Results 221-240 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Order: Motion. (19 Oct 2004)
John O'Donoghue: The debate on the taxation on stud fees is appropriate to the budget, not to this fund which has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with it. Anybody who thinks otherwise knows nothing about the fund.
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Order: Motion. (19 Oct 2004)
John O'Donoghue: It is also true to say we have an international reputation for horse-breeding of which we could not have dreamed even ten years ago. We are now recognised as one of the top three breeding nations in the world. Irish horses have excelled at various events across the globe to the extent that the Irish horse is now looked upon as one of the best anywhere in the world. The truth is, however, that...
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Order: Motion. (19 Oct 2004)
John O'Donoghue: We will develop them.
- Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (19 Oct 2004)
John O'Donoghue: As the Deputy is aware, the Irish Sports Council is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including initiatives to promote sport in local areas. The provision in funding for the Irish Sports Council in the 2004 Estimates is more than â¬30 million, in comparison with just over â¬13 million in 2000. The Programme for Prosperity and Fairness committed the...
- Written Answers — Museum Projects: Museum Projects (19 Oct 2004)
John O'Donoghue: The historic vessel, the Asgard, by arrangement with the National Museum of Ireland, is in safe keeping at John's Road, Inchicore, under the care of the Office of Public Works. The vessel is an archaeological object as defined by the National Monuments Act 1930 as amended by the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994 and, as such, my Department takes responsibility for its preservation. The...
- Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (19 Oct 2004)
John O'Donoghue: The availability of assistance for choirs is a matter for the Arts Council and not one in which I have any function.
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (19 Oct 2004)
John O'Donoghue: The contract documents, submitted by Kildare County Council, for the refurbishment of the swimming pool in Athy are under consideration in my Department. Kildare County Council has also applied for grant aid for the replacement of the swimming pool in Naas and the contract documents for that project are also under consideration. Under the local authority swimming pool programme, projects are...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (19 Oct 2004)
John O'Donoghue: Under Section 12 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001, the horse and greyhound racing fund was established "for the purpose of giving support to horse and greyhound racing". The fund is controlled by the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and is split 80%-20% between Horse Racing Ireland and Bord na gCon. In accordance with section 12(3) and (4) of the Act, the Minister shall pay into...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (19 Oct 2004)
John O'Donoghue: In terms of public services, the national lottery-funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, is run on an annual basis and allocates funding towards the provision of sporting and recreational facilities to sporting and voluntary and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. One of the programme's four stated main...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Nov 2004)
John O'Donoghue: My Department has a dedicated internal audit unit which acts as an appraiser of the adequacy, application and effectiveness of the systems of internal financial control in place. There are three officials working in the unit, none of whom has a professional accountancy qualification. The accounting officer, who has overall responsibility for ensuring the effectiveness of the system of...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (2 Nov 2004)
John O'Donoghue: A grant of â¬20,000 was provisionally allocated to the group in question under my Department's 2004 sports capital programme. Approval of grants under that programme is subject to recipients meeting the terms and conditions of the programme. The group was advised in June 2004 of the conditions to be met and the documentation required by my Department to approve and pay the grant. While the...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (2 Nov 2004)
John O'Donoghue: My Department is not involved in providing advice to persons wishing to start a GAA club at adult and junior level. Any such group of persons should contact the headquarters or the relevant county board of the GAA for guidelines and advice on how to proceed. The national lottery-funded sports capital programme administered by my Department allocates funding to sporting and community...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (2 Nov 2004)
John O'Donoghue: According to the latest figures available from the central application facility, there have been 83 applications for decentralisation to Fáilte Ireland, which is proposed for relocation to Mallow, County Cork. Of the applications, ten are from officers serving in Dublin and the remainder from officers serving in provincial locations. I will not be in a position to state when the transfers...
- Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)
John O'Donoghue: I welcome the opportunity of discussing the very important matter of sports facilities. All of us here today have experienced an incredible sense of pride and achievement at Ireland's many international successes in various sporting activities. Visitors to this country often remark on the intense and widespread interest in sporting events at international, national and local level, not least...
- Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (23 Nov 2004)
John O'Donoghue: Tourism Ireland has not received funding from the EU.
- Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (23 Nov 2004)
John O'Donoghue: The allocation of funding on a multi-annual basis is not compatible with the existing Estimates system, which operates on an annual cycle. It is, therefore, not possible to provide funding on the basis suggested by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Film Industry Development: Film Industry Development (23 Nov 2004)
John O'Donoghue: Television production and advertising fall outside of my remit. With regard to film production, I and my officials maintain contact with the industry at a number of levels, of which formal meetings are only a small part. I formally met Screen Producers Ireland, formerly known as Film Makers Ireland, on two occasions and am scheduled to meet with it again in January 2005. I and my officials...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (26 Jan 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The overall budget allocated to the EYES 2004 by the European Parliament and the European Council was â¬11.5 million for projects such as conferences, seminars, workshops or projects which highlighted the importance of education through sport. The EU-wide budget available for co-financed projects was â¬6.5 million, seven of which involved Irish participation. Funding allocated to these...
- Written Answers — National Sports Venue: National Sports Venue (26 Jan 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I have no plans to designate Tolka Park, Richmond Road, Dublin, which is leased at present to Shelbourne Football Club, as a national sports venue. I do not intend, therefore, to investigate the legal side of this issue.
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (26 Jan 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The funding available to my Department for expenditure on sport, of which voluntarism is the backbone, comprises funding to the Irish Sports Council, which provides funding of a current nature in respect of programmes and activities and schemes of grants operated by my Department towards the provision of sporting facilities. Although the exact nature of the activity in respect of which...