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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 521. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the arrangements being put in place to deliver the Leader and social inclusion programmes of his Department on the offshore islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31543/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 522. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total funding provided under the Leader programme 2007-2013; the amount of this provided for projects; the amount spent to date broken down between projects and administration; the amount spent on projects this year and the total funding left for spending on projects and administration respectively; the latest date...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 523. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason no funding has been awarded to Muintir na Tíre under the scheme to support national organisations, as recently announced, in view of the vital role Muintir na Tíre plays in rural communities; if his attention has been drawn to the effect this will have on this long standing national organisation; if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Application Numbers (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applicants in each county under the single farm payment last year; the total hectares declared in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31542/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 796. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of projects that scored 44 points or less in the recent capital sport programme allocations that were allocated funding; the lowest score a project had that was allocated funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31545/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 797. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the objective criteria used to assess applications under the capital sports programme; if all grants were awarded under this programme based on these objective criteria; the number of cases in which he overruled the recommendations of his officials in relation to grants either in total or partially; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (15 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 798. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the score achieved by an application by a club (details supplied) under the capital sports; the number of groups and clubs in Galway with a lower score that were awarded grants under the present round of allocations and their names; the score achieved by each of these clubs and the names of the clubs; the reason the club was not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome the representatives and I have noted their submissions with interest. The representatives of both associations have made a case for having more members on the board and those views must be seriously considered. What we must figure out is how many people should be on board. The number proposed is 12. Is there any major reason, for argument's sake, that the number could not be 15?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is three separate groups that do not have any common membership. If that is the position, I would like it clarified because it seems as if somebody is saying "the board had to have 12 members and we have run out of places". If the representatives of the owners association are saying there are not enough places, rather than robbing Peter to pay Paul, are they saying that the board...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In terms of members serving an eight-year term on a board, many programmes are for three years with the first year involved in getting started, the second year involved in it working and the third years related to finishing it up. In providing for a person to serve an eight-term on taking over as chief executive, are the representatives of the view that the person would have a year or two to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (10 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new top-up for islands under the disadvantaged areas scheme or areas of natural constraint scheme will commence; if it will apply to intertidal islands and islands connected to the mainland by a causeway or bridge; if it will apply to lake islands as well as islands in the sea; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (9 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance the arrangements in place to ensure that insurance claims for personal and property losses against Setanta Insurance, which is in liquidation, are paid in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30342/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (9 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if in view of the extreme needs of the pupils in a school (details supplied) in County Galway, if he will provide a refurbishment grant for a premises on the campus as requested by the school; the reasons this has not been provided to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30343/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (9 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce a scheme of compensation for pupils abused in primary schools on foot of a judgement in the European Court of Human Rights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30383/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Community (9 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 342. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is willing to reconsider his decision not to continue funding Traveller community groups under a national programme in view of the fact that Travellers are the most marginalised group in Irish society and the work done by these groups to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30344/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cattle Identification Scheme (9 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 385. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal basis for requiring farmers to buy their cattle tags exclusively from one supplier selected by the Department on the basis of a tender organised by it in view of the fact that farmers - because they pay for them - are the legal purchasers of the tags; his views that this is in conformity with EU law, including competition...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cattle Identification Scheme (9 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers are entitled to purchase cattle tags from suppliers other than the supplier contracted by his Department and use them instead of tags from that supplier, as long as the tags they purchase conform to the relevant departmental and EU regulations; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30382/14]

Free Travel Pass: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá áthas orm go bhfuil deis agam labhairt ar an ábhar seo anocht. The first thing I must refer to is the statement made by the Government that we froze the amount of money we gave to the service providers for the scheme, which was quite correct. However, we did not in any way impact on the scheme for those who used it, which was the important thing. In other words, we did...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mr. Ó Murchú has got to the nub of the issue. I was shocked by a comment made by Mr. Mac Giolla Bhríde. He was told by civil servants not to comply with the law, which has been in place since 1973. It appears offered him this advice because they did not want him to disabuse people of the simple belief that they owned the seaweed. The people who knew the position did not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is the nub of the issue.