Parliamentary questions

Fire Stations Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

651. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received an application from Galway County Council for a new fire station in South Connemara; when a decision will issue on such an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1111/13]

Septic Tank Registration Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

652. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households who had registered their private waste water system by the 31 December 2012 broken down county; the percentage who have registered in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1112/13]

Septic Tank Registration Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

653. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the decisions taken by the previous Government, which were in office up to March 2011, in relation to waste water systems on foot of the judgement in the European Court of Justice in October 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1113/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

852. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who purchases land that has no single payment entitlements will be entitled to claim the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58048/12]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

872. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who applied under the disadvantaged area payments for 2012; the number who have received their payment; the number of farmers who have had their application rejected and the number of applications which have not yet been processed fully broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1088/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals

Éamon Ó Cuív

873. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who appealed the decision of his Department in relation to the disadvantaged area payment scheme to the Independent Disadvantaged Areas Appeals Committee; the number of appeals decided to date; the number of these appeals that were successful and the number rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1089/13]

Grant Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

874. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 527 of 4 December 2012, the reason this Deputy was informed that a person (details supplied) would receive payment shortly and that the processing of the application was completed when an inspection was carried out on the applicants farm on the 20 of December and as a result no payment has issued to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1090/13]

Dairy Sector

Éamon Ó Cuív

875. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to the proposal from the Irish Farmers' Association for a loan scheme to invest in the development of the Irish dairy industry; his view on this proposal; if he intends introducing such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1091/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

876. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to reduce the payment on the first 10 hectares of land under the disadvantaged areas scheme to farmers in areas classified as mountain that do not have sheep; the amount of any proposed reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1092/13]

Animal Feedstuffs

Éamon Ó Cuív

877. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the regulations prohibiting a farmer from added molasses to rolled barley in order to reduce the dust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1093/13]

Calafoirt agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

894. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara an bhfuil sé i gceist aige deontas de €150,000 a chur ar fáil do Chomhairle Contae na Gaillimhe mar atá iarrtha acu le hobair riachtanach a dhéanamh ar Ché Inis Oírr faoin gClár do Chalafoirt Iascaigh agus Bunstruchtúr Cósta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [1463/13]

Youth Services Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

919. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when applications will be accepted for the fund of €1.75m for capital projects, including youth cafés and for play and recreational initiatives in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1103/13]

Social Workers Register

Éamon Ó Cuív

1016. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the role of the new registration authority for social workers, the Health and Social Care Professionals Council; the details of the persons charged with responsibility for setting the registration fee for social workers and on deciding the expenditure plan of this body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1101/13]

Social Workers Register

Éamon Ó Cuív

1017. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the role of the new Health and Social Care Professionals Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1102/13]

Mental Health Services Report

Éamon Ó Cuív

1065. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure adequate mental health services in south Mayo where services can no longer take any more referrals from general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1465/13]

Road Projects Contracts

Éamon Ó Cuív

1148. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of all major roads projects that received EU funding in 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1099/13]

Regional Road Network

Éamon Ó Cuív

1149. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the standards that are laid down for the upgrade and re-alignment of regional roads including width, camber, sight distances and surface; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1100/13]

Fuel Rebate Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

100. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance in view of his statement that under EU law a fuel rebate system may not be restricted to Irish licensed hauliers but would have to be extended to all vehicles intended exclusively for the carriage of goods by road with a maximum permissible gross laden weight of no less than 7.5 tonnes, as well as the carriage of passengers by a category M2 vehicle or category M3 vehicle; if it is lawful now to confine the fuel rebate scheme announced in the budget to goods vehicles only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57740/12]

Fuel Rebate Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

101. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance if permission has or will have to be sought from the EU for the essential users rebate for road haulage operators; the reason that was given for excluding vehicle for the carriage of passengers; if it is now intended to include M2 and M3 category passenger vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57741/12]

Clár Tógála Scoileanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

121. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le cóiríocht bhuan a chur ar fáil do Ghaelscoil de hÍde ar an Órán Mór, Co. na Gaillimhe, cad é údar na moille leis an togra seo le bliain anuas; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [57708/12]

Clár Tógála Scoileanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

122. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cé mhéad scoil a bhfuil céim 2B den phróiseas tógála críochnaithe acu, idir scoileanna céad leibhéil agus dara leibhéal, agus nach bhfuil san áireamh i bplean tógála cúig bliana na Roinne, cad iad ainmneacha agus cad í uimhir rolla gach scoile acu; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [57710/12]

Clár Tógála Scoileanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

123. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cé mhéad scoil atá ar chéim 2B den phróiseas tógála, idir scoileanna céad leibhéil agus dara leibhéal, agus nach bhfuil san áireamh i bplean tógála na Roinne, cad iad ainmneacha agus cad í uimhir rolla gach scoile acu; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [57711/12]

Clár Tógála Scoileanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

124. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cad é an staid reatha maidir leis an iarratas ó Scoil Shailearna ar airgead le síneadh a chur leis an scoil; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [57712/12]

National Procurement Service Framework Agreements

Éamon Ó Cuív

125. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any concerns regarding the effect on local small indigenous businesses as a result of circulars issuing from his Department in relation to the purchase of consumables such as stationary which state that from April 2013 it will be mandatory to purchase these from one named supplier thus depriving local businesses of a very important source of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57726/12]

Teachers' Remuneration

Éamon Ó Cuív

126. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the new payment scale for new primary school teachers agreed with the social partners of €30,702 will come into effect; the reason for the delay in implementing this arrangement; whether arrears are now owing to teachers who will benefit from this pay scale and if so when will these arrears be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57748/12]

Public Sector Allowances Review

Éamon Ó Cuív

133. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of all allowances to public and civil servants that were abolished this year including details of the estimated savings in 2013 of the elimination of such allowances in each case; whether they apply to existing staff or to new employees only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57727/12]

Public Sector Staff Increment Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

134. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he consulted with the Equality Authority as to whether paying new entrants to the public and Civil Service lower wages, salaries and allowances was contrary to employment equality and general equality legislation; if he did, its response to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57728/12]

Rural Social Scheme Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

135. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he instructed the Department of Social Protection to carry out a review of the rural social scheme; the result of such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57734/12]

Rural Social Scheme Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

164. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the rural social scheme broken down on an integrated company basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57735/12]

Rural Social Scheme Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

165. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the rural social scheme broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57743/12]

Social Welfare Schemes Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

166. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications on hand, under each social welfare scheme, that have not been decided and were made more than three months ago; the reason for the delay in processing applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57749/12]

Social Welfare Schemes Appeals

Éamon Ó Cuív

167. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals on hand in the appeals office for more than three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57750/12]

Oibreacha Feabhsúcháin do Scoileanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

172. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil iarratas faighte aige ó Scoil Shailearna, Indreabhán nó ó Chomharchumann Shailearna ar pháirc imeartha a thógáil taobh ó thuaidh den scoil, cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an iarratas; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [57713/12]

Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla

Éamon Ó Cuív

173. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an athbhreithniú ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003; cén toradh a bhí ar an gcomhairliúchán poiblí faoin Acht; agus cén uair atá sé i gceist bille a fhoilsiú ag éirí as an bpróiseas seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [57714/12]

Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla

Éamon Ó Cuív

174. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad é líon na bpleananna teanga a aontaíodh le comhlachtaí Stáit i mbliana faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [57715/12]

Calafoirt agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

175. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil soláthar déanta i meastacháin 2013 maidir le tairiscint a iarraidh chun cé Inis Oírr a fhorbairt; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [57716/12]

Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeltachta

Éamon Ó Cuív

176. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén soláthar atá déanta i meastacháin 2013 do Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [57717/12]

Airport Development Projects

Éamon Ó Cuív

177. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made to date in providing air terminals at the airstrips on Inisbofin and Cleggan; if it is intended to build these in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57731/12]

Airport Development Projects

Éamon Ó Cuív

178. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his policy in relation to the provision of a subsidised air service to Inishbofin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57732/12]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

179. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason a person (details supplied) was not entitled to a top up on their REP scheme payment and the interim payment from his Department as they are farming in the Twelve Bens Area of Connemara and have a right to put sheep on the mountain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57738/12]

Foreshore Licences Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

186. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there is a discrepancy between the charges for foreshore licences in Kenmare, County Kerry, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry and other licences granted in Kenmare Bay. [57386/12]

Community Development Initiatives

Éamon Ó Cuív

201. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the allocation of all funding to deliver local development programmes such as Leader and LCDP, under the Putting People First proposals will be channelled through the socio-economic committees of the local authorities through annual service level agreements with entities which are members of the SEC; if the local authorities may be contracted to deliver these services as a member of the SEC in place of the existing local development companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57701/12]

Community Development Initiatives

Éamon Ó Cuív

202. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if under the Putting People First Proposals the local authority socio economic committees will be the applicant bodies for the next round of LEADER funding 2014-2020; if he will confirm that the SEC will be the local action body and that the SEC will receive the Leader administration money; if he will further confirm that the SEC will evaluate and approve individual LEADER project applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57702/12]

Leader Programmes Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

203. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended to transfer allocations by his Department between the different headings under which the Leader programme operates to ensure full spend of the Leader rural development fund in view of the fact that some companies have allocated their full allocation already under certain headings and that there is very little demand under others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57733/12]

Ministerial Appointments

Éamon Ó Cuív

204. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended to appoint an independent chairperson to Comhairle na Tuaithe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57742/12]

Landowners' Indemnity Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

205. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date in providing a state indemnity scheme against claims by recreational users walking on farm land; the reason this has not been introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57744/12]

Landowners' Indemnity Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

206. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the proposal from the State Claims Agency for a national indemnity scheme for farmers against claims by recreational users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57745/12]

Alternative Energy Projects

Éamon Ó Cuív

207. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he or Minister of State Jan O’Sullivan will meet a community organisation (details supplied) concerned regarding planning policy in relation to wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57751/12]

Flood Risk Assessments

Éamon Ó Cuív

242. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request Teagasc to investigate new drainage issues that have arisen in the east Galway area in the Suck catchment basin, as fields that were never flooded before have been flooded on a consistent basis this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57435/12]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

263. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes in the disadvantaged area scheme for 2013 for applicants in designated mountain areas; the amount to be saved by these cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57718/12]