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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (27 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 735. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application under the nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when it will be put into payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22294/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (27 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 736. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application under the nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when it will be put into payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22295/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (27 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 737. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made with the transfer of a person (details supplied) to the Central Mental Hospital in Dublin from a hospital in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22296/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (27 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 760. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application under the nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); when it will be put into payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22428/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cóiríocht Scoile (15 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth nár ceadaíodh an dara rang naíonán sóisearach i nGaelscoil Chnoc na Ré, Sligeach, don bhliain scoile 2014-2015, ag cur aidhmeanna na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge i gcuntas; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [22012/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (15 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to reduce the number of classroom teachers in a school (details supplied) from three teachers to two teachers; if this is not possible, the grounds on which an appeal can be successfully made to the independent appeals office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22044/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (15 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the rent allowance limits for rent supplement in view of the increasing level of rents nationwide and, in particular, in and adjacent to Galway, and the difficulty tenants are facing renting suitable accommodation within the rent allowance guidelines; when this review will take place; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (15 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 121. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is her intention to advertise the contract to run a replacement social welfare office in Ballinrobe, County Mayo in view of the termination of the contract of the present contract holder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22043/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (15 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the charge for water for persons who are connected to a public water supply and who provide their own wastewater treatment will be less than for those who are connected both to a public water supply and a public wastewater system in view of the statement in the official announcement by the Government that each...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (15 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a system whereby the wastewater systems of those charged for water under the new regime of water charges and who are on private wastewater systems will be emptied free of charge once a year in lieu of the free allowance of 30,000 litres wastewater allowance; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (15 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 156. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the basis on which households that are either connected to group water schemes or private sources of water but that are connected to public sewers will be charged for their wastewater in view of the statement that these households will be customers of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22045/14]

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: 155. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reopen the walks scheme to those on existing walking routes, who were not included in the original scheme, in the interest of equity and ensuring the full walks stay open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22041/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Welfare (15 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 157. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the regulations in place, if any, in relation to the euthanising of dogs in local authority pounds; if his Department has received reports in relation to the euthanising of almsot 100 animals in a dog pound (details supplied) recently, just prior to a ministerial visit, most of which were restricted breeds under the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: An tSeirbhís Chabhlaigh (15 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 161. To ask the Minister for Defence an bhfuil sé i gceist aige athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar chinneadh an iar-Aire Cosanta gan ainmneacha Gaeilge a thabhairt ar an dá bhád nua cabhlaigh atá á gceannach ag na Fórsaí Cosanta agus an bhfuil sé i gceist aige, ag cur na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge i gcuntas, beartas na Roinne i leith na...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (15 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any complaint has been made to his Department under the Animal Health and Welfare Acts in relation to the alleged euthanising of 100 dogs in a dog pound (details supplied) recently; if these complaints are being investigated; the obligations on such pounds to try find alternative homes for animals; and if he will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Mountain Rescue Services: Mountain Rescue Ireland (14 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Chairman knows, I will not be privy to the private discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Mountain Rescue Services: Mountain Rescue Ireland (14 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Fáilte Ireland is on Comhairle na Tuaithe and I understand it has had a preliminary meeting. It is important to obtain the view of Comhairle na Tuaithe on the importance of the work. I hope the Department of Finance can give legal certainty on whether the proposal regarding VAT is possible. If there is a legal impediment at present short of an EU change of law, that is fine. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Mountain Rescue Services: Mountain Rescue Ireland (14 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I join in the welcome to Mountain Rescue Ireland and also commend the fantastic contribution of the volunteers. We all should recognise that all of this work is done on a volunteer basis - one can be called out at any hour of the day and night in any weather, and once one signs up for this, one is expected to go. We should look at this in the wider context. Over the past ten years, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I, too, thank them for their presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I was under the impression 20 years ago that all of this land would be put to some commercial use, but what the witnesses seem to be indicating is that much of the land will return to some semi-natural state and that we will have wetlands, scrublands and so on. Is it the intention to use these lands as environmental areas and areas which people...