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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: What about in 2008?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: What kind of budget line is envisaged for the whole project? Would it be €50 million or €100 million?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: No. I know that Inis Oírr will cost approximately €17 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: It has gone up. It would have cost €17 million if we had done it in 2008.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Does Ms Ní Chonghaile mean that it will be under €20 million?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: If they come back and say that the optimal design is €50 million, will the Department do it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: What about Roonagh?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I am glad to hear that the islands are under the same Department as community development. Has a decision been taken yet that the next LEADER programme will be awarded in parcels in order that all of the islands will be included under Comhar na nOileán or one island as a base bidder? The rural development plan has been mentioned a number of times. When was it published? How many...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I know that. That is not the question. A bid will be put out soon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Back in the day, we put out one bid lot to provide all of the islands-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: -----with the services. Is this the way it is going to be the next time? Will the islands be one lot?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes, I know. We are going around in circles.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Have the islanders asked that it would revert to what it was before the most recent LEADER situation whereby there would be one parcel and local action group for the islands? Ultimately, we have to follow EU law but I doubt whether EU law would preclude the Department from doing something sensible such as having the islands as one parcel. After that, it will be for the Minister to make up...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: It will be a decision for the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister can accept, amend or reject proposals.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister does not have to accept the proposal from the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister does not have to accept every proposal from the public service. The Minister can accept, amend or reject. This is my understanding.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: That is good. We will keep the pressure on the Minister because she will be responsible for this in the end. All of these processes are fine but when there is something as obvious as this, I cannot understand the big obfuscation about it. I also asked about the rural development plan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: There was one before that. The former Minister, Deputy Ring, published one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Then we got a new plan in 2020. We are spending more time planning than doing. Anyway, I will leave it there.