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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures involved if a board of management wish to let rooms in an existing primary school for the purposes of providing a preschool and after-school service; if such a service would have to be put out to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25246/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (24 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aici an dara múinteoir ranga a cheadú d’aon bhunscoil ar oileán a bhfuil ochtar scoláirí ag freastal uirthi, mura mbíonn an líon leanaí ann a theastaíonn chun go mbeadh an dara hoide i scoil ar oileán; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rollú Scoile (24 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad iad na bunscoileanna ar oileáin nach bhfuil ceangailte leis an mórthír le droichead; cén oileán atá i gceist le gach scoil acu sin; cad é an líon scoláirí a bhí ag freastal ar gach scoil acu sin i mí Mheán Fómhair seo caite agus cad é an líon...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (24 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist an dara hoide a cheapadh ar Scoil Naisiúnta Inis Meáin i mí Mheán Fómhair seo chugainn ó tharlóidh go mbeidh ochtar scoláirí sa scoil sa bhFómhar; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [25253/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cóiríocht Scoile (24 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair atá sé i gceist aici cóiríocht bhuan a cheadú do Ghaelscoil Riada agus don Ghaelscoil i mBaile Átha an Rí; cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an dá thogra seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [25254/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Transport Infrastructure (24 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 285. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the recent difficulties in relation to the cable car service to Dursey Island in County Cork; the details of any discussions her Department has had in relation to this matter; if she will provide details of proposed solutions to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25247/15]

Credit Unions: Motion [Private Members] (23 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I congratulate my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, on his very fine exposition of the challenges faced by the credit union movement and the need to treat it differently. If financial difficulties in the credit union movement had been the only financial difficulties facing the financial sector, we would not have had a problem. Taken together, the credit unions in difficulty could have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (23 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome the Commissioner and congratulate him on his appointment. We are often our own worst enemies when it comes to simplification. That includes the farm organisations. One of the reasons for the single farm payment was to get rid of the previous plethora of schemes, such as the suckler cow welfare scheme and the beef cow scheme. No sooner had that been done, however, then the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (23 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome the Minister. This is a very useful meeting. As a member of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, I propose to focus on agricultural issues. First, in the context of these discussions and, in particular, the US presidential election, when will these negotiations be brought to a conclusion? I got the impression from the Minister that he and the European Union agree...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister said there would be a quota, but how big would the quota be relative to Irish production?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What is the production of Irish beef?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is quite significant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We should note that currently the world's highest price for beef is in Britain.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (23 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the number of payments under the rural environment protection scheme and the agri-environment options scheme made in 2015 to date; the number held up due to inspections and queries; when it is hoped that all outstanding payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24981/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Safety (23 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide funding to Iarnród Éireann to ensure that all public roads across railway lines, where there are level crossings, have automatic gates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24543/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Aeir Fóirdheonaithe (18 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 25. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar na tairiscintí atá faighte d'aersheirbhís go hÁrainn; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [23544/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gníomhaireachtaí Rannacha (18 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 32. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad iad na scéimeanna ar fad a bhí á riaradh ag a Roinn i Márta 2011 agus atá faoi chúram Údarás na Gaeltachta anois; cad iad na scéimeanna atá an Roinn ag beartú a chur faoi chúram an Údaráis as seo go deireadh thréimhse an Rialtais seo; cén chúis...

Topical Issue Debate: Animal Diseases (17 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: One of the great benefits of the situation is that it was announced by the Department as a suspected case of BSE right from the beginning and there was not a rumour machine. The information was made known. That proves the processes are in place to pick up any issue that will arise, which is a good thing. Have the results of the second test come back? I presume that will be the next...

Topical Issue Debate: Animal Diseases (17 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister for coming to the House today to take this question. We all appreciate that the worst news a Minister in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine can get is the news that some food issue has arisen. The message we can all take from this today is that it is because we have such strict regulation and procedures that an issue like this is picked up. Having...