Parliamentary questions

Local Authority Housing Mortgages

Éamon Ó Cuív

147. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if the rules in relation to the maximum size of property eligible under the home choice loan scheme are absolute in all cases or whether there are any exceptions allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39894/12]

Local Authority Housing Mortgages

Éamon Ó Cuív

148. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of approvals given to date under the home choice loan scheme; the number of loans paid out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39895/12]

Local Authority Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

154. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the total amount allocated in this year's Estimates for payment to local authorities as a block grant; the amount that will now be withheld due to non payment of the household charge and if it is intended to surrender this money to the Exchequer at the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39932/12]

Local Authority Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

155. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the amount that will be withheld from each local authority this year in funding to them from his Department due to non-payment of the household charge; the percentage of the block grant involved; the method by which this amount of money was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39933/12]

Local Government Reform

Éamon Ó Cuív

156. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the date on which it is proposed to set up the commission to examine local authority boundaries; if he intendeds to abolish any local authorities or town councils; the proposed terms of reference of the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39934/12]

Agriculture Schemes Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

201. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if new entrants to farming are entitled to claim the disadvantaged area scheme payment and join the REP scheme and agri environment options scheme, if open, from the year of entry into farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39955/12]

Septic Tank Registration Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

154. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of pesons who have registered their waste water systems under the Water Services Act 2012 broken down by county; the estimated total number of such systems in each county; the percentage registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39556/12]

Leader Programmes Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

158. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid a Leader grant approved to them by MFG; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39618/12]

Scoileanna Oileáin

Éamon Ó Cuív

464. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cén fáth a tharraing sé siar an deich n-uaire an chloig de mhúinteoireacht tacaíochta foghlama ginearálta a raibh scoláirí Scoil Náisiúnta Inis Meáin ina teideal, céard é an dochar measta a dhéanfaidh sé seo do na scoláirí; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [39047/12]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Éamon Ó Cuív

861. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Coimirce Sóisialaí cén uair a aontófar an dara scéim teanga leis an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta; agus cén chúis atá leis an moill ar a haontú; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [39044/12]

Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

898. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le huasghrádú agus forbairt a dhéanamh ar Ché Inis Oírr, cén uair a bhfuil súil aige go dtosóidh an obair ar an gcé; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [39048/12]

Seirbhísí Farantóireactha

Éamon Ó Cuív

926. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén fáth nach raibh cruinniú ann den Choiste Monatóireachta do na seirbhísí farantóireachta chuig Oileáin Árann le sé mhí anuas; cén uair a bheidh an chéad chruinniú eile den choiste ann; agus an bhfuil sé i gceist go mbeidh cruinniú gach sé mhí ann as seo amach. [37777/12]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Éamon Ó Cuív

936. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén uair a aontaíodh an chéad scéim teanga leis an Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí; cén uair a bhfuil súil aige an dara scéim a aontú; cé na socruithe a bheidh ann chun a chinntiú go mbeidh na coinníollacha céanna ann maidir le hoifigigh leasa pobail ag soláthar seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge do phobal na Gaeltachta agus a bhí ann nuair a bhí an cúram seo ar Fheidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [39043/12]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Éamon Ó Cuív

937. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta céard é líon na scéimeanna teanga a d'fhaomh sé gach bliain ó tháinig Acht na dTeangacha i bhfeidhm; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [39045/12]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Éamon Ó Cuív

938. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta céard é líon na scéimeanna teanga a aontaíodh go dáta agus líon na scéimeanna a bhfuil a dtréimhse trí bliana caite; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [39046/12]

Nitrates Action Programme Implementation

Éamon Ó Cuív

1008. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if in view of the very wet weather this summer and the need to conserve fodder it is intended to relax the rules in relation to the spreading of fertiliser this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37893/12]

Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants

Éamon Ó Cuív

1060. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends increasing the maximum grants under the group sewerage and group water schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37855/12]

RAPID Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

1061. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when it is intended to hold the next meeting of the national rapid coordinating committee; if he intends attending this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37856/12]

Dormant Accounts Fund Management

Éamon Ó Cuív

1062. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he intends running a module for flagship projects using dormant account funding similar to that delivered by the previous Government in view of the success of the previous round of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37857/12]

Leader Programmes Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

1063. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the amount of money allocated to each Leader company broken down between administration and project expenditure; the amount approved for expenditure by each company to date for project expenditure; the expenditure to date in each company broken down between administration and project expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37858/12]