Results 2,261-2,280 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (20 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: The sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, is the primary means of providing Government funding for sports facilities. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. Applications for funding under the programme be of a capital nature, which, for the purpose of the programme, is defined as: expenditure on the improvement or construction of an asset and includes any...
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (20 Mar 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 (20 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: The sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, is the primary means of providing Government funding for sports facilities. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. Applications for funding under the programme be of a capital nature, which, for the purpose of the programme, is defined as: expenditure on the improvement or construction of an asset and includes any...
- Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (20 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: I can confirm that an application was received under the ACCESS II scheme by the closing date of November 17th 2006 from the organisations referred to by the Deputy. All applications under the ACCESS II scheme are currently being assessed by an independent Selection Committee. I hope to make an announcement regarding the successful applicants shortly.
- Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (20 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: I can confirm that an application was received under the ACCESS II scheme by the closing date of November 17th 2006 from the organisations referred to by the Deputy. All applications under the ACCESS II are currently being assessed by an independent Selection Committee. I hope to make an announcement regarding the successful applicants shortly.
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: Under my Department's decentralisation programme to Killarney, an advance group of 44 staff relocated to temporary accommodation at Fossa, in September 2006. Since then a further 3 staff have relocated to the temporary accommodation. Of the staff transferred to Fossa, 93% had transferred into my Department within the previous two years. The number of staff who have transferred from a...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: My Department does not have any specific facilities available to persons with a hearing disability who wish to phone the Department. However my Department is fully committed to the equitable provision of services to persons with disabilities and compliance with the Disability Act 2005. In the context of the implementation of its Customer Charter my Department's website has undergone...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (21 Mar 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 — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (21 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: As the Deputy will appreciate my Department enters into a wide range of small procurements and contracts each year ranging from minor equipment maintenance contracts to catering for meetings, of which, it would be very difficult to give an exhaustive list in the time available. I am therefore confining my response to details of procurements and contracts with a minimum value of â¬5000 that...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (22 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: The information supplied in relation to the organisation in question is limited, but I can state that funding is provided to community organisations by my Department under its sports capital programme. This programme provides funding for sports facilities to sports clubs and organisations, voluntary and community organisations and, in certain circumstances, schools and local authorities....
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: Taxation matters are a matter for the Minister for Finance. I have been in touch with him and my Department also continues to be in contact with the Department of Finance on the issue. The position of the Minister for Finance is as follows. Section 34 of the Finance Act 2005 introduced a number of changes to the capital allowance regime for hotels, guest houses, holiday hostels and holiday...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (22 Mar 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 15 and 16 October last. The closing date for receipt of...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: As the Deputy is aware my Department was not established until mid June 2002. Since then I have not introduced any laws or statutory instruments on foot of European Communities treaties, Acts or provisions of Acts with the conditions referred to by the Deputy attached.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: My Department has no direct function in the establishment of a national centre of adapted physical activity for people with a disability. However, the Institute of Technology, Tralee has applied to my Department for funding under the 2007 sports capital programme towards the provision of sports facilities for such a centre, as part of its overall capital development programme at the...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (27 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: As the Deputy is aware, the Irish Sports Council (ISC) is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport including initiatives to promote sport at local level. The provision in funding for the ISC in the 2007 Estimates is â¬54.025 million. Following an independent review in 2005 of the Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs), through which sports initiatives at local level are...
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (27 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: The sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and to voluntary and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. The amount of grant aid allocated on a county basis under the programme in each of the past ten years is contained in the following tabular...
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (27 Mar 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 — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (27 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: Government support for the Arts is generally channelled through the Arts Council, which is a statutorily independent body, under the Arts Act, 2003, and is independent in its day-to-day operations, including in relation to its funding decisions. I have no role in relation to its funding decisions. During my own term as the Minister responsible for the arts, funding for the Arts Council has...
- Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (27 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: I am aware of the project in question, which is the proposed establishment of a permanent national scouting jamboree centre, whose most recent estimated cost was â¬10.7 million. I can confirm that I met the promoters of this project in July 2003 in the course of which potential funding options were mentioned. One of these, the Tourism Product Development Scheme, was not a matter for my...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2007)
John O'Donoghue: That is not nice.