Results 6,041-6,060 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Sales (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been brought to allegations that the passports of Connemara ponies are being tampered with prior to sale of the ponies (details supplied); the steps he will take to investigate the matter and to eliminate the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22066/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beekeeping Industry (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a study has been carried out into the introduction of non-native honey bees here and the affect they are having on the native honey bee apis mellifera mellifera; his plans to introduce a control on the import and spread of bees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22166/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1486. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar achomharc ar iarratas a rinneadh faoin scéim dar teideal Covid-19: Stability Scheme for Community and Voluntary, Charity and Social Enterprise Organisations (sonraí tugtha); cén fáth ar diúltaíodh don iarratas sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Radio Broadcasting (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1487. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications received under the stability scheme for community, voluntary, charity and social enterprise organisations from community radio stations; the number that were awarded funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21700/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Radio Broadcasting (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1488. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will be made on an application by an organisation (details supplied) under the stability scheme for community, voluntary, charity and social enterprise organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21701/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1489. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar iarratas ó scoil (sonraí tugtha) faoi scéim CLÁR 2020 (Beart 1) de bharr na práinne a bhaineann leis an obair atá le déanamh taobh amuigh den scoil; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [21721/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1491. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will be made on CLÁR applications for 2020; the number of measures advertised under the programme in 2020; the closing date for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21949/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1495. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason the revised local improvement scheme has a requirement that agricultural use much be proven for a road to be eligible for the scheme in view of the large number of rural persons that are not farmers and are living on poor roads that are not taken in charge by the council; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (30 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cathain atá sé i gceist aici beartas a fhoilsiú maidir le hoideachas trí Ghaeilge taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [18540/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements made in relation reopening primary and secondary schools for the autumn 2020 term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18541/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (30 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 633. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an mbeidh cead ag scoil (sonraí tugtha)an líon muinteoirí ranga atá acu faoi láthair a choinneáil don scoil bhliain 2020/2021, cé go mbeidh siad duine gann den sprioc uimhir daltaí do líon na muinteoirí atá acu, de bharr an ghéarchéim Covid-19 agus chomh beag agus atá na...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Services (30 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 634. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to defer or reduce the school bus fares payable at this time of year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic and the uncertainty if students will be returning to school for a full week this coming term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19553/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 777. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if seasonal hospitality workers that have no work due to the Covid-19 pandemic will be entitled to the pandemic employment payment under the Jobs July Stimulus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19552/20]

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome this Bill but I have some deep reservations about it. They are quite technical and I hope the Minister can take them on board. There is a pattern in rural areas, particularly along the west coast, of tourism businesses opening from St. Patrick's Day, or around March or Easter, and closing around Hallowe'en or near Christmas. Many of them are not open in January and February every...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Supreme Court recently issued a decision on various issues with regard to the legality of the leave to apply for substitute consent process. Substitute consent allows applicants in exceptional circumstances to make a retrospective application for a project on which an environmental impact assessment should have been carried out before being undertaken but where that assessment was not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Allowance (29 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Let us go back to the cohort I spoke about, who are so disabled that this talk of getting employment just does not arise. I have come across cases where a parent dies and leaves, say, €100,000 to an adult child who has been disabled since birth. In that case the disability allowance payment dropped from €203 to €53 per week. If the parents leave €110,000 it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Allowance (29 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will give the Minister another example, a real-life case. A parent scrimped and saved throughout their life and wanted to make an extra provision for their disabled offspring. They bought a pension of €100 a week and gave it to the adult offspring. In this case, it reduced the disability allowance by €100 per week which meant the parent would end up saving the State money...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Allowance (29 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 28. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to change the rules in respect of the treatment of savings for those on disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18539/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Allowance (29 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We are back to my old hobby horse, that of means testing. There are people who are so disabled from birth or an early age that they will never be able to get employment or make social welfare contributions. The only social welfare payment open to them is the disability allowance. The way that income, capital and savings are assessed against these people is unfair. I would be interested to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (29 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 25. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the review she plans to carry out of the means testing of social welfare payments and payments under the community employment and rural social schemes to ensure means testing is not acting as a disincentive to saving money or to the increasing of employed or self-employed income; and if she will make a statement on the...