Results 361-380 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I did.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Not least the Senator himself.
- Seanad: Totalisator (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: They are looking out through little windows.
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (3 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: A grant of â¬25,000 was provisionally allocated to the club in question under the 2002 national lottery funded sports capital programme operated by my Department. The grant was subject to the terms and conditions of the programme. As I informed the Deputy in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 1 March 2005, all of the documentation required should have been submitted to my...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (3 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The proposal to replace Naas swimming pool is one of a number of swimming pool projects within the local authority swimming pool programme under consideration in my Department. There are four stages in the programme: preliminary report; contract document; tender approval; and construction. The Naas project is at contract document stage. The question of this project moving on to the next stage...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (3 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded 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 2005 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 5 and 6 December 2004. The...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (3 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: My Department has no record of any fees or remuneration being paid to the person referred to by the Deputy in respect of any consultancy or other work carried out on behalf of the Department since its establishment in June 2002.
- Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 269 to 272, inclusive, together. I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question No. 82 of Thursday 17 February 2005.
- Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The Heritage Fund Act, which was enabled in 2001, established a fund with an overall limit of â¬12.697 million over the five-year period 2001 to 2005. The balance in the fund is â¬5,333,423. The Act does not permit the use of heritage fund moneys for conservation works and therefore, the conservation of the Asgard is not eligible for assistance therefrom.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Full details of my itinerary for the celebrations surrounding St. Patrick's Day are being finalised. However, as I outlined in my reply last week to the Deputy, the main elements of my programme include a visit to London to participate at the St. Patrick's Day festival which commences on 13 March. This festival, which includes a major parade, has become a highlight in the London calendar over...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Horse Racing Ireland, HRI, was established as the statutory body with responsibility for the horseracing industry under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. Under the terms of the Horse Racing Ireland (Membership) Act 2001, which amended the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001, the members of the board of HRI, which consists of a chairman and 13 ordinary members, are appointed by the...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: A grant of â¬20,000 was allocated to the organisation in question under the 2003 national lottery funded sports capital programme administered by my Department. The grant was in respect of the provision of a viewing balcony at the sports complex concerned and, following the receipt of the required documentation, was paid in full in September 2004. The organisation did not submit an...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: There are currently seven staff employed in my private office. These consist of one special adviser at principal officer level, one private secretary at higher executive officer level, one personal assistant at higher executive officer level, two executive officers and two clerical officers. There are currently 6.2 staff employed in my constituency office. These are two executive officers,...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (9 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded 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 2005 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 5 and 6 December last. The...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (9 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded 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 2005 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 5 and 6 December last. The...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (9 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 to 204, inclusive, together. The principal mechanism for the assignment of functions to civil servants is the Public Service Management Act 1997. Assignments of responsibility have been made by the Secretary General in my Department under section 9 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. The assignments, which were updated most recently in 2004, have...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (9 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded 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 2005 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 6 and 7 December last. The...
- Tourism Industry. (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Deputy Kitt may carry on. He is doing well.
- Abbey Theatre. (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: As I previously informed the House on a number of occasions, I was authorised by Government to invite expressions of interest by way of public invitation from the private sector in participating, on the basis of a PPP, in the capital redevelopment of the Abbey Theatre in and-or around the vicinity of the site of the existing theatre. The accommodation brief for the new theatre, which was...
- Abbey Theatre. (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The short answer is I do. I am reluctant to give timeframes because we were unable, for reasons beyond our control, to announce a new site for the Abbey Theatre during its centenary last year. The Carlton site is subject to a judicial review. There is the possibility of a developer going to the Supreme Court following a recent High Court decision. It is impossible to give a timeframe in...