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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a detailed reply will issue to a query raised with her office on 14 November 2019 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30534/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 220. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an increase for a qualified adult State pension (contributory) for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30426/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Seirbhíse Buiséadaithe agus Comhairle Airgid (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 227. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection cé na céimeanna atá sí ag dul a ghlacadh lena chinntiú go gcoinneofar oifig de chuid na Seirbhíse Buiséadaithe agus Comhairle Airgid ar oscailt ar an gCeathrú Rua de bharr gurb í an oifig sin an t-aon cheann atá in ann freastal i nGaeilge ar an bpobal Gaeltachta i gConamara...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend visitor visas to Ireland again due to the continued worldwide Covid-19 crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30531/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 277. To ask the Minister for Health if yoga classes are permitted under level 3 lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30525/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 278. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application by an organisation (details supplied) for lottery funding from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30529/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 279. To ask the Minister for Health the locations in which laboratory testing of Covid-19 samples are taking place in the State; the number of tests analysed by each laboratory in September 2020; if laboratories are using qualified scientists with medical scientific qualifications to do this analysis; if so, the reason other suitably qualified scientists are not employed for this work; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 292. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the decision on a forestry application by a person (details supplied); the reason forestry was not approved on the land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30524/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Licences (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 293. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if licences for fishing vessels that are due to expire or expired in September 2020 will be extended to the end of 2020 due to the lack of fishing opportunity in 2020 due to Covid-19 and collapsed markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30526/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéimeanna Rannach (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 294. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a íocfar na deontais BSC, Greening agus ANC le feirmeoir (sonraí tugtha) do 2020; an chúis leis an moill leis na híocaiochtaí seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [30532/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 307. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to provide supplementary funding to projects funded under the community services programme in 2020 due to the fall in their income owing to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30528/20]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will there be full project approval by the end of this year? My understanding is that under the EU programme all of the project moneys must be approved by the end of the year. In fact, one would really need 110% approval because some projects will never get finished. I agree with the questions posed by Deputy Carey. Can the Minister tell us will they then be given national moneys to...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The interim money up until now has always been purely administrative money to keep the staff in place. There was a certain expectation this time that Exchequer moneys would be provided to ensure projects could be approved in the two years. It will be two years before LEADER gets going. Even if the CAP is theoretically ready to rock and roll in 2022, it will not be the case with LEADER. ...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Two meanings can be taken out of a transition programme. One is about keeping the staff in play. That is fair enough as the staff must have jobs. The other is about being able to do work and approve projects. When the Minister refers to a transition programme, it is about what always happens, namely keeping the staff in place. She is not talking, however, about them having any money to...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is that to cover the approval of projects?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes but will that include project money?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is that for new projects? We need clarity about that €40 million. My understanding is that is to pay for projects that will be approved by 31 December 2020. It is not for approving new projects that will only come to spend in 2022 or 2023.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Estimate for capital spending under that was €88 million. I ask the Minister to outline the spend to date. I know it is unusual when dealing with the Estimates to talk about the spend to date, but we are nearly at the end of the year with two months left. Will the €88 million be spent?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: According to the Revised Estimate, the amount for regional economic development is €88 million. It was €78 million. It was €52 million last year. Are we going to see that money spent in full? Working hubs have a place and there will be some demand for them into the distant future but for a lot of people they will be secondary to working from home. There seems to be an...