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Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The first thing we must recognise is there are growing rural areas near the towns, but there are still rapidly-declining rural areas away from the towns. Rural policy in recent years seems to be focused more on large towns than it is on the more remote, more challenging rural areas. All one need do is talk to people in the GAA clubs and local schools to understand there is a danger, in some...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (1 Jun 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is a man of many talents. Many people will not be aware that along the west coast, including a place in Deputy Dillon's constituency called An Ceann Ramhar, there are places where the tides come in, particularly at spring tides, or as they call them in Irish, rabharta. Nuair a bhíonn rabhartaí ann, they come in and the road becomes impassable. This could go on for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (1 Jun 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister for the answer. In regard to the leveraging of funding, I am broken-hearted that the Government does not see the merit in it. The biggest argument against investing in small, isolated pockets of rural Ireland is the cost-benefit analysis which dictates that if there is a certain amount of money, it will go to where the people are. The logic is that such an approach...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (25 May 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom comhbhrón a dhéanamh le Mary, Joan, Emer, Lisa agus Rory, leis an ngarchlann, na deirfiúracha agus na cliamhaineacha ar bhás Noel. Tá an-áthas orm go bhfuil deis agam cúpla focal a rá anseo inniu in ómós do Noel mar Gael uasal a bhí ann. Duine thar a bheith uasal a bhí ann. Duine a bhí mar an gcéanna is...

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 May 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Fáiltím go mór roimh an mBille seo agus tá súil agam go dtiocfaidh sé trí Thithe an Oireachtais gan mhoill. It would be very appropriate if there was not an inordinate delay in bringing this Bill through, because it is all about delay. In recent years, delay seems to be increasingly endemic in every system. Even in the remedies to deal with delay, there...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (23 May 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 82. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made with the review of the rural social scheme; when it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24674/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (23 May 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I wish to ask the Minister of State about the review that is taking place in the rural social scheme, RSS, and when it is likely to be completed. Changes are needed urgently to the scheme, which has a large number of vacancies on it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (23 May 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When Ministers are advising in scripts that it will be by the end of the year, and so on, I always take it with a pinch of salt. It could be well into next year. In fact, we could be on top of an election if the Taoiseach calls the election when he said he would call the election, which is autumn 12 months.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (23 May 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In the meantime, will the Minister of State consider reversing the change that was made to the means-testing under the scheme? By definition, all of these are small farmers and all of them have an income. The reality is that for people with adult or child dependants, they are getting paid €27.50 for 19.5 hours per week, which is €1.50 per hour. It is fair to say that all...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (23 May 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will let the Minister of State into a little secret. I went to a Minister for Finance and he said, "Get a scheme to me by breakfast time tomorrow morning." I wrote the scheme out in one morning, it was passed in the budget and set up. If we went back to the people who participated in the scheme, and particularly the people who had dependants, they would say the scheme was a good scheme...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (18 May 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá áthas orm go bhfuil an deis agam cúpla focal a rá inniu. Is ábhar fíorthromchúiseach é agus ní dóigh liom, le 50 bliain, go rabhamar in áit ar an domhan seo chomh contúirteach agus atáimid i láthair na huaire. Twice in the past century, military fever overtook many countries. They armed themselves, threatened each...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 May 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister of State.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 May 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as ucht teacht anseo agus gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. Fuair mé glaoch gutháin uaithi ag rá nach mbeadh sí ar fáil tráthnóna agus thoiligh mé dul ar aghaidh leis seo. Tá áthas orm an deis a fháil an cheist thábhachtach seo a thógáil leis an Aire Stáit. As the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 May 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I kindly thank the Minister of State. To be quite honest, whoever in the Department wrote the reply must think I know nothing about the social welfare. They have informed me about all the schemes that the Minister of State and I know about, and that every Deputy the House knows about because we deal with them every week. It is a little bit patronising for the Department to dodge the issue....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 May 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have raised this question many times but no progress has been made. Another long, cold winter has gone by. I raised the issue of Travellers living in totally unsuitable mobile homes and caravans. The only response was an inadequate pilot caravan loan scheme that only reached a tiny fraction of the people who urgently require proper accommodation. When will we be able to say each and...

Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Apr 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis an Aire agus leis an Teachta a tháinig anseo inniu.As I said, I do not know whether the lack of participation by the whole Opposition is a sign of agreement but I will take it as such. The Minister of State raised a number of valid issues. On the other hand, we must be cautious because the system will always state the problems but not the...

Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Apr 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Tá áthas orm gur roghnaíodh an Bille seo le plé agus tá súil agam go nglacfar inniu leis ar an Dara Céim. Bille cuimsitheach atá ann agus tá tairbhe mhór ag baint leis. Bunaíodh an chéad bhanc in Éirinn in 1782 agus ó shin tá daoine ag cur rudaí luachmhara i...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Apr 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They say it is better to light a candle than curse the dark. We have a housing crisis and a crisis in the provision of a lot of other facilities. One thing adding to the crisis is the phenomenal delays still in getting decisions from An Bord Pleanála. I have cases that have been with the board for over a year and a half. These are all projects which, if approved, could go ahead. I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (20 Apr 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will not delay the Leas-Cheann Comhairle but I would say that we need a rapid way of dealing with these problems. It might also need issues such as planning and so on to be fast-tracked where there is an obvious need for health reasons.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (20 Apr 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 13. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure more speedy delivery of capital projects by the HSE; the policy changes he is introducing to ensure this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18202/23]