Parliamentary questions

Severe Weather Events Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

18. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount of funding approved for works by his Department arising out of the storms last January; the amount claimed to date by local authorities; the amount expended to date by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42022/14]

Office of Public Works Projects

Éamon Ó Cuív

27. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason his Department has given permission to the Office of Public Works to prefund projects of a capital nature arising from the storm damage last January when similar expenditure arising out of same storm damage approved by other Departments is not allowed to be prefunded under the rules laid down by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42023/14]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

93. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the single farm payment and disadvantage area based payment for 2014 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42491/14]

Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste

Éamon Ó Cuív

97. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoin Scéim Íocaíochta Aonair agus faoi Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste do 2014 le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); cén fáth a bhfuil moill leis an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [42611/14]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

98. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the single farm payment scheme and the disadvantaged area based scheme for 2014 and any other agriculture payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42612/14]

GLAS Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

102. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the GLAS+ top-up payment will be automatically paid to GLAS participants whose land is designated SPA, SAC or NHA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42637/14]

Hospital Transfers

Éamon Ó Cuív

162. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress being made regarding a transfer in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway to the Central Mental Hospital, Dublin from a hospital in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42505/14]

Architectural Qualifications

Éamon Ó Cuív

232. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will facilitate the registration of persons with long experience as architects under a grandfather provision even if their qualifications do not fulfil the full requirements for newly qualified architects, in view of their proven track record and experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42638/14]

Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

233. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding through the SICAP or through any other programme under his Department to facilitate the continued operation of the development companies on the non-Gaeltacht islands of Bere, Sherkin, Clare, Inishturk and Inishbofin, which between them were allocated in excess of €460,000 this year through Comhar na nOileán; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42639/14]

Heritage Projects

Éamon Ó Cuív

79. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to his reply of 19 June 2014 if a meeting was held between officials from the Office of Public Works and the Lough Mask Heritage Committee; if all of the participants as mentioned in the reply of 19 June attended; the outcome of this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42390/14]

Water Services Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

182. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the changes in funding provided for water/wastewater in the past few years; the details of the funding provided and source of same in each of past five years for such services and if he will provide the figures for same; if he will provide the source of those funds; if he will indicate which legislative provisions of the 1997 Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act have been removed; where that funding has now been allocated; if he will outline all allocations to Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42323/14]

Water Meters

Éamon Ó Cuív

189. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding technology and related devices available for purchase which enable householders to record or verify the total water usage in a house (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42341/14]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

157. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Galway participating on the job initiative scheme is entitled to the water support payment as well as the Christmas bonus as announced in the recent budget; if not, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41012/14]

State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

226. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the rules in place that will apply to a person who was born in 1965 in relation to eligibility for the State pension (contributory) in terms of the age they will be eligible for the pension and the method by which their entitlement will be calculated; if averaging will apply as at present or the total number of contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41943/14]

Departmental Correspondence

Éamon Ó Cuív

361. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason all requests for meetings at a local or regional level involving the Office of Public Works in relation to local matters have to be routed through the Minister of State’s office; if he is satisfied this is an efficient and effective way of doing business taking into account his responsibility for efficient public service delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42031/14]

Scéim Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste

Éamon Ó Cuív

392. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoi scéim na limistéar faoi mhíbhuntáiste do 2014 le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); cén fáth go bhfuil moill leis an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [40972/14]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

396. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the disadvantaged area based scheme for 2014 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be made; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41038/14]

Scéim Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste

Éamon Ó Cuív

413. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén fáth go bhfuil ró-íocaíocht faoi Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste do 2013 curtha i leith feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); cad iad sonraí na ró-íocaíochta atá i gceist; an féidir lena Roinn sonraí agus mapaí a bhaineann leis an ró-íocaíocht seo a chur chuig an bhfeirmeoir; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [41209/14]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

414. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the disadvantaged area based payment scheme for 2014 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41241/14]

Scéim Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste

Éamon Ó Cuív

415. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoi Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste do 2014 le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); cén fáth go bhfuil moill leis an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [41242/14]