Results 281-300 of 27,668 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The question of provision of funding for specific administrative costs for individual public bodies — regardless of whether these relate to the Official Languages Act or any other service delivery or policy obligation arising — falls to be assessed against formal business cases or proposals submitted as part of the normal annual Estimate and budget cycle and not otherwise. Given its...

Written Answers — An Coimisiún Logainmneacha: An Coimisiún Logainmneacha (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ceapadh an Coimisiún Logainmneacha atá ann faoi láthair faoi théarmaí tagartha nua i mí Iúil 2003 agus bhí seacht gcruinniú aige go dtí seo. Is é príomh-théarma tagartha an choimisiúin ná comhairle a thabhairt dom mar Aire i dtaobh logainmneacha Gaeilge a dhearbhú le hordú faoi fhorálacha Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003. Faoi alt 32 den Acht sin, féadfaidh an tAire, tar...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As outlined in the budget statement in December 2003 by the Minister for Finance, funding for the rural social scheme in 2004 is to be provided from the dormant accounts fund as well as from savings in social welfare payments of the amounts that would have been payable to participants if they were not on the scheme. Discussions are currently under way with the Department of Finance in regard...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand from Údarás na Gaeltachta that a capital grant of €66,468 was approved in respect of a company in December 1998 on the incorrect understanding that it was operating within the Gaeltacht boundary. A sum of €55,234 was subsequently paid in 1999-2000. It has since transpired that the company's location and operations were in fact marginally outside the official Gaeltacht...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 182 together. At the launch of a recent information pack on racism, I said that as an Irish speaker I had noticed people often profess to love the language and at the same time object if any money is spent providing equality of service in the Irish language to Irish speakers. This was just a one-sentence comment to highlight a point. The media chose to...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164, 203 and 237 together. I launched the third phase of the rural social scheme on Tuesday, 28 September. This phase included 17 Leader groups, and following this launch, I can confirm that all 35 spatial Leader groups along with Údarás na Gaeltachta are now implementing the rural social scheme. To date the total number of applications reported to my...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that the Rural Development Co-ordinating Committee was established to promote rural development in the implementation of the national development plan and the related operational programmes. Similar committees were established in relation to the environment, equal opportunities and social inclusion. The mid-term evaluation of the national development plan and the...

Written Answers — Departmental Studies: Departmental Studies (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am in consultation with my colleagues, the Ministers for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Arts, Sport and Tourism in relation to the completion of this report. I hope to conclude this process shortly.

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The rural development goal of my Department is to promote and maintain living and working populations in rural areas by helping to foster sustainable and culturally vibrant communities there. Within this framework, my Department's rural development priorities, which have been achieved this year include: the introduction of the rural social scheme; the implementation of the CLÁR and Leader...

Written Answers — Western Development Commission: Western Development Commission (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The western investment fund, WIF, was established under the Western Development Commission Act 1998. The Western Development Commission, WDC, is the statutory body charged with promoting, fostering and encouraging economic and social development in the western region comprising counties Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway and Clare. As part of this remit the WDC operates the...

Written Answers — Foilseacháin Ghaeilge: Foilseacháin Ghaeilge (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Déanann mo Roinn sár-iarracht scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach Ghaeilge a fhorbairt agus a fhoilsiú trí maoiniú a chur ar fáil do Bhord na Leabhar Gaeilge, Foras na Gaeilge agus Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe atá ag tabhairt faoin obair sin ar son na Teanga. Is é aidhm Bhord na Leabhar Gaeilge tacú le scríbhneoirí agus foilsitheoirí chun ábhar i nGaeilge a chur ar fáil a chuireann le...

Written Answers — Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Táim ag glacadh leis gurb í scéim na bhfoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge atá i gceist ag an Teachta. Ón eolas atá ar fáil dom ag an bpointe seo, is féidir liom a rá gur éirigh go maith leis an Scéim i mbliana agus go raibh freastal maith ar na coláistí Gaeilge samhraidh. Cé nach bhfuil figiúirí críochnaitheacha ar fáil go fóill, meastar nach mbeidh aon athrú mór ann ón mbliain seo...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177, 185, 209 and 216 together. As I stated previously, in future the RAPID programme will operate on a number of different levels in tandem. In the first instance there are many small-scale proposals from RAPID plans that can be dealt with more effectively at local level. To facilitate this, I have introduced a new delivery mechanism, supported by a dedicated...

Written Answers — Forbairt na Gaeilge: Forbairt na Gaeilge (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is cuid riachtanach d'oidhreacht bheo an Stáit agus is acmhainn nádúrtha thábhachtach sa Ghaeltacht í an Ghaeilge. Teanga beo labhartha agus scríofa í agus níl amhras orm ach gur mar sin a bheidh sí sa todhchaí. Mar is eol don Teachta, tugann mo Roinnse maoiniú do ghníomhaireachtaí éagsúla, go háirithe An Foras Teanga agus Údarás na Gaeltachta, chun todhchaí na teanga a...

Written Answers — Stádas na Gaeilge: Stádas na Gaeilge (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Mar a d'fhógair mé ar 14 Iúil 2004 ar son an Rialtais, tá tús curtha le próiseas phlé le baillstát eile an AE agus leis na hInstitiúidí Eorpacha d'fhonn stádas oifigiúil agus oibre a iarraidh don Ghaeilge san AE faoi Rialachán 1/1958 CEE. Is é an rialachán an ionstraim dlíthiúil a rialaíonn an córas teanga, idir oifigiúil agus oibre, de chuid institiúidí an AE. Tá an...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186, 194, 198, 218 and 228 together. I refer the Deputies to earlier questions on this matter, in particular to my reply to Question No. 151 and related questions on 4 February 2004, Questions Nos. 100 and 102 on 9 March 2004 and Question No. 127 on 27 April 2004. In implementing the Government decision detailed in those replies, local and community...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Deputy is aware, the purpose of the rural development fund is to support research, evaluation and pilot actions. It is not practical to itemise here all projects which have been supported to date but I am arranging to have the Deputy sent the information directly. A number of other proposals, in addition to those on the list being sent to the Deputy, are under consideration.

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The sixth meeting of the national rural development forum will take place on 1 November 2004 in Athlone, County Westmeath. The agenda for the forum has not yet been finalised. However, I expect the programme to include a progress report on current rural development policy issues, implementation of the rural social scheme and the recent draft EU rural development regulation. In view of the...

Written Answers — Laghdú Fostaíochta: Laghdú Fostaíochta (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: De réir an eolais atá curtha ar fáil ag Údarás na Gaeltachta, tá an comhlacht atá luaite ag an Teachta i gcoimhlint le comhlachtaí i dtíortha le costais íseal táirgíochta. Mar is eol don Teachta, tá coimhlint ghéar in earnáil na déantúsaíochta le roinnt blianta agus tá poist á gcailliúint sa tír seo dá réir, na ceantair Ghaeltachta san áireamh. Tuigim go bhfuil...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I was pleased to launch a language awareness campaign entitled Ár dTeanga Nádúrtha Féin on 13 September last, in line with the recommendations of Coimisiún na Gaeltachta. The €300,000 campaign is being managed on behalf of my Department by Údarás na Gaeltachta. The promotion is aimed at increasing awareness amongst parents of children between the ages of 0 and 5 — and expectant...