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Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (12 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I travelled to Toronto, Canada for the St. Patrick's Day celebrations there. I was accompanied by my wife, the Secretary General of my Department and my secretary. We departed Dublin on 10 March and arrived back on the morning of 16 March. Invoices received to date, including the cost for officials travelling, relating to the Toronto trip come to €15,738.40. For the sake of completeness, I...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (12 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: DED Pop. 1926 Pop. 1996 Pop. 2002 Change 1926-1996 Change 1926-2002 % % County Wicklow Ballinguile 232 93 114 -59.91 -50.86 Aghowle 433 211 212 -51.27 -51.04 Ballybeg 375 174 170 -53.60 -54.67 County Carlow Rathanna 280 126 111 -55.00 -60.36 Ridge 355...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (12 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy will be aware that, under the decentralisation programme, my Department will be decentralising to two locations, namely Knock Airport and Na Forbacha in Galway, which is an existing decentralised location. No section of my Department currently based outside Dublin will be moved to other non-Dublin locations.

Written Answers — International Trade: International Trade (12 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department has no function in respect of this campaign.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (12 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 599 and 600 together. Details of the grants and other financial assistance awarded by my Department under the community development programme in each of the past three years to men's and women's organisations and groups or organisations providing services primarily for men or women, including the name of the organisation or group and the amount paid, are set...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (12 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The annual fees paid to each chairperson and director in each statutory board within the ambit of my Department are set out in the following tables. Arramara Teo Name Fee â'¬ Tom Hyland (Chairman) 7,618.44 Risteard Mac Donnacha 5,078.88 Marie Tinney 5,078.88 Western Development Commission (WDC) Name Fee â'¬ Michael Farrell (Chairman) 7,618.43 Greg Jackson...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (12 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ciste na Gaeilge is financed from proceeds of the national lottery. It is a fund from which Irish language organisations and initiatives are grant-aided following annual assessment of applications from the organisations. The following details relate to funding made available from Ciste na Gaeilge by my Department since it was established on 6 June 2002 to Irish language organisations or...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (13 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The rural social scheme was introduced in 2004 to provide directly improved rural services and at the same time securing an income and employment support for farmers and fishermen who can no longer make a viable living on the land from such work. The rates of payment for those transferring from farm assist, unemployment assistance and unemployment benefit, if previously on community...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Prior to 1999, the board of Údarás na Gaeltachta consisted of 13 people, seven of whom were elected from three constituencies. Three of these were elected from the Mayo, Galway and Meath Gaeltacht. In 1999, the board was expanded to consist of 20 people, including 17 elected members. Section 15 of Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1999 provides for the election of two persons...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As indicated in my reply to Question No. 189 of 1 December 2004, Foras na Gaeilge has initiated a process by which a quality assurance system will be put in place for private sector translation services. For the information of the Deputy, Foras na Gaeilge recently published a notice in the media inviting submissions in relation to this matter. When in place, this quality assurance scheme will...

Written Answers — Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Dírím aird an Teachta ar na freagraí atá tugtha agam cheana féin inniu maidir leis na tuairimí agus moltaí atá nochtaithe ag an gCoimisinéir Teanga ina Thuarascáil Tionscnaimh a foilsíodh le déanaí. Maidir leis an gceist áirithe atá ag an Teachta, bíonn teagmháil rialta agam leis an Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta, mar a bhíonn le mo chomhghleacaithe eile sa Rialtas. Mar a...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The third meeting of Fóram na Gaeilge is due to take place on 28 April 2005. As the Deputy is aware, I have already asked members to submit their views in relation to the development of an Irish language plan and related short-term priority issues. There has been a good response to this from the members and officials of my Department are currently examining the various submissions. The...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Notification of 157 applications was received by this Department on 15 February 2005. These applications included staff's first preferences only. The Deputy will be aware that the CAF system remains open on an ongoing basis and that staff can continue to apply or change their preferences as they wish. No further update on applications has been received from CAF since that date.

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (14 Apr 2005)

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. In that context, my Department's rural development initiatives in the next year will include: continued implementation of the CLÁR and Leader programmes and the rural social scheme; implementation of...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would refer the Deputy to the reply given by my colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Question No. 459 on Tuesday last, 12 April 2005. As I have indicated on a number of occasions in this House, it would not be appropriate for me to make any public comment on the detail of the ongoing discussions with our partners and the institutions in the EU until they have been brought to a...

Written Answers — Biúró Eorpach do Theangacha Neamh-fhorleathana: Biúró Eorpach do Theangacha Neamh-fhorleathana (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá maoiniú curtha ar fáil ag mo Roinnse don Bhiúró Eorpach do Theangacha Neamh-Fhorleathana go rialta le blianta beaga anuas, agus tá maoiniú curtha ar fáil don Bhiúró arís i mbliana ar bhonn sealadach. Is iad na príomh-spriocanna atá ag an mBiúró do 2005 ná: leanúint le heolas a chur ar fáil agus a roinnt maidir leis na dteangacha neamh-fhorleathana i gcomhthéacs obair na...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The scheme, the details of which were announced in May 2004, accepted its first participants in July 2004 and the numbers have been increasing steadily since then. I consider that substantial progress has been made in this period of time. There are currently 1,461 participants on the rural social scheme. There are 36 implementing bodies throughout the country and of those so far 32 have...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 20 and 32 together. I introduced the CLÁR programme in October 2001 to address depopulation, as well as the decline and lack of services in rural areas. Areas in 18 counties, with a population of 362,000, have been selected under the programme, including areas I announced in January 2003 in light of the 2002 population census data. This honoured the...

Written Answers — Údarás na Gaeltachta: Údarás na Gaeltachta (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As I indicated in my reply to Question No. 103 on 9 Samhain 2004, it is proposed to clarify and update issues in relation to the functions of Údarás na Gaeltachta and to consolidate the existing body of legislation. Arising from the public consultation process which I initiated earlier this year, more than 60 responses have been received from various organisations and individuals. These are...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Apr 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 33 together. I cannot accept the proposition inherent in the Deputies' questions that a public representative may not be permitted to make statements of informed opinion — whether by way of reply to questions in this House or otherwise — without having carried out a qualitative survey or statistical analysis beforehand. The statements I made in my...