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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: So two thirds are living in their own home.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does the witness find that a lot of people want to stay in their own home and another cohort who want to move into sheltered housing or into a scheme for various reasons?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Casfaidh mé go Tearmann Éanna. Tá struchtúr bainistíochta ag Tearmann Éanna. Tá daoine fostaithe go lán-aimseartha.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ceann de na ceisteanna eile a chuir mé ar an dream as an Ráth Mór ná cé mhéad daoine a bhfuil siad ag tabhairt seirbhís dóibh atá sna tithe agus cé mhéad atá i measc an phobail, is é sin, a dtagann isteach don chúram lae agus mar sin de.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar fhocal scoir, I have to admit that in my working background, I went to Connemara many years ago to work for a co-op. Very wisely at the time, the Department of the Gaeltacht was giving management grants, as they called it, to these start-up co-ops. They still exist and are still getting this core funding that the witnesses are talking about. It certainly had a massive effect in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is getting worse every day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: B'fhéidir go bhfreagródh Tearmann Éanna na ceisteanna céanna.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On the de minimispoint, I cannot agree that the problem is not in Brussels. When I was the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, I went over to Brussels several times when the 2007-14 Leader programme - not the present one - was coming in. I had a modest demand, which was that the de minimisthreshold would be increased to €400,000. It is ridiculous to think that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The flaw is in Europe.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 262. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical assessment appointment will be provided for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18391/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 263. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be provided for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing a date for this procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18399/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (12 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 270. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card application was closed in view of the fact that contact was made with the primary care reimbursement service, PCRS, in March 2017 (details supplied) and was informed that the application was in progress; if he will take into consideration the medical conditions involved and reopen the case; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (11 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend the time it is possible for participants to remain on the Tús scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17612/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (11 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes made to the rural social scheme since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17611/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (11 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 359. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes he has made to the rural social scheme since becoming Minister; if this scheme is now considered an activation scheme with a fixed term on it, as opposed to a supplementary work scheme, without limit of duration on the scheme until pension age, for low income farmers and fishermen that already have an occupation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (11 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 90. To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Cabinet committee on arts, Irish and the Gaeltacht that have taken place since the formation of the Government; and the dates these meetings were held. [18260/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review his decision to refuse funding to a school (details supplied) for two extra classrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17669/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Administration (11 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet representatives of a school (detail supplied) to discuss the exclusion of the school from the recent extension to the DEIS scheme, in view of the social exclusion and diversity of the school pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17674/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Schemes (11 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who is working on a gateway scheme can transfer on completion of their term on this scheme to either the Tús scheme or the community employment scheme or any other scheme; if as part of the gateway scheme there is an arrangement with the local authorities in question to provide permanent employment within the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (11 Apr 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 438. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when it is intended to extend the mandatory retirement age across the public service and Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17675/17]