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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (1 May 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high-level forum on community employment supervisors pensions in view of the urgent need for a resolution of this matter in line with the recommendation of the Labour Court; if a meeting date has been set; when this matter will come to a conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (1 May 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration is being given to reducing the turnover requirements for public tenders to ensure that smaller suppliers of goods and services are not unnecessarily precluded from tendering for projects, to encourage more competition and to allow local companies bid for contracts in their own area, particularly in rural Ireland; and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme Applications (1 May 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will provide funds for coastal protection works in Leenane, County Galway, on foot of an application from Galway County Council for funding of such works; when a decision will be made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18932/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (1 May 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a building project to provide a permanent replacement school for a school (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18672/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (1 May 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 328. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he plans to take on foot of a decision on an appeal lodged by a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18743/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mr. Hogan is welcome back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am sure he was. I will leave agricultural issues to my colleagues because I am here in my role as a member of the rural development committee. What is the intention as regards the percentage of the rural development envelope that will go to rural development outside the farm gate? Is it intended to continue with the Leader programme as the main vehicle for the expenditure of that money?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: More or less?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thought the Commissioner might.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mr. Hogan is welcome back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am sure he was. I will leave agricultural issues to my colleagues because I am here in my role as a member of the rural development committee. What is the intention as regards the percentage of the rural development envelope that will go to rural development outside the farm gate? Is it intended to continue with the Leader programme as the main vehicle for the expenditure of that money?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: More or less?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thought the Commissioner might.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I was listening carefully, even if I might not have appeared to be. Can we make recommendations here? I accept the Vote is fixed but within that, can we make recommendations that, for example, some subheads be given less money and others given more money?

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Can we suggest to the Minister, as a committee, that he rejig the way he has allocated the money between the various subheads? It will become very relevant as the debate develops this afternoon.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That was not my question. I am asking whether the committee can make a recommendation to the Minister.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is one thing Deputy Ó Cuív making a recommendation, but it is another thing for the committee to make a recommendation.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The question I am asking is not whether I can make a recommendation. Of course I can say whatever I want within the terms of reference of the meeting. Can the committee make a recommendation, collectively, to the Minister?

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I want to make one more point before we start. It is a pity we are almost one third of the way through the year before we even get to discuss how the money was laid out. Already a lot of decisions have been made and a lot of water has gone under the bridges on the Corrib, but one thing we do not have, which is a huge lack, is the six monthly report on the action plan for rural Ireland,...

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (25 Apr 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Reading the fine print of the Estimate, the Minister has €30 million for the Leader programme. There is a carryover of another €5 million, giving a total of €35 million, of which €11 million or €12 million will go to the cost of administration of th programme. How this is done is one mystery I have yet to solve. It is considered to be capital expenditure,...