Results 2,961-2,980 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1819. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when decisions will be made on applications to the decommissioning scheme for fishing vessels arising from Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1007/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Parking Provision (18 Jan 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1837. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason island residents in the Aran islands with commercially owned vehicles kept permanently on the mainland were not afforded free parking places in Ros a ’Mhíl harbour on the same basis that island residents with privately owned vehicles were; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1355/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (18 Jan 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1838. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date with the development of phase three of the marina at Ros a 'Mhíl harbour, for which funding of €2 million was announced in 2022; the amount of this money expended in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1356/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1839. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licence appeals that are on hand for over one year by the Aquaculture Licences Appeal Board; the number on hand for more than three years; if he intends to review the operation of the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board in view of the inordinate time that it is taking the board to make decisions; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (18 Jan 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1887. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the alternative arrangements that will be made to ensure that there is a suitable slipway in Ros a’Mhíl for the roll-on roll-off cargo ferry at the Oileáin Árann to use now that the present slipway will be decommissioned as part of the development of the deep water pier in Ros a’Mhíl, as the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1909. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she intends to include a measure under this year's CLÁR programme for improvements to parking, turning and other facilities on primary school grounds where the 80 km speed limit applies to ensure the safety of pupils, staff and parents, given that there are still schools in CLÁR areas that require such improvements;...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Capital Expenditure Programme (18 Jan 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1910. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of carryover of the 2022 capital allocation agreed between her Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform from 2022 into 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1360/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (18 Jan 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1911. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the original capital allocation to her Department in 2022 that was transferred to current expenditure in 2023 by way of supplementary estimate; the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1361/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Capital Expenditure Programme (18 Jan 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1912. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the underspend of the capital allocation to her Department in 2022, including transfers to current expenditure and deferral of the allocation to 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1362/23]

Income Eligibility for Social Housing Supports: Statements (15 Dec 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome the changes introduced by the Minister. They are very timely. The old limits, which were set in 2011, belonged to a totally different world. Over the years, when I asked when these changes would take place, I got the tired old answer that the matter was being studied. For those who were suffering under incredibly low thresholds, being told that the system was being looked at did...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: How far behind target, whether in Cork or nationally, is the NBI roll-out? That is the critical question everyone is asking. Second, when is the roll-out now expected to be complete for the last house in the last valley? That is another question people are asking.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My sense of it is that we are not achieving the targets so far and, as the Minister said, that we are going backwards. On the real big wins, of the ones that have the real opportunity to change everything, the one outstanding one, of course, is renewable energy from the ocean, whether it is wind, wave or tidal. I wonder how quick are we progressing towards harnessing that enormous resource...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is exactly my point. When the Minister goes for the big winds, he will wind up with an energy surplus. The Minister has a target in the climate action plan of 1 million electric vehicles, EVs, by the end of the decade. At the rate of progress to date, is that likely to be achieved? The second part of the question relates to hydrogen. The Minister, quite rightly, mentioned hydrogen...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Not where I live.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress that has been made to date since the approval of the national climate action plan to achieve the targets in the plan; if he is satisfied that the full objectives of the plan will be achieved by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62724/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What progress has been made to date since the approval of the national climate action plan to achieve the targets in it and is the Minister satisfied the targets laid out to be reached by 2030 will now be achieved?

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Harbours and Piers (15 Dec 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 25. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress that has been made with the development of improved pier facilities on Inis Oírr and Inis Meáin in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62719/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Budgets (15 Dec 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital and current allocation to her Department for 2022; the expenditure to date of both the current and capital allocation including carry forward from 2021; the main underspends under both headings; the reason for same; if it is intended to carry forward unspent capital from 2022 to 2023; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (15 Dec 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress that has been made to date to ensure that areas without mobile phone signals get mobile phone coverage; the discussions that have taken place between his Department and the industry on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62723/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (15 Dec 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who has a mixed social welfare record consisting of A, B and D contributions and can satisfy the minimum conditions for a pro rata pension for a person with mixed insurance is entitled to have their pension assessed under the total contribution system, including up to 1,040 ordinary and caring credits; and if...