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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: RAPID Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What specifically will the Minister do for the south inner city area from the south bank of the Liffey down through the Liberties where there are massive problems? There are huge problems and I can put the Minister on to people in the area who will bring him on a walking tour of the area if he does not know what is going on there. Is there any structure that involves the people living in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: CLÁR Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the developments he is proposing for the CLÁR programme in 2018; and when new elements of this programme will be rolled out in 2018. [8822/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: CLÁR Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Last year there was a massive underspend in the Minister's Department. We seem to be heading the same way because unless the money is out on the ground early in the year it will not all be spent by the end of the year. What developments is the Minister proposing for the CLÁR programme for this year and when will we hear the announcements and calls going out so we actually get the money...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: CLÁR Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does the Minister not agree that for the CLÁR areas and the challenges they face €5 million is a derisory amount of money and shows the lack of importance of the most depopulated of rural areas? When will he announce the programme for this year? January is gone; we are on the threshold of the end of February. The Minister knows that when he announces them it will take two or...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: RAPID Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his policy on the development of the RAPID programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8821/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: RAPID Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister will agree with me that we often hear about the challenges facing rural communities. However, they pale into utter insignificance when we compare them to the challenges faced by those living in urban disadvantaged areas. I received a call recently from a lady who spoke to me about a school the Taoiseach had visited. Down the street from it will be located a 100-bed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Chairpersons Designate of Public Bodies (21 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome the chairpersons designate and particularly Maurice O'Gorman from Galway Harbour Company. My question is about Galway. How important is it that the harbour is not transferred to the local authority so we can pursue the aim of making it a national port, in view of the fact that there is no national port around the coast from Foynes to Dublin? Obviously, there are ports in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Chairpersons Designate of Public Bodies (21 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is a quick one, and Deputy Eamon Ryan will love it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Chairpersons Designate of Public Bodies (21 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If Galway Harbour Company proposes to have a port where many products will be transported in and out by rail, how important is reconnecting Athenry to Claremorris on the existing railway line to those plans?

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authority Funding (21 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 49. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the €28 million prepaid to local authorities at the end of 2016 that has not been spent to date by the local authorities on the projects for which it was approved, by local authority and type of project; the steps he has taken to ensure the moneys are either spent or repaid to his Department; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Renewal Plan (21 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No.147 of 31 January 2018, the number of public servants based in each zone by each specific Department, agency or body listed in a document (details supplied) by location, in tabular form;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8837/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (20 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 163. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the flood relief works for Caherlea and Lisheenavalla as part of the Clare river Claregalway drainage scheme have been completed; if not, the timeframe for same; if additional works are planned in this area; if so, the details of the proposed works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8282/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (20 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 430. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue regarding an application by a person (details supplied) under TAMS; the reason for the delay in processing this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8256/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (20 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 431. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the provision of housing for cattle in respect of TAMS covers new sheds and the upgrade of existing facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8257/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (15 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason applications for citizenship are taking up to 12 months or longer to process in view of the commitments given by his Department that the processing time for such applications would be reduced to six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7847/18]

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Cuireann sé áthas orm an deis a bheith agam labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo. I am pleased to speak on this subject. In the first place it is fair to say that, especially in small businesses, there is normally a good and flexible working relationship between the employer and the employee. Most things are worked by trust and agreement. It is not always the case but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We all know about the problem. For anyone who either works in Galway or has to try to get in and out of it, the simple fact of the matter is that most of us avoid travelling between 8 o'clock and 9.30 a. m. If I am in the office at 5 o'clock in the evening, I never bother leaving until 7 p.m. because all I will be doing is sitting in a car in a car park, so there are major problems. Before...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management and Congestion in Galway Region: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know. These are the sad things I do on my holidays. It came out in August 2016. I went through it and I buy into its analysis. My attitude is that it needs to be done in total as soon as possible. Therefore, I buy into the public transport element of it but I also buy into the fact that this cannot be done unless one builds the road around the city. However, building a road around the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Provision (14 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 159. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been provided with occupational therapy in view of the fact that the person's parents receive the domiciliary care allowance; his plans regarding early interventions for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7584/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (14 Feb 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 278. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when decisions will be made by Tusla on applications submitted in December 2017 under the family resource centre scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7585/18]