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Irish Language: Statements (Resumed). (24 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá sé fíor.

Irish Language: Statements (Resumed). (24 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Sinne agus sinn amháin a thug isteach rialacha don chóras pleanála. Ní dhearna Páirtí an Lucht Oibre tada faoi.

Irish Language: Statements (Resumed). (24 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá eolas agam.

Irish Language: Statements (Resumed). (24 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom, i dtosach báire, buíochas a ghabháil leis na Teachtaí ar fad a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht. Bíonn rud amháin ag cur isteach orm beagáinín. Am ar bith a labhraíonn Gaeilgeoirí Gaeilge, bíonn siad beagáinín amhrasach go praiticiúil an bhfuileadar ag brú Gaeilge ar dhaoine nach bhfuil Gaeilge acu. Go mórmhór sa Teach seo, smaoiníonn daoine, le go dtuigfí...

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (23 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Waterways Ireland is a North-South implementation body, established under the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999, co-sponsored by my Department and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in the North. Waterways Ireland advises me that it will liaise with the person concerned on whatever occasion it intends to pipe water from the drain adjacent to this person's farm and will endeavour to...

Written Answers — Údarás na Gaeltachta: Údarás na Gaeltachta (23 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 210 agus 211 le chéile. Dírím aird an Teachta ar thuarascálacha bliantúla agus cuntais Údarás na Gaeltachta 1995 go dtí 2003, a leagadh os comhair Thithe an Oireachtais agus a bhfuil cóipeanna díobh ar fáil i Leabharlann an Oireachtais. Tá an t-eolas atáá lorg ag an Teachta maidir le maoiniú tograí i mBaile Ghib agus Ráth Cairn ar fáil sna...

Written Answers — Údarás na Gaeltachta: Údarás na Gaeltachta (23 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 212, 213, 214 agus 215 le chéile. Tá an clár oibre le haghaidh bóithre sa Ghaeltacht don bhliain 2005-06 á ullmhú ag mo Roinn faoi láthair. Tá socrú i bhfeidhm le fada idir mo Roinn agus na húdaráis áitiúla a bhfuil ceantair Ghaeltachta faoina gcúram go ndéanfaidh siad na hoibreacha seo sna ceantair éagsúla Gaeltachta. Ní chuireann mo Roinn...

Irish Language: Statements. (23 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá áthas orm páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht seo agus ba mhaith liom an deis seo a thapú chun achoimre a thabhairt don Teach ar an obair atá ar siúl ag an Rialtas ar son na Gaeilge, na nithe atá bainte amach againn go dtí seo agus na spriocanna a bhfuil mé fhéin ag iarraidh díriú isteach orthu sna blianta amach romhainn. Agus muid ag caint ar na nithe atá bainte amach againn...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Increases in the rural social scheme payment rates, in accordance with the increases in social welfare payments announced in budget 2005, are being implemented. This process requires the calculation of the new rate of pay, with any arrears due from the effective dates, for each participant. The large majority of participants received this increase and payment of arrears, as appropriate, with...

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (22 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The amount expended by my Department in 2004 for car mileage expenses was €243,709. The amount expended in respect of rail and bus fares was €12,806.

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (22 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 361 and 362 together. The Deputy will appreciate that I have no responsibility for the cost of advertisements placed by other public bodies. My Department's scheme under the Official Languages Act 2003 was published on 30 September 2004. The cost of placing the advertisements in connection to the preparation of that scheme amounted to €20,178. On that cost,...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (22 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The scheme, the details of which were announced in May 2004, accepted its first participants in July 2004 and the numbers have been increasing steadily since. I consider that substantial progress has been made in this period of time. There are currently 1,370 participants in the rural social scheme. I expect the participant numbers will continue to increase and that all 2,500 places will be...

Written Answers — Offshore Islands: Offshore Islands (22 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 364 and 365 together. In July 2000 I approved a grant of €1.84 million to Mayo County Council for the provision of a cable car and associated services between Inishbiggle and Achill island at Bullsmouth. This grant was based on a total estimated construction cost of €2.03 million with Mayo County Council to provide the balance of €190,000. It was...

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (22 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Details of the number of appointments which have been made by me or the Government to public boards and bodies under the aegis of my Department since its establishment on 6 June 2002, including salary details, if any, are as follows: Appointments made by ADM Limited on the nomination of the Government or Minister Date of Appointment Salaried Yes or No Salary details per annum â'¬ ...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (22 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 307 on 8 March 2005. The next meeting of Fóram na Gaeilge is now scheduled to take place on 21 April 2005.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No circulars or instructions concerning special advisers have been issued in my Department. The terms of employment of the special adviser and media adviser employed in my Department specify that their roles are the performance of duties appropriate to their positions assigned by me.

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (22 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am responsible for the performance of the functions of my Department in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Public Service Management Act 1997.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Special advisers attached to my Department are not in the main part of the Department's line management system. However, my media adviser oversees the operation of my Department's press and information office.

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (22 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A total of €243,709 in mileage expenses was paid out by my Department during 2004 for registered mileage of 279,983 miles.

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (22 Mar 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy will be aware, Waterways Ireland, which the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs co-sponsors, is a North-South Implementation Body established under the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999. It has responsibility for the management, maintenance and development of inland waterways principally for recreational purposes. The inland waterways provide an important tourist...