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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (20 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress as provided under the programme for Government on rural transport and the commitment that a report will be provided to the relevant Oireachtas committee within six months examining the way existing routes can be made more sustainable and accessible to the public, the potential for new routes; and if he will make a...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (18 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I always like to get the opportunity to speak on the budget. All of us would rather get more than five or seven minutes to do that but I will try to say what I have to within that time. We must take the budget in context. It involves €58 billion of expenditure, so €1.2 billion from that is a bit like a household with an income of €58,000 adjusting its budget by...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It was not from the EU.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Everywhere else the water flows downhill. How could a house located downstream from an SAC possibly affect the mountain behind it through its septic tank? In this case, the poor house applicant has spent €300 or €400 on a screening operation to show it will not do any damage. One is located 10 km from the lake, yet this little house is supposed to destroy the lake in some way....

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is correct. We should first recognise that we are lucky in this country to have a largely unspoilt countryside and, because the Industrial Revolution passed us by, we retained areas of high natural amenity and of high natural importance in habitats. The second element we must recognise is that all Irish land is farmed and all the rivers were fished. Traditionally, most of the rivers...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Aerfoirt Réigiúnacha (13 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 119. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé na táillí atá beartaithe a ghearradh ar phaisinéirí sa gconradh nua don aersheirbhís go hÁrainn; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [30130/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cuanta agus Céanna (13 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 120. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta sna cainteanna idir a Roinn agus Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe maidir le forbairt na cé ar Inis Oírr; cén uair atáthar ag súil leis go bhfógrófar an cháipéis iarrtha tairiscintí don togra seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Administration (13 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 121. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when it is hoped to have a Leader contract signed to deliver the Leader programme in Connemara and the islands; the amount of money available for the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30132/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Funding (13 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 122. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the maximum grant allowed for any project under the Leader programme 2014-2020; the maximum rate of grant available for projects; the restrictions that will apply to any matching State or local authority funding for the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30133/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (13 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 184. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce a minimum subsidy of €20,000 for small community crèches in isolated rural areas and islands as existed previously to ensure these communities have access to child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30129/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tógfaidh mé cúig nóiméad le haghaidh ceisteanna. It seems to me that we are looking at two major issues here today. One specific issue relates to Leader companies and the new construct whereby one company in one area is delivering all the programmes, including the Tús scheme, the rural social scheme and the social inclusion and community activation programme,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Should fishermen on islands on which traditionally there have been very poor piers now be allocated a quota by virtue of the fact that one could not keep anything but a currach on many of the islands?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is it possible to get the names of the four companies that did not get reappointed to their areas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: With the permission of the Chair, I will refine the question. Obviously, relationships with other bodies can be improved all the time. However, the architecture was put in place such that, in any one area, all the programmes that the State might devolve to a community organisation to develop, that is Tús, RSS, rural transport, the social inclusion and community activation programme,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am asking a simple question and I hope our guests can provide a "Yes" or "No" answer in respect of it . Is it the case that all the community programmes for any one given area, Tús, SICAP, Leader, RSS and so on, can be delivered by one freestanding community company or should they-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: -----be delivered by separate entities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá mé cinnte go dtacódh an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh liom dá scríobhfadh an coiste chuig an Aire ag moladh go mbeadh Comhar na nOileán ag breathnú amach do na hoileáin Árann agus d'Inis Bó Finne faoin gclár Leader. Ní dhéanfadh sé aon athrú substaintiúil don rud atá gruaite ag FORUM ach...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (12 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of cars currently taxed which were registered in each year from 2000 to July 2008; the number of taxed non-vintage cars registered before 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29992/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Legal Cases (12 Oct 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when further advice was sought from the Office of the Chief State Solicitor regarding the 16th century old dock in Galway; the number of reminders issued since seeking this information; if it has been received yet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29993/16]