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Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1399 and 1406 together. My Department is not currently renting any premises.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The following table outlines the expenditure by the Department on mobile phone bills. The expenditure in the National Archives is included as it forms an integral component of the Department. Year Total Dept. HQ National Archives â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ 2007 33,527.64 32,690.55 837.09 2008 55,165.98 46,110.49 9,055.49 2009 42,382.08 35,551.04 6,831.04 2010 (6 mths) 22,478.71 19,575.29...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Hanafin: At present there is a total of 153.95 staff employed in my Department including the National Archives. The breakdown by grade is as follows: Grade No serving at 31 August 2010 Secretary General 1.00 Assistant Secretary 3.00 Director 1.00 Principal Officer 9.00 Assistant Principal Officer 25.30 Higher Executive Officer 20.60 Executive Officer 34.50 Staff Officer 4.00 Clerical...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The current staffing of my constituency office is as follows: 1 Personal Assistant at HEO level 2 Executive Officers 1 Staff Officer 1 Personal Secretary at Secretarial Assistant level All of these staff are paid at normal civil service rates applicable to these grades. In addition, my Personal Secretary is paid an attraction allowance of 10 % of salary. To date since my appointment as...

Written Answers — National Archives: National Archives (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The National Archives has three travelling exhibitions in store. These were prepared and exhibited extensively in the late 1990s, and have been exhibited more occasionally since then. "A Nation and not a Rabble" — Ireland in the year July 1921 — June 1922 "The Calamitous Fire" — the destruction of the Public Record Office of Ireland, June 1922 "Lovers of Liberty?" — 100 years of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I understand that, in relation to the evaluation and selection of projects, the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) is bound to follow the structures and processes set out in the Operational Programme, as approved by the European Commission, which provides 75% funding for the entire INTERREG IVA Programme. This process includes an appeals mechanism. I understand that the SEUPB is open to...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is as set out in tabular form below. Semi-State Company Date of CEO Appointment or Re-Appointment Length of Contract Date of Renewal/ Expiration Arts Council 1 September 2009 2 Years 31 August 2011 Crawford Art Gallery 8 September 2005 Permanent On Retirement Fáilte Ireland 1 January 2008 5 Years 31 December 2012 Irish Film Board 9 January 2006 5...

Written Answers — Hotel Sector: Hotel Sector (29 Sep 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I have been encouraging NAMA to take a strategic approach to the hotel sector, to build up its own expertise in this area and to consult with sectoral interests, including the Irish Hotels Federation whom I have met on several occasions on this subject. I note that NAMA has recently appointed a senior official to help deal with this aspect of its loan portfolio. I intend to meet NAMA over the...

Written Answers — National Museum: National Museum (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 351 and 355 together. The original development proposals in respect of the Natural History Museum arose primarily from the need to provide for universal accessibility to the facility, including to the upper floors and balconies. Unfortunately, given the change in the Exchequer circumstances, it has not been possible to proceed in full with these proposals. As...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The club in question made unsuccessful applications under the Department's Sports Capital Programme in 1999 and 2000 and there is no record of any subsequent application. No decision has been taken on the timing of the next round of the Programme.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to report that some 79 project payments were made by my Department since 1 January 2010, the details of which are as set out in tabular form below. Details of Project Type of Assistance Received Capital Cultural Development Programme Tigh Filí, St. Lukes, Cork City Grant of €50,000 Cultural Body Operational Grant Cork Butter Museum Grant of €30,000 Culture Night ...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The grantee in question was allocated a number of grants under the Sports Capital Programme between 1996 and 2004. The grant allocations are subject to the terms and conditions of the Programme, which include the execution of a Deed of Covenant and Charge. A Deed provides, inter alia, for a refund of the grant in the event of the facility not continuing to be used for the purpose for which...

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Under Section 8(1) of the National Tourism Development Authority Act, 2003, it is a day to day matter for Fáilte Ireland to encourage, promote and support either inside or outside the State (a) the development of Tourism traffic within and to the state and (b) the development and marketing of tourist facilities and services within the State. I have no role in the provision of funding to the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The Department's ambit does not include matters that are usually the subject of EU Directives. Accordingly, the Department has no such Directives currently awaiting transposition into law.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (6 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: There is no pensioner in the bodies under the aegis of my Department is receipt of an annual pension in excess of €155,000. The further information requested by the Deputy relating to public service pensioners not paid by the office of the Paymaster General is set out in tabular form. Name of Body Maximum pension and number in receipt Number of Pensions above €155,000 Number Between...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (6 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has undertaken a number of measures to meet its obligations under The Official Languages Act 2003 to develop language awareness and skills among its staff to meet the needs of all their customers which include the following :- · making available to all staff of the Department appropriate Irish language training courses, · supporting and implementing the Irish scholarships...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of the Sport Capital Programme grants are allocated to sporting organisations towards the provision of new facilities or the renovation/extension of existing facilities. Since 1998 over €730m. has been allocated to 7,400 projects nationwide. No decision has been made on the timing of the next round of the Sports Capital Programme. When such a Programme is launched, it will...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (7 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The State agencies under the aegis of my Department are categorised as follows for the purpose of payment of Board fees approved by the Department of Finance and the relevant fees for the period referred to by the Deputy are also set out below: Tourism Ireland is a North/South body in respect of which board fees are set by the North South Ministerial Council. The relevant fees for the...

Written Answers — Safety at Sports Grounds: Safety at Sports Grounds (12 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Question Nos. 438, 439 and 441 together. Issues related to crowd safety in general are governed by legislative provisions operating under the aegis of my colleagues including the Ministers for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; Health and Children; and Justice and Law Reform as well as the relevant statutory authorities. While all aspects of the operation of...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (12 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations for the capital costs of providing sports facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The organisation in question was awarded grants under the 2006 and 2007 Sports Capital...