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Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Seirbhísí Dátheangacha: An Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe (21 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Can I just ask one final question? Does the Department intend to publish a detailed paper laying out standard procedures to be followed if the proposed changes to the Official Languages Act are enacted? If we get the codology of the past in respect of standards, it will undermine the whole purpose of the Act. Genuinely functional bilinguals need to be brought in. On the recruitment and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Island Communities (21 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reinstate the island allowance for teachers to encourage suitably qualified persons to take such positions on the islands in view of the extra cost of living on the islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49382/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Offshore Islands (21 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the secondary schools on the islands do not have small school status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49383/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (21 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 291. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for permission to remain that are held up in his Department awaiting a decision in the Luximon v. Minister for Justice and Equality case; the longest case waiting as a result of this outstanding issue; the status of those awaiting for a decision in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Island Communities (21 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 305. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the island allowance for nurses to encourage suitably qualified persons to take such positions on the islands in view of the extra cost of living on the islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49382/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (21 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 422. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide extra funding under the section 39 grants heading to the community health care organisation, CHO, area 2 in view of the need to fund an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49387/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payment will be made to a person (details supplied) for commonage the person owns under the GLAS scheme; if not, the rule under which the owner has been disqualified from payment on this commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49381/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Data (21 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid out under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 under the REPS and AEOS schemes to date; the estimated amount of further money that will be paid out under these two schemes during the period up to the closure of the schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49384/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Expenditure (21 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actual expenditure under GLAS in each year to 2016 and to date in 2017; the estimated expenditure for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49385/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund (21 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 555. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of uncommitted funds held under the dormant accounts legislation; the amount of these that form part of the statutory reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49386/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (16 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of the Government in the talks to set up a new Executive in Northern Ireland in regard to the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48384/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (16 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for facilitating this question. I am very reassured by the Minister's response. It is vital that we explain to people who probably do not understand, particularly members of the British Government, the importance of the Irish language to many people on this island, North and South. The language threatens nobody, nor would anybody advocating for it wish to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (16 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State about the prison conditions of segregated prisoners in a prison (details supplied) in County Antrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48383/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Oileán (16 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 138. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a lorgófar léirithe spéise agus tairiscintí don tseirbhís lastais go dtí Oileáin Árann; cé a dhéanfaidh meastóireacht ar na tairiscintí; cé mhéid ama a bheidh ag lucht tairiscinte tairiscintí a chur isteach tar éis an fógra...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Let us be careful.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Chairman said-----

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Chairman made the suggestion that we were in an unusual situation.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My understanding is that if any public body refused point-blank to comply with the law, the Government would be well within its remit to stop funding it.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes. That it is a general provision.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I did not expect the Minister to be before the committee again so soon. I will not have too many questions on finance today. I tabled a question for reply on 14 November on expenditure broken down by subhead. I keep being told that the information cannot be provided by subhead because adjustments may fall to be made between subheads and so on. I find it strange that every other...