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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (18 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 322. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to carry out a review of dog control legislation in view of an incident that occurred in 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2568/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Western Development Commission (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I asked the Minister of State about the western investment fund. How much money does it have to invest this year from its resources and those of the Government in businesses in the west? That was one of the key roles of the Western Development Commission. The Minister of State has obviously made strong representations on behalf of the western rail corridor extension to Claremorris. Has...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Western Development Commission (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: How significant? Is it €2 million or €5 million?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Western Development Commission (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 55. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for the development of the Western Development Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1217/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Western Development Commission (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Has the Minister of State met the executives and-or the board of the Western Development Commission? Did they set out for him what they believed they would need in terms of resources, both of personnel and finances, to enable the commission to reach its potential? In respect of the WDC investment fund to invest in business and community development initiatives, can the Minister of State...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Greenways Development (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does the Minister believe that to protect the investment in developing a greenway, which normally has a hard surface and fences on each side, the land should be bought rather than use a permissive way whereby one landowner can hold up or stop everything? The Minister mentioned the debate that took place here, which I did I admit keep going because I believed he was buying a pig in a poke...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Greenways Development (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister did not answer the other part of the question. I do, however, admire his frankness in answering the one he did answer. I concur with him. If it was in his Department, we would not face many of the challenges we do face. My second question relates to whether the Minister believes that the rational policy for the greenways, where two fences are put in - unlike the walkway...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Greenways Development (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister should put his money on the table. He is missing the point. He did not give them the opportunity to sell.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Greenways Development (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It has grown. There are more taxes.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline his plans for the development of the community services scheme in 2018 in view of the fact that responsibility for this scheme has transferred to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1842/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand the Minister has taken over responsibility for the community services programme. The programme has major potential. The first thing the Minister will need is money to expand it. It has the potential to use many of the facilities that the State has invested in to keep them open all day every day. What are the Minister's plans to avail of this unique opportunity to expand the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: How many reviews does the Minister have going on at one time in the Department? It seems every answer to every question put to this Government involves doing a review. How many reviews is the Department carrying out at the moment? How does the budget of €46 million compare to the budget for the same programme last year? Has it been increased or is it the same money?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What was it last year?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will ask the question again: how does the money provided this year compare to the money provided last year? Simply put, the Minister knows he cannot dramatically increase the scheme if the money has not increased. How does the money this year compare to last year? Mayo would claim to have great prowess at Gaelic football. However, it seems to me that the Minister is becoming keen on...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is Seetec.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Greenways Development (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline his plans to co-fund the development of greenways with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1219/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Greenways Development (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The development of greenways is of vital importance. I imagine the Minister would agree that in developing greenways we need to buy the land and ensure the investment is secure. Does the Minister have any plans to work with the Minister of Transport, Tourism and Sport to co-fund the development of greenways? The question is especially relevant for CLÁR areas. We should expedite the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand €10 million on the capital side and €8 million on the current side that could have been spent on the ground in rural areas has been handed back to the Exchequer. Will the Minister explain how he managed to underspend the current allocation in the Department? Will he also confirm loud and clear that €10 million paid out to local authorities more than a year...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: He was a Minister of State in the Department before his appointment as Minister.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2018)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is wrong. I was not in the Department in 2010. He may remember that I was in the Department of Social Protection in 2010.