Placenames Order that I made in respect of Gaeltacht placenames in December last and which came into effect on 28 March 2005 does not alter that position. Therefore, I am not introducing Irish-only road signs in Gaeltacht areas. I understand that...

Road Signage. (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Níl aon athruithe le cur ar na comharthaí bóthair taobh istigh den Ghaeltacht. Má tá cuid de na logainmneacha i mBéarla, níl siad ag cloí leis an riail a bhí ann ó 1970. Bhí an-fhadhb agam sin a mhíniú sna meáin Béarla. Bhí laige ag baint leis an rud a rinneadh i 1970. Athraíodh na comharthaí bóthair ach níor hathraíodh na léarscáil agus b'shin an fhadhb. Is cuma cén...