Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Rail Network Expansion

Éamon Ó Cuív

573. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken, including contact with local authorities, along the western rail corridor to ensure that no measures are taken to prevent the future reactivation of the western rail corridor for rail use as set out in the McCann report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42195/17]

Departmental Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

640. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of moneys prepaid by his Department for all schemes to local authorities toward the close of 2016 for work to be carried out in 2017; the amount of expenditure allocated to each county, by programme; the expenditure that had been incurred up to the end of September in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43005/17]

Departmental Offices

Éamon Ó Cuív

641. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the location of the headquarters of his Department; the number of civil servants based there; the number of civil servants based in each location where his Department has an office; the town in which each one of these offices is located; the reason that the headquarters of his Department is not located in a rural area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43006/17]

Dumping at Sea

Éamon Ó Cuív

736. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 13 December 2016, if his Department has received the final legal advice referred to in same on the placing of material on State-owned foreshore without consent at a location (details supplied) in County Galway; the actions taken since to address this matter further to such advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42966/17]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Éamon Ó Cuív

28. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when it is expected a contract will be awarded for the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41703/17]

Fisheries Protection

Éamon Ó Cuív

45. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure the preservation and development of wild brown trout in lakes and rivers in which it is indigenous; his policy toward the threat posed by pike to wild brown trout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41702/17]

An Clár Caipitil Spóirt

Éamon Ó Cuív

193. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Iompair, Turasóireachta agus Spóirt an bhfuil cinneadh déanta aige ar an iarratas atá déanta faoin Deontas Caipitil Spóirt do 2017 ag club iomartha i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí tugtha); mura bhfuil, cén uair a bheidh cinneadh déanta ag an Aire agus cén uair a bheidh na deontais faoin Deontas Caipitil Spóirt do 2017 á bhfógairt aige; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [42051/17]

Road Improvement Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

209. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the limits he has put on the costings for administration by local authorities on works to be carried out under the local improvement schemes to ensure as many roads as possible are repaired under the scheme to the highest standard possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42038/17]

TAMS Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

47. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation in the rural development plan for the TAMS scheme 2014-2020; the amount of funds approved to date for projects since its inception; the payments made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41230/17]

GLAS Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

61. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the GLAS scheme to date; the average annual payment per participant; the total paid out to date under the GLAS scheme since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41229/17]

Excise Duties

Éamon Ó Cuív

115. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance if he is examining the possibility of introducing an excise duty rebate of 50% on legally made poitín in the coming budget in order to stimulate this indigenous industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41593/17]

Mobility Allowance

Éamon Ó Cuív

334. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the mobility allowance payable to persons who have a disability; the reason for the delay in making a decision in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41418/17]

Home Care Packages Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

398. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide extra funding for home care and home help packages in 2018 in view of the fact that the demand for these services far outstrips supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41594/17]

Illegal Dumping

Éamon Ó Cuív

492. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has received advice in relation to the illegal dumping in the 16th-century old dock in Galway; the steps that he plans to take to deal with this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41592/17]

Hospital Equipment

Éamon Ó Cuív

19. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a new MRI scanner will be provided in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40950/17]

Autism Support Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

52. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the services being provided for adults with autism and intellectual disabilities in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40951/17]

Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

135. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the allocation made to Údarás na Gaeltachta in each of the years 2010 to 2017 by capital and current allocations in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41103/17]

Foras na Gaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

136. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the allocation made to Foras na Gaeilge in each of the years 2010 to 2017 by capital and current allocations in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41104/17]

GLAS Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

228. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to allow farmers who applied for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS 3, in autumn 2016 and achieved a tier 3 score of less than 16.50 into the scheme; the reason that a person (details supplied) was not informed of their rejection from the scheme until 20 June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41053/17]

An Clár Rialtais

Éamon Ó Cuív

34. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta céard iad na tosaíochtaí atá aici don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht do 2018; an mbeidh breis airgid ar fáil don réimse seo oibre i gcomhréir leis na gealltanais atá tugtha ag an Rialtas seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40464/17]

Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

49. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá á dhéanamh le forbairt na gcéibheanna ar Inis Oírr agus ar Inis Meáin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40465/17]

Commemorative Events

Éamon Ó Cuív

65. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a new commemorations committee will be set up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40525/17]

Cóiríocht Scoile

Éamon Ó Cuív

239. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén deontas atá ceadaithe do Choláiste Chonnacht le hathchóiriú a dhéanamh ar a shealúchas; cé na coinníollacha a bhaineann leis an gceadú sin maidir le hiontaobhaithe; cé na coinníollacha a bhaineann le híocaíochtaí tréimhsiúla nó páirt-íocaíochtaí den deontas a íoc; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40568/17]

Ulster Canal Restoration Project

Éamon Ó Cuív

249. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the re-opening of the Ulster Canal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40695/17]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

520. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of a carer's allowance application submitted by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making a decision on this application, in view of the fact that the application has been lodged since May 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40618/17]

EU Budgets

Éamon Ó Cuív

72. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the payments by the Exchequer to the European Union in each of the years since 1973 and to date in 2017; the receipts by the exchequer from the European Union for each of the years in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40025/17]

Departmental Budgets

Éamon Ó Cuív

76. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to issue a further Revised Estimates volume in view of the setting up of the new Department of Rural and Community Development; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40023/17]

School Transport Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

81. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for school transport under the provisions for children with special needs, disability and health conditions submitted to his Department for a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40017/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

128. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of capital expenditure carried over from 2016 to 2017; the amount of this spent to date by subheading; if she is satisfied that all of this money will be spent by the end of 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40018/17]

Maoiniú Chraoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí

Éamon Ó Cuív

189. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil an bhfuil iarratas déanta ag TG4 ar mhéadú ar an maoiniú a fhaigheann siad ón roinn don bhliain 2018; má tá, cad é an méid airgid atá iarrtha agus cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar an iarratas; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [40006/17]

Maoiniú Chraoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí

Éamon Ó Cuív

190. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil cén sciar den cheadúnas teilifíse a thugtar do RTÉ, do TG4 agus don Chiste Craolacháin faoi seach; cén bunús ar a ndéantar an t-airgead sin a roinnt; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [40007/17]

Departmental Budgets

Éamon Ó Cuív

199. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of capital allocated to his Department for 2017 at its creation; the amount of this spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40019/17]

Leader Programmes Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

200. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure on projects under the LEADER programme in each of the years 2014 to 2020 as of 31 August 2017; the approvals for projects to the same day, by LAG; the steps being taken to expedite expenditure under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40020/17]

Leader Programmes Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

201. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure that had been incurred under the LEADER programme in each of the years 2007 to 2013 and as of 31 August 2010; the value of projects that had been approved under this programme at this date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40021/17]

Departmental Programmes

Éamon Ó Cuív

202. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation of funding for 2017 under the CLÁR scheme, the REDZ scheme and the town and village renewal scheme respectively; the amount spent under each scheme to date in 2017; the value of the approved projects on which no funding has been claimed to date, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40022/17]

Local Authority Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

203. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount prepaid to local authorities at the end of 2016 for rural development purposes; the schemes under which it was allocated, by local authority; the amount of the funding which has been spent by each local authority on each scheme to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40026/17]

Vehicle Registration Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

244. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of cars currently taxed which were registered in each of the years since 2000 to July 2008; the number of non-vintage cars registered before 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40024/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

223. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway was not offered a school place in Galway city and has to travel every day to school in Athenry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39238/17]

Apprenticeship Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

224. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices in block laying, plastering and bricklaying that commenced their apprenticeships in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39239/17]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

268. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in the consideration of a project to approve funding for a replacement school (details supplied); when the next step of the process will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39842/17]

Institutes of Technology Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

269. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be approved for a new science and engineering building in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39844/17]

Cóiríocht Scoile

Éamon Ó Cuív

270. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cén uair a cheadófar maoiniú chun athchóiriú a dhéanamh ar scoile (sonraí tugtha) agus chun síneadh a chur léi, chomh maith le cóiríocht shealadach a chur ar fáil fad is a bheidh an obair ar bun; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [39846/17]

Scéim na mBóithre Pobail

Éamon Ó Cuív

368. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil iarratas faighte ag a Roinn ó Chomhairle Contae na Gaillimhe maidir le hairgead a chur ar fáil d’uasghrádu bóthair (sonraí tugtha); cén rannóg atá ag plé leis an iarratas sa Roinn; cén dul chun cinn atá déanta go dtí seo maidir leis an iarratas a bhreithniú; cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar an iarratas; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [39847/17]

Aquaculture Licence Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

558. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for an aquaculture licence by a person (details supplied) will be approved; the progress made with the application to date; if the National Parks and Wildlife Service has been consulted on the matter; the remaining steps left in the process of approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39843/17]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

678. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has received an application for funding to upgrade a road (details supplied); the scheme under which this application is being considered; the progress made to date in considering the application; when it is expected that a decision will be made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39845/17]

Property Tax Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

758. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position that would arise if a local authority were not to notify his Department by the designated date of its decision in respect of the local property tax for the following year; the process that would be followed by his Department in such a circumstance to notify the Revenue Commissioners of the LPT from that local authority for the following year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39237/17]

Tionscadail Tógála Scoileanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

339. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cén fáth nach bhfuil cead á thabhairt do scoil (sonraí tugtha) naíonra a thógáil ar thalamh na scoile cé gurb amhlaidh gur tugadh cead don scoil in 2014 cead pleanála a lorg do naíonra ar thalamh na scoile agus go bhfuarthas an cead sin in 2016, ag féachaint go háirithe don leas a dhéantar d’iompar teanga gasúr i nGaelscoileanna nuair a bhíonn naíonra ceangailte leis an nGaelscoil; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [37504/17]

Tionscadail Tógála Scoileanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

340. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cad é an líon Gaelscoileanna a raibh cead pleanála faighte acu do naíonraí ach a bhfuil an cead sin coinnithe siar anois orthu de bharr an athbhreithnithe atá á dhéanamh ag an Aire ar an mbeartas maidir le cead a thabhairt do Ghaelscoileanna naíonraí a thógáil ar a gcuid tailte; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [37505/17]

Tionscadail Tógála Scoileanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

341. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cén uair a chríochnófar an t-athbhreithniú ar an mbeartas maidir le cead a thabhairt do Ghaelscoileanna naíonraí a thógáil ar thailte a gcuid scoileanna; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [37506/17]

Prisoner Transfers

Éamon Ó Cuív

598. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of successful applications under the transfer of prisoners legislation for persons wishing to transfer from prisons abroad or in Northern Ireland to this jurisdiction in each of the years since its inception to 2014; the number of applications received since 2014 which have not been processed due to the Supreme Court decision of 2014; the reason for the delay in amending the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37562/17]