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Written Answers — Departmental Audits: Departmental Audits (1 Jun 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was established in June 2002 and the table details the 14 audit reports completed since the its establishment. The internal audit unit undertakes its work using a risk-based approach and prioritises in its annual work plan areas of operation within the Department where there are significant financial or control risks. Audit Report...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 142 and 231 together. The Deputies will be aware that the progress of decentralisation in any Department is guided by the overall implementation process being carried out centrally by the decentralisation implementation group. In that context, the following steps have been taken by my Department to advance the decentralisation process. A dedicated...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143, 193 and 208 together. The Irish Language Forum was established by me in July of this year with terms of reference to advise in relation to: the desirability of a 20 year strategic plan with realistic goals for the Irish language in the State; the short-term strategic priorities for the preservation and the promotion of the Irish language within the State;...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would like to indicate that primary responsibility in this instance lies with my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. As the Deputy is aware, Pollathomas is a designated Gaeltacht area and, as Minister with responsibility for Gaeltacht Affairs, I have visited the area on a number of occasions. My Department, in co-operation with the Department of the...

Written Answers — Offshore Islands: Offshore Islands (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department currently subsidises 14 ferry services to 12 islands, as well as an all-year round air service to the Aran Islands and a winter helicopter service to Tory Island. Five of these contracts provide connecting road transport services on the mainland. I have arranged for a full list of these services to be forwarded to the Deputy. I have also made available funding of just over...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Oct 2004)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The September 2004 data received from the CAF system indicate that staff in my Department have lodged applications or expressions of interest for relocation under the decentralisation programme as follows: Knock Airport, nine; Na Forbacha, none, other Departments, 48; and public service organisations, five.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Western Development Commission was established on 1 February 1999 under the Western Development Commission Act 1998. The functions of the commission are to promote, foster and encourage economic and social development in the western region, defined as the seven western counties of Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway and Clare. Its activities involve policy analysis and...

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...