Results 121-140 of 27,617 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Chuala mé faoin gciteall ag tabhairt tóin dubh ar an bpota.
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: That leveraged out as a further â¬21 million which would not have been spent in CLÃR areas, giving a gross extra spend in CLÃR areas of about â¬40 million. The Estimate for 2004 involves â¬13.490 million and we estimate that approximately â¬70 million will be spent under the CLÃR programme over the next five years. In total, the spend will be â¬90 million over the life of the scheme....
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: We all understand that even within a county, there is a pull toward the centre. The CLÃR programme has been specifically designed to act as a counterweight to that pull. Recently, I announced the school playground scheme through which each primary school in a CLÃR area will be entitled to a rebate of â¬7,500 if it spends â¬10,000 on play facilities on its campus. Certain schools intend to...
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I am glad the Senator raised that question. A report has been published, a copy of which can be obtained for him. Each county receives a block grant from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The arrangement in CLÃR areas on small water and sewerage schemes is quite simple. If the county, not the Minister, choosesââ
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: ââto spend some of the block grant in a CLÃR area, it is automatically entitled to a â¬1 per â¬1 top-up from the CLÃR programme. The decision is one for the county councillors to make. As the Senator is a former member of Galway County Councilââ
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: ââhe should be well aware that those opportunities existed but he is correct in that the pick-up in County Galway, for some reason I do not understand but which the Senator might be able to explain as a member of the local authority, was very low.
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: No. The choice is Senator Burke's, not mine. Other counties, for example, County Roscommon, have set up endless schemes under this measure and when the Senator reads the print-out it will show him the counties that made a choice on their own to avail of this scheme. The total cost of CLÃR funding in Leitrim was â¬661,000 but the total cost in County Galway last year was zero. The areas in...
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not control the council.
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: At times I wish I did because I might get a better spread into some of these areas which appearââ
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: ââto always pass up money when it is available.
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I can say, however, that many counties have availed of the scheme. Even though they are small areas, they realise the cost benefit of doing the CLÃR schemes is attractive because they are getting extra money into their county.
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: There are a number in Roscommon. Is the Deputy talking about small sewerage schemes?
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: There are many.
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I have the 2002 and the 2003 reports. The ones we sanctioned this year, which were quite considerable, do not count. I will arrange for all of those to be put in the Senator's pigeonhole this evening and he can check the list for himself. It is too long to read out here. Everything we spent money on is in these schemes. We operate a transparent system and no matter how much the Senator tries...
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: That is not so.
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Community schemes are operated through the community groups.
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: That is not so.
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: It would be impossibleââ
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: It would be impossible for a partnershipââ
- Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I wanted to reply.