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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1773. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aici cúiteamh a thabhairt faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge do na mná tí i leith na gcostas breise a bheidh orthu ó 2015 ar aghaidh mar gheall ar na táillí uisce nua atá á dtabhairt isteach ag an Rialtas; ar phléigh sí an cheist seo leis an...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1774. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén cistiú a cuireadh ar fáil d’Fhoras na Gaeilge gach bliain ó 2011 i leith; an bhfuil sé i gceist aici an cistiú seo a mhéadú an bhliain seo chugainn. [34498/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The witnesses have highlighted two technical issues which I believe can be taken on board and considered carefully. On the betting tax issue, the reason this tax is low is that it was confined to bookmakers and there was migration to online betting. It is my hope that this Bill will be enacted and become law. We can then set a new betting tax. People in the horse racing industry have said...

Other Questions: Post Office Network (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister for his reply. First, we will not be able to do justice to this issue this morning but has the Minister had even preliminary discussions with his colleague, the Minister for Social Protection, to ensure that the social welfare contract will remain with post offices? That is the anchor, and it can be done by demanding that whoever provides that particular social welfare...

Other Questions: Post Office Network (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does the Minister see the post office network as just another competing bidder for contracts or as the State provider of a range of local services into the future? The figures the Minister gave are interesting in that the postal part of An Post is no longer the main income source. Philosophically, where is the Government on this? Does the Minister agree with me that An Post should be the...

Other Questions: Post Office Network (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the policy focus and the discussions he has had in relation to the provision of enhanced services from the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31296/14]

Other Questions: Post Office Network (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I suppose there is no issue that is more debated in Ireland than the future of our post offices. This question goes to the kernel of the dilemma we face as we try to make our minds up on this issue. Some people see State companies as ordinary companies that happen to be in State ownership. Other people see them as a way of providing the community with vital services that would not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Taxation Review: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank Mr. Enright and Mr. Downey for the comprehensive presentations they made. It is fair to say that both of them have quite a bit in common - volatility, 2020 targets, capital allowances, stamp duty, investment in co-operatives and so on. I will not go through them all because we would be here all day if we went into every issue. It seems that volatility is a major issue for the upper...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Rural Broadband Scheme (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the roll out of rural broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31295/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason apprentices are to be charged the students services charge of up to €1,433 per annum despite the fact that student services are not available to or availed of by apprentices, and despite the fact that apprentices are not full time students but rather are employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32507/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure the continued viability of small rural primary schools belonging to minority Christian faiths; if she will reverse the decision in relation to pupil teacher ratios in these schools, many of which are one or two teacher schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32508/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of minority Christian faith primary schools located in rural Ireland with four or fewer than four mainstream class teachers broken down by county and by the number of mainstream class teachers in each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32509/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one teacher schools in the State in each of the school years commencing in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 respectively broken down by county giving the ethos of each school and their name, address and roll number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32522/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names, addresses and roll numbers of the 27 schools that will lose a classroom teacher in September 2014 as a result of the budget 2012 measure, broken down by county; the number of teachers in each of these schools at present; the number in each school next September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32521/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in total, giving their names, addresses and roll numbers that have lost a teacher due to the budget changes announced in budget 2012 in relation to small schools, broken down by county, and giving the number of teachers in each school prior to these budget changes and next September; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes that have taken place in the spend of her Department in each year since 2004, broken down by programme (details supplied); the percentage of the total expenditure spent on each programme each year; the projected trends of expenditure in the next two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32513/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the increase or reduction that took place in the number of persons in receipt of unemployment payments or on activation schemes between March 2011 and June 2012, broken down between those above and below 25 years of age; the reason for these trends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32514/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 414. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht céard iad na bearta a dhéanfaidh sí chun a chinntiú go mbeidh seirbhís laethúil farantóireachta ar fáil do phaisinéirí chuig Árainn, Contae na Gaillimhe, ón gcéad lá de mhí na Samhna seo chugainn, ag cur i gcuntas an fógra a thug an comhlacht...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 415. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will convene a group of interested parties including the local authority, Fáilte Éireann, Forum Connemara and Inishbofin Community Council, to examine how the airstrips near Cleggan and in Inishbofin could be used to promote aviation tourism by private plane owners and thus help the tourist industry in this area;...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (17 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 475. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the lowest score that was needed to be awarded a grant under the scheme to support national organisations, SSNO, scheme of grants announced recently that is administered by Pobal for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32221/14]