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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 361: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the implementation of the nitrates directive, 91/676/EEC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5597/05]

Written Answers — Retail Sector Developments: Retail Sector Developments (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 377: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the concerns of a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding possible changes in the retail planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5872/05]

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Today, it was alleged to me that within days of the announcement of the withdrawal of funding from the Community Workers Co-operative funding was announced for organisations with no involvement in either anti-poverty or equality measures.

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Is it true that these groups had no focus on equality or anti-poverty measures?

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: The same can be said of the CWC.

Irish Language. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: The Minister's reply is identical to the reply given when this question was last raised. No Member on this side of the House wants to involve himself or herself in anything that could be detrimental to achieving official and working language status for the Irish language in the EU. However, one fears we will hear the same old song into the next general election. Have there been any...

Irish Language. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: I do not know where the Minister got the idea that people are claiming the objective will not be reached. We simply want to know what is happening. Is the Government being unsuccessful in a limited way? Are there major problems with some member states? Do some agree with the Irish position? Do some disagree, particularly those member states that have languages not considered a main language...

Irish Language. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a recent article (details supplied) showing that more people here now speak Mandarin or Cantonese than Irish as a first language; if he will consider amending the Official Languages Act 2003 to take account of the growing number of languages other than Irish and English that are...

Irish Language. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: I recently read that on a daily basis more people in Ireland now speak one of the Chinese languages than the Irish language. According to reports, approximately 50,000 Chinese live in Ireland who use Mandarin or Cantonese as their first language. Coimisiún na Gaeltachta found that of 90,000 Irish speakers, only approximately half of this number spoke Irish on a regular basis. What has gone...

Volunteer Training. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: I would like the Minister of State's views on the issue of a vetting system for people who deal with children or vulnerable adults. Undoubtedly there is a difficulty nowadays in that people are somewhat reluctant to volunteer because of revelations in various areas that people abused clients. This is very important in terms of people having the confidence to become involved in the area. On...

Volunteer Training. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: The committee's report contained other recommendations on where moneys in the dormant accounts fund should be targeted and on the use of the proceeds on the foot of actions taken by the Criminal Assets Bureau. I am referring to the proceeds from drug peddling and so on. It is recommended that those moneys should be redirected into the communities from which they came in the first place to...

Community Development. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: When the Minister responded to similar questions in December he spoke about introducing new measures depending on demand and indicated that he is looking at new measures. What type of measures has he in mind? In a situation where there is an increase of only 13% in funding over last year, is it realistic to speak of the introduction of worthwhile new measures?

Foras na Gaeilge. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Phléamar cuid den cheist seo cheana féin, ach mar gheall ar airgead a dháileadh. Bhí dream amháin i mo dháilcheantar ag fáil airgid, is é sin, Port Láirge le Gaelain. Níl pingin rua á fáil aige i mbliana. Níl aon deontas ag dul go dtí aon eagras eile sa dáilcheantar nó, de réir mar is eol dom, go dtí aon eagras san iardheisceart. Sin rud atá go mór i mbéal na ndaoine i mo...

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: With regard to the PEACE programme, how will the contract be fully implemented given that the removal of its core funding would mean the Community Workers Co-operative will cease to operate beyond 31 March? The Minister of State offered general reasons for the removal of all funding from only one of ten national networks, the Community Workers Co-operative. He misunderstands what precisely...

Foras na Gaeilge. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to widespread dissatisfaction with and loss of confidence in Foras na Gaeilge among Irish language organisations; if he plans to take action urgently to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5857/05]

Foras na Gaeilge. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: I thank the Minister for his reply. I purposely tabled this question in English because there are many people who are favourable towards the Irish language but whose standard of Irish is not sufficient to follow a debate such as this. I found it disturbing to recently read of a survey carried out by Foinse of 30 organisations dealing with the Irish language. There was unilateral condemnation...

Foras na Gaeilge. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: I do not accept what the Minister has said. When an organisation is performing as badly as the organisations with which it deals have made clear in a recent survey, there is a need to intervene. For instance, it might be necessary to consider the board and its constitution. It is possible for the Minister to take action. It is unacceptable and would be very bad for the development of the...

Foras na Gaeilge. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: As I understand it——

Foras na Gaeilge. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: I have one brief supplementary question. I understand no annual report has been published since 1999, which must be of concern to the Minister and surely he should intervene.

Voluntary Sector Organisations. (22 Feb 2005)

Brian O'Shea: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason the Community Workers Co-operative, of the ten national anti-poverty networks which have been funded under the national anti-poverty networks programme since 1993, has been told that it will have its funding withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5858/05]