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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What is the Department's preferred proposal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Could a local authority not buy in consultants? A certain well known expert on the pearl mussel was brought in by the county council.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: One does not need to have an expert among the staff; one can buy in expertise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is an obligation of membership of the European Union. No doubt when Mr. Fitzgerald states this will damage the pearl mussel, it is significant - one of the requirements is it must be significant. Then the decision maker has virtually no choice. Europe probably says it is an Irish law but it never says the Irish law was made with a knife in their back where they were told to walk....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Then how did they stop it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We have been in the European Union since 1973. I understand the habitats directive came into force in 1997. We are now marking almost 20 years of the habitats directive. Is Mr. Fitzgerald saying that fines imposed on Ireland in that time are nil?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Even if it-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Suppose it runs to €10 million, for argument's sake-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand - and we discussed with Mr. Fitzgerald - the possibility of route B from Derrylea to Maam Cross. In that case, there might be a clear case that the bog would be damaged and compensatory measures would be required. That is very black and white. If I understand correctly, the issue between Oughterard and Bunakill is different. The issue is that were the road to be built...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: At what cost to human life though? At what risk to human life? That is the problem. We might find a solution, but how many deaths will occur in the meantime? What is the risk of a death on the road compared to a risk to a pearl mussel? If a good method statement is put in, we will get on with it but it seems that what the Department is telling us is that it wants no risk to the pearl...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: -----so it will be four years this year, and not one inch of the road has been improved. In fact, it has deteriorated disgracefully in the meantime. Dr. O'Keeffe might remember the time we paid the farmers for the sheep we took off the hills. They were getting very worried about it. I said we have paid them and we will worry about that again. It took Europe five years to approve it. It...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Cathracha Dátheangacha: Gaillimh le Gaeilge (17 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ar an gcéad dul síos, cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe. Ba mhaith liomsa moladh a thabhairt don obair atá ar bun. Luaigh Bríd Ní Chongóile gradam Uí Ógartaigh agus mar sin de. Is maith ann iad. Tá dhá rud thar a bheith feiceálach déanta ag Gaillimh le Gaeilge. Is iad sin comharthaíocht ar shiopaí agus in...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Cathracha Dátheangacha: Gaillimh le Gaeilge (17 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá mé ag dul ag cur na ceiste.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Cathracha Dátheangacha: Gaillimh le Gaeilge (17 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An cheist atá agam maidir leis an gceist áirid sin ná, i gcomhthéacs na cathrach dátheangaigh, cén chaoi gur féidir le Gaillimh le Gaeilge tionchar a bheith aige ar an ollscoil? An bhfuil aon bhagairt ón Roinn nó ón mbardas go mbainfear an stádas den chathair má leanann institiúidí móra na cathrach atá faoi...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Cathracha Dátheangacha: Gaillimh le Gaeilge (17 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An bhfuil aon phlé déanta leis an an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta maidir le tacaíocht a chur ar fáil leis an mbardas i leith an stádas cultúrtha, le saoráidí a chur ar fáil agus gníomhaíochtaí a eagrú, agus cén freagra atá faighte acu? Gheofaí...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Cathracha Dátheangacha: Gaillimh le Gaeilge (17 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Agus an dara rud, an sciobtha. Tá Bille le foilsiú agam i gceann seachtaine san Oireachtas a chur faoi deara d'Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh uachtarán le Gaeilge a cheapadh agus tá súil agam go mbuafaidh mé tacaíocht trasphairtí le sin a chur i gcrích.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Polasaithe Iontrála Scoile: Cearta Oideachais (17 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom a rá go bhfuil tacaíocht Fhianna Fáil ag na finnéithe. Ciallaíonn sé sin, má tá Sinn Féin leo freisin, go bhfuil 66 Teachta Dála leo. Níl uathu ach 79. Bheadh súil agam go ndéarfadh an Cathaoirleach go bhfuil sí leo freisin. Ní bheidh ag teastáil ansan ach 12...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Polasaithe Iontrála Scoile: Cearta Oideachais (17 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba cheart dúinn é sin a mholadh. Muna ndéantar é sin, beidh líomhaintaí á dhéanamh. Már shampla, má tá duine ag fostú tiománaí, ní an duine sin a déarfaidh go bhfuil an tiománaí in ann tiomáint ach an údarás.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Polasaithe Iontrála Scoile: Cearta Oideachais (17 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is dóigh liom gur cheart amharc sonrach a thabhairt ar an gceist sin ag éirí as an gcoiste seo. Tá pobal labhartha na Gaeilge fíor-bheag agus tá céatadán ard de na múinteoirí atá ag múineadh i scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge i measc an phobail ag labhairt Gaeilge lena gcuid gasúr. Beidh dúshlán ansin.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Polasaithe Iontrála Scoile: Cearta Oideachais (17 Jan 2017)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Breathnaíonn sé go bhfuil fadhb faoi leith ag Gaelscoileanna go ginearálta, go mórmhór i soláthar a bhaint amach de bharr na critéir a úsáidtear, is é sin, go gcaithfidh formhór pobail in abhantrach bheith i bhfábhar scoil lán-Ghaeilge. Céard a cheapfadh na finnéithe den smaoineamh déileáil leis an easpa...