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Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: The Report of the Tourism Policy Review Group, New Horizons for Irish Tourism: An Agenda for Action, was published in September 2003. I appointed the Tourism Action Plan Implementation Group for a two-year period to oversee implementation of the Action Plan set out in the Report. That Plan contained 76 recommended actions to help Irish tourism meet the ambitious targets set for the sector in...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: On 1 February 2006, I appointed Mr. Tim Dalton, former Secretary General of the Department of Justice, Equality, and Law Reform, to carry out an independent assessment concerning corporate governance and related matters affecting Bord na gCon. Mr. Dalton delivered his Report on 5 April 2006. On 4 July 2006, the Government approved specific actions to be taken in line with the...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: The Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, which is administered by my Department, is essentially driven by the requirements of local authorities for public swimming facilities. No restrictions were placed on the submission of applications by local authorities prior to the closing date of 31st July, 2000 under the current round. An application for a replacement pool was accepted from...

Written Answers — Access to Cultural Institutions: Access to Cultural Institutions (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: The implementation of Government policy in regard to the provision of universal access to their National Collections is a responsibility of the Boards of the National Cultural Institutions. The position in relation to universal access to the collections held by these Institutions is as follows. Irish Museum of Modern Art: The Museum's Lecture Theatre has a Loop system installed for the hard...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 30 together. With London 2012 fast approaching, athletes and teams from other countries may consider using Ireland as a base to prepare and train in the years prior to the Olympic Games. Ireland possesses the advantages of having the same climatic conditions and being in the same time zone as London, as well as being within an hour by air travel....

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27, 29 and 111 together. The Arts Council is the principal agency through which State funding is channelled to the arts. Under the Arts Act, 2003, the general functions of the Council include the following: to stimulate public interest in the arts; to promote knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts; to assist in improving standards in the arts. My...

Written Answers — National Aquatic Centre: National Aquatic Centre (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: Under the National Sports Campus Development Act 2006 and the subsequent establishment of the National Sports Campus Development Authority, effective from 1st January last, operational matters relating to the Sports Campus at Abbotstown are matters for the Authority by virtue of section 7(1) of that Act. The functions of the Authority as set out in the Act include the management, operation...

Written Answers — National Conference Centre: National Conference Centre (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 32 and 33 together. As I have informed the House, most recently on 30 November, 2006, Spencer Dock International Conference Centre Consortium has been appointed Preferred Tenderer for the provision of a National Conference Centre in Dublin. As the Deputies are aware, the Centre is being procured under a Public Private Partnership process under the auspices of...

Written Answers — Arts Education: Arts Education (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 34 and 113 together. Government policy for the Arts is set out in the Programme for Government and elaborated further in my Department's Statement of Strategy. Having regard for the statutory functions of the Arts Council as set out in Section 9 of the Arts Act 2003, and in accordance with section 21 of that Act, a Special Committee was established to advise...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I have had a number of meetings with both the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) and the GAA at which player welfare issues for inter-county players were discussed. At these meetings and in subsequent letters to both the GPA and the GAA, I have set out the position of the Government on this issue. Firstly, it is entirely a matter for the GAA, as the Governing Body for Gaelic Games, to...

Written Answers — Art Collections: Art Collections (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I have designated the Crawford Art Gallery Cork, which has recently become a national cultural institution under the aegis of my Department, as the home gallery of this Collection. The Collection is in the process of being transferred there from OPW, apart from five works, which are on loan to the Irish Embassy in Sofia. The Crawford Gallery is cooperating with other national institutions...

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: As I have advised the House on a number of occasions last year, most recently on 30 November last, individual actions and measures relating to tourism promotion or development at regional or county level are day-to-day functions of the State Tourism Agencies. There has been a major reform of Irish tourism structures in recent years with the setting up of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland....

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 38, 106 and 110 together. The sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations who cater for people of all ages at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. Applications for funding under the 2007 programme were invited...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: The sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. Applications for funding under the 2007 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on October 15th and 16th last. The closing date for...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: The sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. Applications for funding under the 2007 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on October 15th and 16th last. The closing date for...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: In 2004, Galway County Council submitted a tender to my Department seeking grant aid under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme for a project promoted by a private sector interest to construct a leisure centre, including a swimming pool, on a council site different to that initially recommended in a Feasibility Report prepared by the Council in 1999. The formal procedures under the...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: The sports capital programme, which is national lottery funded and is administered by my Department, is the primary means of providing funding to sporting clubs and organisation and to voluntary and community organisations towards the provision of sporting facilities at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. In 2006 I...

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: My Department does not disburse any grants or supports directly to any tourism groups. All its tourism promotion funding is channelled to the Tourism Agencies — Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland and Shannon Development. Community-based tourist promotion groups, which are interested in pursuing the issue of support, should contact the relevant Fáilte Ireland regional structure, Shannon...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: The sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. Applications for funding under the 2007 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on October 15th and 16th last. The closing date for...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (15 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: As the Deputy is aware, my Department was designated by the Decentralisation Implementation Group as one of the "early mover" Departments. The tender process for the permanent building was completed some time ago and OPW selected the preferred bidder — PJ Hegarty & Sons. Planning permission has been granted. I am advised by OPW that construction of the new building is expected to...