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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report: Northern Ireland Community Relations Council (9 Oct 2014)

Frank Feighan: Thank you, Ms Irwin. Does anyone else wish to contribute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report: Northern Ireland Community Relations Council (9 Oct 2014)

Frank Feighan: I invite our guests to answer the questions posed as best they can and to comment on some of the observations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report: Northern Ireland Community Relations Council (9 Oct 2014)

Frank Feighan: I thank Mr. Osborne for the powerful presentation. The committee was in Belfast and no doubt it will gladly accept the invitation to visit again. I am concerned that the funding is on an ad hoc basis and that it is not enough. Reconciliation is very much a part of the Good Friday Agreement and this committee certainly supports the Community Relations Council. I agree that all these things...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report: Northern Ireland Community Relations Council (9 Oct 2014)

Frank Feighan: On behalf of the committee, I am pleased to welcome from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council, Mr. Peter Osborne, chairman, Ms Jacqueline Irwin, chief executive officer, Ms Sylvia Gordon, co-opted member and Mr. Tony Kennedy OBE, co-opted member. The Northern Ireland Community Relations Council was founded in January 1990 as an independent company and registered charity. Its aim...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Litter Pollution Legislation (9 Oct 2014)

Frank Feighan: 252. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will allow restaurants and auctioneers in rural areas to continue to use signage to ensure the viability of their family businesses (details supplied); when is it envisaged that these new regulations will have to be observed. [38763/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (7 Oct 2014)

Frank Feighan: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the fact that families are suffering financial hardship as a result of the criteria laid down by her Department in respect of the distance from home to college to qualify for grant assistance which is now increased to 50 km; her further views on a reduction in the distance to qualify for grant. [38249/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (30 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: 335. To ask the Minister for Health the plans being put in place by the Health Service Executive for the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon town, County Roscommon, the Plunkett Home in Boyle, County Roscommon, Áras Mháthair Phóil, Castlerea, County Roscommon, and St. Patrick's, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Roscommon, in view of community nursing units having to comply with new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (30 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: 336. To ask the Minister for Health the funding plans being put in place by the Health Service Executive for the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon town, County Roscommon, the Plunkett Home in Boyle, County Roscommon, Áras Mháthair Phóil, Castlerea, County Roscommon, and St. Patrick's, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Roscommon, in view of community nursing units having to comply...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (30 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: 337. To ask the Minister for Health when discussions will take place regarding funding and plans between the Health Service Executive and stakeholders involved with the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon town, County Roscommon, the Plunkett Home in Boyle, County Roscommon, Áras Mháthair Phóil, Castlerea, County Roscommon, and St. Patrick's, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Roscommon,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (30 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: 338. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used by the Health Service Executive in terms of allocating 2014 capital funding for Health Information and Quality Authority compliance works for community nursing units, including the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon town, County Roscommon, the Plunkett Home in Boyle, County Roscommon, Áras Mháthair Phóil, Castlerea, County...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (30 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: 339. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has costed the Health Information and Quality Authority compliance works required to upgrade the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon town, County Roscommon, the Plunkett Home in Boyle, County Roscommon, Áras Mháthair Phóil, Castlerea, County Roscommon and St. Patrick's, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Roscommon....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding (30 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: 551. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ring-fence funding to support the National Collective of Community Based Women's Networks to deliver the only programme specifically targeted at women form disadvantaged communities; and his further plans to provide support for this most marginalised group who are not named under the SICAP programme. [36555/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding (30 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: 552. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to engage with the National Collective of Community Based Women's Networks to resolve the difficulty that has arisen in view of that organisation creating a national structure to meet the requirement of the community development programme which now precludes them from securing funding post 2014 under the new...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding (30 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: 553. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to support the voluntary board of the National Collective of Community Based Women's Networks with their responsibilities to 17 local women's projects, 44 staff members and approximately 200 non-directly employed staff. [36557/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding (30 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: 554. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that marginalised women are not a target group of the new SICAP programme; and in view of this if he will provide reassurance to the National Collective of Community Based Women's Networks that an alternative funding stream will be made available to continue this valuable work...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: Would our guests like to add anything?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: From what I am hearing, the committee will invite the relevant officials in from all Departments and will write to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade seeking an update on the North West Gateway Initiative. We will also raise it with the North South Ministerial Council. I will be meeting with the southern joint secretary in the coming weeks and will raise it with him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: I also think that the gateway initiative needs to be re-explored. Councillor Hastings spoke about the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement, a point Senator White agreed with. We will do what we can to raise these issues. The A5 has been raised at this meeting and Senator White and many other members have been very active in raising the issue. As Chairman, I will pursue this issue to see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: The plenary is on next week and we will try to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Frank Feighan: We will try to get this matter on the agenda.