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Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Curaclam Nua na hArdteistiméireachta (Atógáil): An Roinn Oideachais (16 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Cén chaoi is féidir le haon duine breithiúnas a dhéanamh idir an dá chúrsa mura bhfuil a fhios aige nó aici cad iad na buntáistí a chuirfear ar fáil as an nua breise? Tá daoine praiticiúil. Tá daoine, go mór mór tuismitheoirí agus scoláirí, thar a bheith praiticiúil nuair a thagann sé go...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am sorry for joining the meeting late but I was in the Dáil Chamber dealing with a Topical Issue matter relevant to one of the Minister's other functions as Minister for Justice. I will not go into that. Due to IT issues this morning and yesterday, I was unable to print out the Minister's opening statement so I am at a slight disadvantage. I wish to raise a number of issues. I...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will stand back on that. I am a little bit out of sync because of delays.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I cannot be in two places at the one time.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What about Roonagh?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are new community tourism projects opening up all the time because there are so many heritage facilities in the country. There are also new community centres, as well as older community centres that do not have the backup of this scheme that they need to make them viable. They are leaders within communities in terms of enticing people in. Dunbrody comes to mind, as does Athenry...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Again, I am operating without having seen the script. There is a lot of talk about remote hubs but I do not know if the Minister outlined clearly in her opening statement details of the funding. If a person is trying to set up a remote hub in a town, a village or a rural area, what funding streams are available for fit out and so on for getting the remote hub? Does this cover leased...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Proposed Regional Employment Service: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Many of the questions I was going to ask have been asked. I will not repeat them but I endorse all the points made by my colleagues. There are two types of model here: one in which the focus is on getting number results to satisfy the Department and get paid; and one based on service. We need the latter. There is a cold chill going down a lot of people's backs with the fear that when the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Funding (15 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated net contribution Ireland will make to EU funds in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31513/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (15 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 101. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of not charging any USC on the first €13,000 of assessable income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31514/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is planned to reform the way central government supports local government as a result of the decision to allow local authorities to retain 100% of the revenue from the local property tax; if the new funding mechanism for local authorities will contain open, fair and transparent measures to allocate funding to those...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will be seeking extra funding to fund local authorities in 2022 in view of the recent decisions on the retention by local authorities to the full amount of the local property tax they collect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31473/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 665. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when it is intended that that Passport Express services will resume; if his attention has been drawn to the serious impact the delay in resuming this service is having on passport applicants who are required to submit documentation in support of their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31319/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (15 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 988. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be fully implemented; when the decision support service will be established; the reason that this Act has not been fully commenced six years after enactment; the timeline for commencing each section of the Act not already commenced; the sections...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parole Boards (15 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recommendations made to her by the Parole Board in 2021; the number in which she accepted the recommendations of the Board; the number in which they were amended or rejected; the reason in the cases in which they were amended or rejected for doing so; the number still awaiting decision; and if she will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Business of Joint Committee (15 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome and extend a céad míle fáilte to everybody. Before we hear from witnesses we have some business to attend to and I would like to clarify privilege. I remind members that they must be in the Leinster House complex or in the convention centre in order to attend this meeting. If members attempt to participate from outside the Leinster House precincts I will have no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Business of Joint Committee (15 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is that agreed? Agreed. I propose that we publish the opening statement by the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon, on the committee's website. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Today's meeting is our second public meeting on Traveller accommodation. On behalf of the committee, I am delighted to extend a warm welcome to our witnesses from the Office of the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman for Children and Ms Nuala Ward, director of investigations. On behalf of the committee, I thank Dr. Muldoon for his report, No End in Site: An investigation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank Dr. Muldoon for his submission, which was very much to the point in dealing with a very serious issue. The first member to ask questions and make his contribution is Senator Ned O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I point out that Ms Nuala Ward is attending, not Ms Helena Collins. There may be some confusion as the screen may refer to Ms Collins.