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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The individuals in question would not necessarily have to be in the west to avail of the talent tool.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know something was sold.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: How quickly will the money be used? The commission is not a bank.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes, outside Galway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The reality is that Galway has high visibility, with a chamber of commerce and so on. Politicians are often lobbied by chambers of commerce, for example, the Westport or American chambers of commerce. They are organised. I will name a company, which will not mind because it is blue-ribboned in every way. The manufacturing firm, McHale, is local and creative, operates in a competitive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not mean to interrupt Mr. Brannigan but I have an interesting statistic. The Athlone and Limerick lines converge in Athenry. Athenry has a population of 3,950. Some 300 people a day travel from Athenry into Galway city. The rail census November tells me that. It was taken in November so these people are not tourists. If we then consider Ballinasloe and Athlone, Athlone has 27,000...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: How much did we get into the regions in the past five years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Are we talking about €5 billion, €500 million, €100 million, or €5 million or €10 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is in the hundreds of millions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Into what does that money go?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It would be spent on hard infrastructure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We have to get that information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mr. Brannigan is saying that our region got €200 million or €300 million over seven years. We will say €400 million. We will be generous to them. If we divide that by seven, it is €50 million or €60 million a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In addition, the State spends €3 billion or €4 billion on capital spending every year and, therefore, it is not a big player in the game. If we want to redevelop the roads and the rail system in the west, looking to the seanbhean bhocht atá ag teacht thar sáile is a waste of time. We should just look to the Exchequer and get on with the job. We can let the Exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has expressed his concerns to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the fact that a number of prisoners in the republican segregated unit of HMP Maghaberry are a long time on remand awaiting trial, which amounts to a form of internment; the response from the Secretary of State; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had recently with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28003/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the provisions of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be implemented in full; the progress made to date in implementing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28383/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making a decision in relation to this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28110/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply will issue in respect of a query (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28114/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (27 Jun 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 219. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply will issue in respect of a query (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28115/18]