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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the witness address that question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I was not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In reply to the issue of being late, time and again since this committee was formed I have spoken up about the unsuitability of early morning meetings on the days that Deputies travel to Dublin. This affects those Deputies who live in the parts of the State that are, in large part the subject of this Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Chairman is the one who raised it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Chairman had put the meeting into private session. There should be no one here except ourselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Are we in private session?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Have the organisations heard that Europe is going to fine Ireland and Irish farmers very considerably for assigning ineligible land to the land parcel identification system, LPIS? A significant fine is on the way because the EU wants to declare the land we have under that system ineligible, which is going to have a huge impact on farmers, particularly upland farmers. I hear, from the rumour...

University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister's arguments are totally flawed. When the 2006 Act was passed it was not foreseen that NUIG would ever take the extraordinary decision not to require the president of the college to be able to do business in both of our official languages. That is why it was not included in the Act. We delegate certain powers to authorities but we in this House have never delegated powers in...

University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is not the 1997 Act, it is the 1929 Act.

University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Not equal.

University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On a point of information teachers had to have Irish. That is every staff member up until 2006 had to have Irish, without exception.

University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tairgim: "Go léifear an Bille an Dara hUair anois." Cuireann sé áthas orm deis a bheith agam an Bille seo a chur faoi bhráid Thithe an Oireachtais. Tá an phráinn agus an ghéarchéim a bhaineann leis an gceist seo sáraithe de bharr go bhfuil fear den scoth a bhfuil dea-cháilíochtaí aige, an tOllamh Ciarán Ó...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (30 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when changes were made last to the conditions of eligibility for a class 3 visa; the changes made to these conditions; the reasons for the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51332/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (30 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to change the regulations that ban diving for scallops as a method of harvesting them, as opposed to dredging them, in view of environmental advantages of such a method of harvesting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51335/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff (30 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to allow outdoor staff working in an organisation (details supplied) to continue working until they are 66 years of age; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51333/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (30 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the self employed PRSI that would be due for 2016 from a person that was on a rural social scheme during that year and that had no income other than a self employed income of €2,000 from farming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51334/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Data (29 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 502. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of a proposal (details supplied). [51111/17]

Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The ministerial rota for the taking of oral parliamentary questions to the end of this session was published last week and once again the Minister for Rural and Community Development has been left off it. That means that by Christmas the Minister will have been in his post at Cabinet for six months and for some peculiar reason he will not have had the opportunity to come in and answer...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Foireann Roinne (28 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 89. To ask the Taoiseach cén líon iomlán foirne atá fostaithe ina Roinn faoi láthair; cé mhéid post atá daingnithe nó aitheanta ag an Roinn (i scéim teanga, nó ar aon bhealach eile) mar phoist a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leo; cé mhéid duine atá ann ag a bhfuil líofacht i nGaeilge agus atá ag feidhmiú...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Foireann Roinne (28 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 90. To ask the Taoiseach cé mhéid folúntas a líonadh ina Roinn ó thús na bliana seo; cé mhéid de na folúntais sin a bhain le poist a bhí sainaitheanta mar phoist a raibh Gaeilge riachtanach ina leith; cé mhéid folúntas atá le líonadh faoi láthair agus cé mhéid de na folúntais siúd atá...