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Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (26 Jan 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 601 to 606, inclusive, and 613 together. Current policy on rural development is set out in the White Paper on rural development, Ensuring the Future, published in 1999. Over five years later, while there has been significant change in rural areas and indeed throughout the country, the vision of the long-term future of Irish rural society articulated in the...

Written Answers — Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003 (26 Jan 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá ocht n-ordú logainmneacha déanta agam go dtí seo faoi fhorálacha Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003. Clúdaíonn na horduithe sin ainmneacha na n-aonad riaracháin sna ceantair Ghaeltachta móide ainmneacha na n-aonad riaracháin i sé chontae eile. Tá na horduithe seo go léir ar fáil ar shuíomh Idirlín na Roinne Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta www.pobail.ie. Tugann na...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (26 Jan 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. Substantial progress has been made in this time. There are 1,026 participants on the rural social scheme. I expect the participant numbers will continue to increase and that all 2,500 places will be availed of by early this year.

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (26 Jan 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The State, semi-State, State-sponsored and statutory bodies under the aegis of my Department that are not subject to the Freedom of Information Acts are the National Advisory Committee on Drugs, An Foras Teanga, Arramara Teoranta, the Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursement Board and Waterways Ireland. Proposals are being developed in the Department of Finance in the context of plans to extend the...

Written Answers — Coimisiún Craolacháin na hÉireann: Coimisiún Craolacháin na hÉireann (26 Jan 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Rinne Coimisiún Craolacháin na hÉireann suirbhé le déanaí chun leibhéal spéise an aosa óig timpeall na tíre i gcláir raidió trí mheán na Gaeilge a thomhas. Bhí an suirbhé comh-mhaoinithe ag an gcoimisiún, ag mo Roinn féin agus ag Foras na Gaeilge. D'fhoilsigh Coimisiún Craolacháin na hÉireann torthaí an tsuirbhé sin ar 20 Eanáir 2005 agus tá i gceist agam na torthaí...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (26 Jan 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The road in question has been examined by officials of my Department. An estimate for repairs to the road has been obtained from Mayo County Council and the application will be taken into consideration with other cases when funding is next being allocated.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In my response to Question No. 40 on 14 December 2004 and to previous questions in the matter, I set out the facts in regard to the grant paid to this company. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (26 Jan 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No non-Civil Service appointments have been made by me, in my Department, since the Cabinet reshuffle in September 2004.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jan 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I wish to advise the Deputy that two credit cards are used in my Department for official business purposes as appropriate. Credit cards have been issued to my private secretary and to the private secretary of the Minister of State, Deputy Noel Ahern. Since June 2002, approximately 90 transactions have been recorded against the two credit cards. It should be noted that all bank statements...

Written Answers — Community Schemes: Community Schemes (1 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Some €45.7 million is provided in my Department's Vote for the local development social inclusion programme to support local development social inclusion measures. Funding is allocated to partnerships and community groups to deliver the local development social inclusion programme under three measures — services for the unemployed, community based youth initiatives and community...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (1 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I 2001, ar iarratas ó mo Roinnse, chuir Comhairle Chontae Dhún na nGall réamh-thuarascáil ar fáil maidir le forbairt na saoráidí calaíochta ag Rannach, Oileán Árainn Mhór. Moladh dhá rogha sa tuarascáil sin — síneadh 30 méadar a chur leis an gcé atá ann faoi láthair ar chostas €1.5 milliúin nó síneadh 65 meadar a chur léi ar chostas €3 milliúin. Dheimhnigh an...

Written Answers — Scéim na mBóithre Áise: Scéim na mBóithre Áise (1 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá iarratas faighte ag mo Roinn ar chúnamh le haghaidh caoi a chur ar bhóthar chontae an Bhaile Ard ar Oileán Árann Mhóir. Déanfar an t-iarratas seo a mheas i gcomhthéacs an tsoláthair atá ar fáil dom le caitheamh faoi chlár oibre na n-oileán 2005 agus na n-éileamh éagsúil ar an soláthar sin.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (1 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department, supported by ADM Limited, co-ordinates the implementation of the RAPID programme. It is, therefore, a matter for each of the other Departments to report details of funding for the proposals that fall within its remit. My Department allocated funding to New Ross and Wexford under a number of co-funded schemes. Total funding of €40,000 was allocated to each town under the local...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (1 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No non-Civil Service appointments have been made by me, in my Department, since August 2004.

Written Answers — Foras na Gaeilge: Foras na Gaeilge (1 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tuigfidh an Teachta gur ceist d'Fhoras na Gaeilge féin cinntí a dhéanamh maidir le soláthar deontas, i gcomhréir leis an réimse reachtúil ina bhfeidhmíonn sé agus na pleananna gnó agus corparáide atá aige. Mar eolas don Teachta, tuigtear dom go bhfuil Foras na Gaeilge tar éis scéim nua a aontú le Coiste Dúiche Mhaigh Eo don tréimhse 2005 go 2007 agus go bhfuil maoiniú de...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (2 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Glacaim leis gur soláthar sheirbhísí do Ghaeilgeoirí ag comhlachtaí poiblí atá i gceist ag an Teachta. Níl aon fhreagracht ormsa mar Aire maidir le soláthar sheirbhísí dá leithéid taobh amuigh den Stát. Maidir le soláthar sheirbhísí poiblí laistigh den Stát, dírím aird an Teachta ar an bhfreagra a thug mé ar Cheist Dála Uimh. 41 an 14 Nollaig 2004 maidir le cur i...

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (2 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To be eligible to participate in the rural social scheme a person must be in receipt of farm assist or have been allocated a valid herd or flock number from the Department of Agriculture and Food, and be in receipt of unemployment assistance, unemployment benefit, if previously on community enterprise or disability allowance from the Department of Social and Family Affairs. A person is also...

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (3 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The matter raised by the Deputy is the responsibility of Waterways Ireland, one of the six North-South Implementation Bodies established under the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999. The body has responsibility for the management, maintenance and development of inland waterways, principally for recreational purposes. The bridge mentioned was originally built in the 19th century to carry road...

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (8 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The matter raised by the Deputy is the responsibility of Waterways Ireland, one of the six North-South implementation bodies established under the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999. The body has responsibility for the management, maintenance and development of inland waterways, principally for recreational purposes. I understand from Waterways Ireland that the allocation for the restoration of...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (8 Feb 2005)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Documentation necessary to enable the matter to be progressed is required from the person and is still awaited. The matter is under consideration by the office of the Ombudsman.