Written answers
Tuesday, 5 October 2004
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the submission from Dublin Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign on the mid-term review of the national drugs... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress which has been made in relation to the decentralisation of his Department; and if he will make a... - Irish Language
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made by the Irish language advisory committee to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Funding
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on the role of his Department in assisting the residents of Pollathomas, County Mayo a year after... - Offshore Islands
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress to date in the provision of transport to islands, the provision of airstrips and the provision of... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff in his Department who have applied to the CAF under the decentralisation programme; and if he will... - Community Development
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress to date in advancing corporate social responsibility particularly in regard to areas affected by drugs... - Voluntary Activity
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which he can assist the community and voluntary sector, which has seen the fourth anniversary of the White... - Proposed Legislation
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when legislation on charities will be published; the likely content of such legislation; and if he will make a... - Western Development Commission
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on the work of the Western Development Commission recently; and if he will make a... - Dormant Accounts Fund
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the recent annual report of the Dormant Account Funds 2003; and the reason he intends to change the... - Irish Language
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has given consideration to providing extra funding to local authorities and State agencies to meet the cost of... - An Coimisiún Logainmneacha
Question 158: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ag an gCoimisiún Logainmneacha ó ceapadh é. [22674/04] - Departmental Programmes
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which he envisages the rural social scheme will be funded into the future; and if he will make a statement... - Grant Payments
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he is satisfied regarding a grant made (details supplied) by Udarás na Gaeltachta to a company outside of the... - Charities Legislation
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his Department's proposals for a league table of charities to allow for more public information regarding the way in... - Community Development
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the situation regarding the future of, and financial support for, community development programmes; and if he will... - Irish Language
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason for his view that Irish speakers are discriminated against, as he is reported as saying at a recent press... - Rural Social Scheme
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the rural social scheme has been phased into the 27 Leader areas not originally included in the scheme; the level... - Rural Development
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will give details of the work carried out by the Rural Development Co-ordinating Committee under the NDP to date... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the work which is being done by drug task forces to make contact with new communities of non-nationals in relation to... - Departmental Studies
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when he expects the rural enterprise study to be completed; the measures he will pursue to enact its recommendations;... - Rural Development
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his priorities in the area of rural development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22764/04] - Western Development Commission
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount allocated to date to the investment fund of the Western Development Commission; the number of projects... - Foilseacháin Ghaeilge
Question 171: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén obair atá ar siúl ina Roinn féin nó ar son na Roinne chun scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach ghaeilge a fhorbairt... - Anti-Racism Measures
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost and quantity of the anti-racism pack recently launched by his Department. [22896/04] - Voluntary Activity
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount which was allocated under the training and support services grant scheme for 2004; the amount allocated to... - Drug Misuse
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on recent research from the Health Research Board which shows that drug use outside Dublin trebled between... - Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge
Question 175: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta conas a d'éirigh le scéim na mac léinn sa Ghaeltacht i mbliana. [22790/04] - Departmental Programmes
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position with regard to the development of the RAPID programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Forbairt na Gaeilge
Question 178: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad iad a chuid smaointe i dtaobh thodhchaí na Gaeilge labhartha agus scríofa. [22899/04] - Insurance Industry
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has proposals to alleviate the high cost of insurance on community and voluntary organisations; and if he will... - Stádas na Gaeilge
Question 181: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta chun stádas oifigiúil a bhaint amach don Ghaeilge san Aontas Eorpach. [22718/04] - Proposed Legislation
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to introduce legislation in relation to volunteering; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Drug Misuse
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress to date on funding for the young people's facilities and services fund; and if funding under this heading... - Community Development
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress to date in improving the alignment of structures of community and local development organisations across... - Rural Development
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of his Department's rural development fund which has been spent to date; the schemes and proposals which... - Laghdú Fostaíochta
Question 190: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an eol dó na deacrachtaí atá ag tionscal (sonraí tugtha) i nDún na nGall agus an bhfuil iarrachtaí á ndéanamh chun... - Irish Language
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to encourage Irish-speaking parents to pass on the language to their children; the cost of this programme... - Rural Development
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress to date on the INTERREG IIIA Programme Ireland-Wales for rural development... - Comhairle na Tuaithe
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on the work programme of Comhairle na Tuaithe on access to waymarked ways; and if he will make a... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the recommendations which were submitted to his Department by the sub-group established within the national drugs... - An Daonáireamh Náisiúnta
Question 202: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil staidéar déanta aige ar an gcuid de Dhaonáireamh 2002 a bhaineann leis an nGaeilge. [22787/04] - National Drugs Strategy
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the annual report of the Merchants Quay project, which highlights a substantial increase in the number of... - Réamhscolaíocht agus Seirbhísí Óige
Question 205: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ag Údarás na Gaeltachta chun béim níos láidre a chur ar naíscolaíocht agus ar... - Legislative Programme
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his legislative proposals for the current term of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22784/04] - National Spatial Strategy
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the work his Department is involved in to advance the implementation of the national spatial strategy; and if he will... - Dormant Accounts Fund
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the organisations which have received grants from the dormant accounts disbursement fund; the amount of the grant in... - Rural Development
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he intends to meet with the new EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Marian Fischer Boel, to... - Coimisiún na Gaeltachta
Question 213: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cen dul chun cinn atá déanta aige chun moltaí Choimisiún na Gaeltachta a chur i bhfeidhm. [22733/04] - National Drugs Strategy
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he foresees the medicinal use of cannabis becoming legal; and if this represents his Department's policy;and if he... - Rural Development
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress to date on the implementation of county development strategies to encourage small rural enterprise. [22735/04] - Taisteal an Aire
Question 217: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta, maidir lena chuairt ar Ghaeltacht Dhún na nGall ar an 14 Meán Fómhair, cad iad na ceantair ar ar thug sé cuairt; cad... - National Drugs Strategy
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the extent to which he expects to increase expenditure in support of communities attempting to combat the drugs... - Polasaí Dátheangach
Question 221: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta aige ó ritheadh Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003, agus an bhfuil go leor airgid ag na... - Leader Programmes
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress to date in protecting and developing rural communities and in supporting rural development, in particular... - Ferry Services
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if regulations for ferry operators to the islands have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Irish Language
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the status of the Irish language as an official EU language; and if he will make a statement on... - Rural Development
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress to date on the INTERREG IIIA Programme Ireland-Northern Ireland for rural... - Job Creation
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of job losses experienced in 2004 to date in the Donegal Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the... - Security of the Elderly
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress to date in advancing and improving community supports for older persons. [22722/04] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the decentralisation of Foras na Gaeilge has been agreed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22686/04]
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