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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money that would be available for redistribution amongst lower income farmers under the proposal published by him in relation to common agricultural policy reform and the single farm payment if all payments were capped at €45,000 and €40,000 respectively; the number that would be affected in each county by...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Sector Reform (14 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of bodies that have been abolished or amalgamated by her Department out of the list of bodies listed in the Public Service Reform document of 17 November 2011; the savings or cost of this in 2012; the projected savings or cost of this programme in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50534/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Reform (14 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Health the number of bodies that have been abolished or amalgamated by his Department out of the list of bodies listed in the Public Service Reform document of 17 November 2011; the savings or cost of this in 2012; the projected savings or cost of this programme in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50541/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Reform (14 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bodies that have been abolished or amalgamated by his Department out of the list of bodies listed in the Public Service Reform document of 17 November 2011; the savings or cost of this in 2012; the projected savings or cost of this programme in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50546/12]

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on the Credit Union Bill. Before we get into the minutiae of the Bill we should look at the background and purpose for which credit unions were founded. The basis of credit unions was that people’s savings, in the form of shares, would be used to lend money to the same group of people. In other words, they were mutual societies and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Na pleananna teanga?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: So any work that was sanctioned will be honoured?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An bhféadfadh an tAire Stáit rud a shoiléiriú? Bhi na cúntóirí teanga agus na rudaí sin ann nuair a bhi mé féin i m'Aire. Céard é an rud nua, agus cé mhéad atá an rud nua ag cosaint, a cuireadh in áit scéim labhairt na Gaeilge?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Cén costas a bhain leis go dtí seo?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Chuir mé ceist cén costas a bhain leis. Níor chuir mé aon cheist faoi logainmneacha. Tá a fhios agam go maith an obair a rinneadh ar logainmneacha. Chairman, I asked a simple question on some facts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I apologise, Chairman, but I am getting very long answers to questions I did not ask and I am not getting answers to the questions I did ask. I asked two things. First, how much did Coimisiún na Logainmneacha cost last year? Second, the Minister of State set up a new scheme for families rearing their children through Irish in the Gaeltacht. I asked how much was spent on that scheme...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ag éirí as sin, ar iarradh ar an gcomisiún an obair a dhéanamh pro bono?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are still two questions to which I have not got an answer. How much was spent this year on the new scheme for the 300 families to whom the Minister of State referred?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We got that. I know exactly what that figure is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An gcuirfidh an tAire Stáit na figiúirí chugam?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Le cead an Aire Stáit, nuair a bhí mise mar Aire dá mbéadh scéim nuabunaithe in aon bhliain, chaití airgead a chur ar leataobh le haghaidh feidhmiú na scéime agus chaití buiséad a bheith ann le haghaidh feidhmiú na scéime.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is like trying to pull hen's teeth. I asked for a breakdown of wages and pensions in Údarás na Gaeltachta. If the Minister of State does not have the other figure, he surely has this one. It is a figure we were always watching.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will be very quick. I was looking at the Estimate for the Department and have two questions for the Minister. Are there opportunities for increasing the appropriations-in-aid by, for example, changing the fees? The same thing would apply, for example, with regard to ferry services. Many islanders, even though they value the €8 return fare, would rather pay €1 extra to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá go leor rudaí ráite, ach an chéad cheist atá agam ná cén uair a ainmneofar bord an údaráis. Bhí an-deifir i lár an tsamhraidh an tAcht a chur tríd an Teach gan aon phlé, ach táimid ag fanacht ó shin ar cheapachán an bhoird. Céard a chiallaíonn go han-luath? Bhí an tuiscint ann nuair a...