Results 1,401-1,420 of 2,551 for speaker:Pat Carey

Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Martin Cullen. The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on the Minister's behalf by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. The purpose of rent supplement is to provide short-term income support to eligible tenants living in...

Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: As one practising politician speaking to another, I understand the Deputy's frustration with the system. I will undertake to discuss the matter with the Minister.

Job Creation. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: Ar dtús báire, ba mhaith liom a rá go bhfuil díomá ar an Aire nach bhfuil sé in ann a bheith anseo. Tá cruinniú aige in áit éigin eile. Dúirt sé liom gurb é seo an chéad uair ó ainmníodh é mar Aire Stáit nach raibh sé anseo go pearsanta chun ceisteanna a fhreagairt, so the Deputies opposite are stuck with me. Údarás na Gaeltachta operates a range of schemes and...

Job Creation. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: Any job losses are a matter of serious concern. I expect the issue of non-payment of wages in the case of the company closure to which the Deputy referred will be processed expeditiously in the normal manner to protect those workers. The Department is working with Údarás na Gaeltachta in a variety of ways to ensure new sectors of employment potential are identified, particularly in the...

Job Creation. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources is working to increase the provision of broadband throughout the State. On the Deputy's first question, an allocation of almost €268 million has been made to Údarás na Gaeltachta since 2002 to enable it to develop the economy of the Gaeltacht. Údarás is allowed to reinvest its return from sales of assets in its capital...

Departmental Programmes. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: The Leader element of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 represents my Department's response to the commitment in the programme for Government in regard to rural enterprise development. In that regard, I hope to be in a position to commence the process of selecting the local action groups to deliver the Leader element of the rural development programme in the near future. The funding...

Departmental Programmes. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: Very significant progress has been made in our Department on that issue. For the questions that were transferred to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, I will arrange to have comprehensive replies submitted. The cohesion process in our area has been significantly advanced. There are a small number of outstanding matters that need to be resolved, but issues...

Placenames Commission. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: The function of the Placenames Commission is to advise the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on Irish forms of placenames for legal purposes as provided for in part five of the Official Languages Act 2003, including the placenames of Ireland as they are defined in article 31 of the Act, in order to confirm the Irish forms of those placenames, and preparation of placename...

Placenames Commission. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: We all agree that what the Deputy is saying is an important part of what we do as a nation. Much work has been done. The official Irish versions of the placenames of those counties have been recorded in Kilkenny, Louth, Limerick, Monaghan, Waterford, Tipperary and Offaly, as have Gaeltacht areas, centres and districts of population and counties and provinces. A further order relating to...

Placenames Commission. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: The research will expedite the making of an order for placenames in the county outside Gaeltacht areas, possibly by early 2010. It is fair to say that any additional staff that are to be assigned to this area will have to be found from within the Department's allocation.

Placenames Commission. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I cannot give the Deputy details of the specific funding now, but I can arrange to have them supplied to him. I gather the date of the last meeting is on the website. The Internet address for the database is www.logainm.ie I am sorry I cannot find that information for the Deputy.

Teorainneacha na Gaeltachta. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: Mar atá a fhios ag an Teachta, tá cinneadh glactha ag an Rialtas coiste ag leibhéal comh-aireachta a bhunú chun breathnú ar shaincheisteanna a thagann chun cinn i gcomhthéacs na hanailíse agus na moltaí sa tuarascáil a d'eascair ón staidéar teangeolaíoch ar úsáid na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht. Mar sin, níl cinneadh déanta ag an Rialtas ag an bpointe seo maidir le haon moladh sa...

Teorainneacha na Gaeltachta. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: Tá mé cinnte go dtuigeann an Teachta gurb é seo an staidéir is cuimsithí ar úsáid na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht a dhéanadh riamh. Tá ceithre imleabhar ar fad sa tuarascáil. Tá moltaí forleathana agus radacacha déanta. Beidh impleachtaí móra ag baint leis na cinntí a dhéanfar de réir an staidéar seo. Sílim go bhfuil sé tábhachtach léirsmaoineamh iomlán scolártha a...

Teorainneacha na Gaeltachta. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I measc na haidhmeanna a bhí ann nuair a chuireadh an tuarascáil seo ar bun i dtús, bhí an Roinn ag iarraidh a fháil amach cad iad na fadhbanna atá ann i leith na Gaeilge. Tá mé cinnte go mbeidh seans níos fearr againn na ceisteanna seo a phlé nuair a bheidh toradh na coiste chomh-aireachta ar fáil agus á phlé againn anseo sa fo-choiste. Beidh díospóireacht againn mar gheall...

National Drugs Strategy. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: The steering group for the new national drugs strategy, chaired by my Department, is currently finalising details of a comprehensive public consultation process, which will be undertaken over the coming months. Consultants, to assist the group in its ongoing work, are also in the process of being recruited and it is expected that they will be on board from next week. The steering group has...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: The organisation in question was awarded funding of €70,090 under the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF) to establish a Lifestart Programme in Mulhuddart to facilitate a home-visiting support service to families with young children. A further sum of €22,600 was awarded to the organisation from the fund in 2007. This was done to facilitate continued limited funding to first round projects which...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 601, 603 to 605, inclusive, 608 and 617 together. I would like to refer the Deputies to my previous response to Question 433 of 19th February 2008. My Department cannot extend these publicly procured contracts on an indefinite basis and tenders for support services will be advertised publicly in the very near future as part of the development of future support...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (2 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: My Department published one Report, entitled 'Report of the Working Group on Drugs Rehabilitation, May 2007', in 2007, at a cost of €17,479. The cost does not include preparatory work carried out by officials of my Department and officials of other Departments who formed part of the Working Group, as such work is part of the normal duties performed by officials, and it is not possible, with...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (13 Mar 2008)

Pat Carey: The majority of capital expenditure allocated to community groups through my Department for drugs initiatives is channelled through the Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces and the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund (YPFSF). In this context, the Deputy should note that funding for these programmes is met from the Exchequer, not the National Lottery. Drugs Task Force projects...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (13 Mar 2008)

Pat Carey: My Department operates the Scheme of Community Support for Older People. This Scheme encourages and assists the community's support for older people by means of community-based grants to improve the security of vulnerable older people in their own homes. The Scheme is open to people aged 65 and over who have a genuine need for assistance and is administered by local community and voluntary...