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Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (3 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: The expert group in question was set up to address the needs of Kerry in key areas such as job creation, new enterprise development, road access to the county and broadband. This group is made up of top executives from key Government Departments, including Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Arts, Sport and Tourism and Transport as well as key Government agencies such as IDA, Enterprise Ireland...

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (3 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 403, 404, 406 and 407 together. I have no responsibility in relation to the controls on angling, this is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. Insofar as the promotion and development of specific tourism niches and products are concerned, these are primarily day-to-day matters for the relevant Tourism...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (3 Apr 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 (3 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 408, 410 and 411 together. The Arts Council's Joint Purchase Scheme operated from the mid 1950's up until 2004. During this time approximately 200 organisations availed of the scheme and almost 1,800 works were jointly purchased. The scheme was established to raise public awareness of, and exposure to, contemporary Irish Art. A detailed breakdown of these...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (3 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I refer the Deputy to my reply on 15 February 2007. (PQ 5546/07).

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (3 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: The Arts Council's obligations under the FOI Act, 1997 & 2003, are stipulated in that Act, as they are for any body that comes within the scope of the Acts remit. Any issues arising would be a matter for the Arts Council itself or, failing that, the Information Commissioner, as specified in the Act.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: There is currently one staff member in my Department for whom two phone lines have been provided at his home. One is a landline phone and the other, a fax line. The officer in question is required to carry out duties outside of normal office hours.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 414 and 415 together. My Department has not paid travel and subsistence allowances in respect of attendance at pre-retirement courses run by the Civil Service Training and Development Centre (CSTDC) since its relocation to Tullamore in July 2006 nor in the 12 month period prior to that date from July 2005, which I am using for comparison purposes. Since July...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: None of the staff who have transferred into my Department under the CAF (Central Applications Facility) to decentralise to Killarney have had to move to another section within six months. However, internal staff transfers do take place from time to time in line with work requirements and personal development needs. The Dublin CAF is not used to transfer staff into Departments for the...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: Since the establishment of my Department in June 2002 I have made the following appointments of each gender to the key State boards under the aegis of my Department. The Deputy will appreciate that in the case of some of these Boards, there are nominating rights conferred on certain representative or interest.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: The following are the list of current vacancies and vacancies that are due to arise in the period referred to by the Deputy on the Boards of the key bodies under the aegis of my Department. A vacancy currently exists on the Board of the National Library of Ireland for a member of staff of the National Library of Ireland and consultations are in hand for the making of this appointment as set...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (4 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: The Arts Council is the main channel through which State support for the Arts is channelled. They are statutorily independent under the Arts Act, 2003, and I have no role to play in their funding decisions. The Arts Council has developed a Children's Initiative where funding is given to organisations working in the area of young people, children and the arts. A total of €185,000 has been...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (5 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 306 and 308 together. Public swimming pools are funded under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme which is administered by my Department. The current round of the programme was closed to applications on 31 July 2000 and no application was made in respect of a public swimming pool for Leixlip before that date. My Department is completing an Expenditure...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (5 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: Funding is provided by my Department to local authorities towards the capital costs of a new or replacement public swimming pool or the refurbishment of an existing pool under the terms of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme. This Programme is funded from Subhead C2 of my Department's Vote, where the provision for 2007 is €25m. The Programme provides for a maximum grant of...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (5 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: An application for funding was received from this project under the Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Support Scheme II (ACCESS II). This is the successor to the highly successful ACCESS I scheme, introduced in August 2001, under which funding of almost €43 million was allocated to 40 projects nationwide. ACCESS has been widely acknowledged as a significant intervention in the...

Written Answers — National Theatre: National Theatre (5 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: The Government's decision to relocate the National Theatre to the George's Dock site, which was offered free of charge for this purpose by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA), was made following careful and thorough examination of a number of alternatives. Following this decision, the Government authorised investigative surveys to be carried out at the George's Dock site. At my...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (5 Apr 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 levels. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. While it is open to golf clubs to apply for funding under the programme in respect of the development of facilities, funding for private golf clubs would not generally be regarded...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (5 Apr 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 (5 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: My Department is completing an Expenditure Review of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme at present. The Review is examining, among other things, how the programme has worked to date and what changes, if any, are required to ensure its effective and efficient delivery. The Review is currently being finalised and it is my intention to publish it shortly. Following consideration of...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (5 Apr 2007)

John O'Donoghue: Funding is provided by my Department to local authorities towards the capital costs of a new or replacement public swimming pool or the refurbishment of an existing pool under the terms of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme. The Programme provides for a maximum grant of €3.8million. Where a project is being undertaken by an organisation other than a local authority, the proposal...