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Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is Mr. Benson aware of a report done by the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the previous Dáil that looked at the horse racing industry and its funding from the horse and greyhound fund made very detailed recommendations that included Traveller horses and recommended that they get some money from the fund that at the moment goes to horse racing, etc., and that this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We accept that 23 years after the 1998 Act, there are effectively no transient halting sites. Has any analysis been done on where Travellers travel to, particularly in the summer time, because there are well-recognised places where they have been going for decades? Is there any plan to draw up a national network of transient halting sites of the locations they want to visit and where they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will there be a strong obligation placed on local authorities to provide transient halting sites in their areas if locations for them are identified?

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A previous Deputy raised the issue of Part VIII. Part VIII has definitely been a problem. It can have a chilling effect even bringing matters to a Part VIII. In other words, officials will often choose not to bring forward a Part VIII if they think it will not succeed at the local council. When will we get a decision on how this issue is to be dealt with, particularly in the case of local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand Deputy Stanton has another question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the witnesses. As there is no other member offering, I will give Mr. Benson and Mr. Curran an opportunity to make concluding remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the witnesses and all of my colleagues for attending. This discussion is part of our ongoing work on the position of Travellers in Irish society and the challenges they face. I thank everyone for participating. We will prepare a report at the end of this process. It is good to speak to people virtually but I hope that at some time in the future people will be able to attend in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna (22 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 277. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development an bhfuil i gceist ag oifigigh na Roinne casadh le coiste (sonraí tugtha) go luath le forbairt na cé in Inis Meáin a phlé; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [45427/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (21 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is planned to provide bus shelters as a matter of policy on all bus routes nationwide and in particular along the R343 bus route to Leitir Mealláin and Cárna, County Galway, which services bus route 424 given the urgent need for the provision of a shelters on this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (21 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a decision will be made on an application made by a person (details supplied) that has been ongoing for a long time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45174/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (21 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 509. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the investigation into the Dóchas centre has not yet been completed; when is it expected to be completed and published in view of the concerns that have been raised regarding the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45252/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 516. To ask the Minister for Health the reason unit 1 in Merlin Park Hospital, Galway is not open for patients for overnight care; when it is anticipated that unit 1 will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44443/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 648. To ask the Minister for Health when child and family psychology services will recommence in Galway city west, Oughterard and Moycullen, County Galway; the reason for the significant delay in issuing appointments for the service; the steps he will take to tackle the extensive waiting list for the service to ensure that children and families will be issued with appointments as a matter of...

Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is utterly wrong and unjustifiable that this directive was passed in Europe on 5 December 2011 and we are here now, in 2021, ten years later, having been prodded by the European Commission by way of referring Ireland to a European court for not implementing this directive. I cannot understand the reason for or the logic of our representatives going over to the European Union agreeing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (16 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the latest date by which it is expected that all premises private and business will have a fibre telecommunications connection available to them; the steps he is taking to expedite same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43878/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made to date with the roll-out of offshore wind, wave and tidal renewable energy harnessing; the amount of energy being generated at present in this way; the projected amount that will be generated in this way by 2030 by type of generation; the steps being taken to expedite same; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (16 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 8 July 2021, the reason a detailed reply has not yet been received by this Deputy as promised in the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44332/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if with the partial but incomplete opening of the performing arts sector and the uncertainty in relation to the sector she intends temporarily increasing the earnings cap for persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment from the performing arts industry until the sector is totally reopened, particularly in view...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is údar díoma dom nach bhfuil agam ach seacht nóiméad. Cuireann sé iontas orm nach bhfuil ach an méid sin ama agam chun Bille atá 247 leathanach ar fad a phlé. Tá i bhfad níos mó sa Bhille ná fuinneamh gaoithe. Tá an fuinneamh gaoithe thar a bheith tábhachtach ach tá go leor rudaí eile ann a thiocfaidh chun...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (15 Sep 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to provide extra resources to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to enable it to reduce the current timeline for the processing of applications under the better energy warmer homes scheme which is currently approximately 24 months; if his attention has been drawn to the amount of unnecessary...