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Written Answers — Córas Náisiúnta ISBN: Córas Náisiúnta ISBN (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tógfaigh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 470 go dtí 473 le chéile. Níl aon fhreagracht ar mo Roinn ná ag aon chomhlacht faoi choimirce na Roinne seo maidir leis an gceist seo. Mar eolas don Teachta tuigtear dom go bhfuil córas den chineál seo i bhfeidhm le haghaidh irisí Éireannacha, ISSN, cheana agus gurb é an Leabharlann Náisiúnta atá freagrach as riaradh an chórais sin.

Rural Social Scheme. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta O'Dowd as ucht an dea-mhian a chuir sé in iúl dom féin agus don Aire Stáit, agus ba mhaith liom an rath céanna a ghuí air féin an tseachtain seo. The number of persons employed on the rural social scheme is 285, including supervisors, at present. The total number of applications received which have been reported to my Department...

Rural Social Scheme. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Like all schemes, this was slow at the beginning. One of the causes of the delay was the decision to use existing community structures to deliver the scheme, that is, the Leader companies. A major delay over the summer occurred as a result of having to wait for the Leader companies to declare themselves ready to take on the scheme. The Deputy will be glad to hear the scheme is now available...

Rural Social Scheme. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have confirmed that the Christmas bonus arrangement will be the same as the community employment scheme. I will also check with the health authorities as to the exact status of the rural social scheme. The case my Department has made is that it should be the same as the community employment scheme. I understand some arrangements must be made. I will check if they are in place and will...

Polasaí Dátheangachas. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar is eol don Teachta, ní foláir, bhí sé de phribhléid agam scéim mo Roinne féin faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003 a fhoilsiú ar an Déardaoin seo caite. Ar ndóigh, tá céatadán suntasach de rannáin mo Roinnese ag feidhmiú cheana féin trí Ghaeilge. I gcás gach ceann de na rannáin a sholáthraíonn seirbhísí ar bhonn dhuine-le-duine trí Bhéarla amháin faoi...

Polasaí Dátheangachas. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: B'fhéidir go bhfuil an Teachta ag breith ar seo ón taobh mícheart. Ma bhreathnaíon sé ar phlean mo Roinne féin, is é atá ann go soiléir ná go mbeidh duine i ngach uile rannóg a bheidh in ann seirbhís a thabhairt do chustaiméir trí mheán na Gaeilge. Ní hamhlaidh atá i láthair na huaire. Ar ndóigh, mar atá ráite go minic, déanann rannóg na Gaeilge, rannóg na n-oileán...

Polasaí Dátheangachas. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Maidir le ceist Ombudsman na Leanaí, tá go leor easnaimh sa seirbhís poiblí ach ná bíodh muid ag breathnú siar. Rinneadh é sin roimh feidhmiú an Achta. Beidh ar oifig Ombudsman na Leanaí plean a chur faoi bhráid na Roinne le déileáil le ceist sheirbhís trí Ghaeilge ach níl mise ag dul a rá inniu céard a bheidh sa bplean sin. Is rud é sin a bheidh le plé. Roghnaíodh 25 des...

Departmental Expenditure. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The gross expenditure allocation for my Department in 2004 is approximately €298 million. As the Deputy will be aware, details of the allocations to individual programme areas are included in the Revised Estimates Volume 2004, which was published earlier in the year. Expenditure up to 24 September 2004 across the three main programme areas, excluding administration, is €162 million, which...

Departmental Expenditure. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I assure the Deputy that there is no advantage for me in not spending the money, otherwise it reverts to the Exchequer. I will see to it, as far as I possibly can, that the Department spends every euro it receives, and not only the euro but also the cent. Last year, the Department was within €100,000 of a total spend and that is as good as one can hope for. There are variables to be taken...

Irish Language. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Last Thursday morning I had the privilege of launching the first language scheme in my Department and formally launching the preparation of three-year schemes by 25 other public bodies, details of which are set out in a table which I propose to circulate in the Official Report. I anticipate that each of these will have finalised schemes before the end of March 2005. I am satisfied that...

Irish Language. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Deputy for his good wishes. I agree with him on the points he made. In the context of the Act and the position of the Irish language, I stated in this House during the passage of the Bill that we must be realistic. The available resources must be assessed and we must progress according to what is available. For that reason the plan for my Department is modest because resources are...

Irish Language. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I could not agree with the Deputy more. An interesting side-effect of the Act is that people have suddenly become aware of printing costs. We all see beautiful glossy magazines and photographs which cost us a fortune. Many publications are way too comprehensive. In my experience, one gets so much material each week that there is only one place for most of it, that is, in one's little...

Irish Language. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The question of the services in the House will come up in due course. I do not have a list in front of me but I understand that is one of the bodies that will have to present a plan, although I will have to verify that. The Deputy is correct in that it is vital we give example. It is for that reason I very much welcome that the first list of bodies contains such bodies as the Office of the...

Irish Language. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 138, 141 agus 165 le chéile. Mar is eol do na Teachtaí, moladh i dtuarascáil Choimisiún na Gaeltachta 2002 go mba chóir staidéar cuimsitheach teangeolaíoch a thionscnamh ar úsáid na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht. Tar éis tairiscintí ina leith a bheith iarrtha agus scrúdaithe ag mo Roinn, d'fhógair mé ar 31 Eanáir 2004 go raibh an conradh chun a leithéid...

Irish Language. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Maidir leis an dara cuid den cheist, rinne mé ainailís bunaithe ar dhaonáireamh 1996 ar líon na gcainteoirí laethúil Gaeilge fásta ins na ceantracha taobh amuigh den nGaeltacht. Ní raibh aon áit taobh amuigh den nGaeltacht go raibh níos mó ná 10% den phobal ag labhairt na Gaeilge go laethúil seachas trí toghroinn cheantair a bhí ar imeall na Gaeltachta go raibh cuid den...

Irish Language. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tuigim an t-imní atá ar an Teachta. D'fhéadfaí méar a shíneadh i dtreo na Gaillimhe, go mórmhór ar na bruachbhailte thart ar Ghaillimh. Tá mé ag breathnú ar reachtaíocht an údaráis i gcomhthéacs eile ar fad ach ní bheidh sé sin déanta roimh dháta thoghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta. Beidh cúig bliana caite ag an mbord in oifig ag deireadh na bliana seo. Cheana féin,...

Designated Areas. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139, 149 and 188 together. I introduced the CLÁR programme in October 2001 to address depopulation as well as the decline and lack of services in rural areas. An Agreed Programme for Government contained a commitment to annual funding for the CLÁR programme and to consider additional areas for inclusion in light of the 2002 population census data. The...

Designated Areas. (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If one analyses it using the criteria laid down for CLÁR, no area is left out which would comprise a population of 1,000. We analysed it every way. To be honest with the Deputy, I tried to include every area I could within the criteria. Unfortunately, those areas do not fall within the criteria for the scheme.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (7 Jul 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I can answer that question in the affirmative. Any Deputy, Senator or public representative has always got the same treatment from me. If Senator Finucane checks with his colleagues, he will find that to be a fact. In operating a scheme I might decide, after consultation, to spend, for example, €4 million on adult education. In many of the mechanisms I am now operating, the courses which...

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (7 Jul 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: At the rate we are going we probably will not reach Senator Ryan's amendment. I do not wish to discuss amendments we have not reached. There is a dilemma here. There is a problem in board members being proposed by various groups who might be beneficiaries of the scheme. There is also a problem if they are appointed by the Minister. I would like to debate this dilemma in detail because I agree...