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Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (12 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-supported jobs which were lost in County Kerry in each of the years from 2000 to 2004 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28284/05]

Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: In a number of Government legislation programmes in the past four or five Dáil sessions, the Abbotstown Sports Campus Development Authority Bill has been listed in section A with top priority. Will the Tánaiste give a commitment that this Bill will be introduced in this session?

Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: In the past five publications it was listed as a number one priority.

National Conference Centre. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the process of evaluating bids to deliver the new national conference centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28421/05]

National Conference Centre. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: It is clear the Dublin Port Company and the Anna Livia consortium have entered an arrangement regarding a site near the Point Depot. Is the Minister satisfied the Dublin Port Company followed all the proper procedures of public procurement in making this site available for the Anna Livia consortium in its bid for the national conference centre?

National Conference Centre. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: One of the central requirements of the laws governing public procurement is that if a site is available it should be put up for tender. In this case it seems the Dublin Port Company did not first put its site up for tender in order to protect the interest of the taxpayer. Surely what has happened here does not abide by the laws governing public procurement. We do not want another legal...

National Conference Centre. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Is the Dublin Port Company and the Anna Livia consortium bound by the rules of public procurement in this instance?

Abbey Theatre. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress regarding the development of a new theatre building for the Abbey Theatre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28422/05]

Abbey Theatre. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Will the Minister confirm if the site is available to the State free of charge? When does the Minister expect to present a memorandum on the project to the Government? According to a recent media report, the Minister intends to do so shortly. Will the process involve an international architectural competition? I anticipate problems arising with a public private partnership approach to the...

Abbey Theatre. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: I congratulate the Minister on appointing Judge Bryan McMahon to chair the Abbey Theatre. It is a great honour for Listowel and Kerry. Will the Minister confirm if a price has been put on the existing Abbey Theatre building? The Minister cannot say definitively what the new building will cost but there have been suggestions that it will be €150 million. Can the Minister confirm if it is...

Abbey Theatre. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Will the Minister indicate when work might start and its duration? When can Dublin and Ireland expect to have a new theatre that will meet with international standards and, as the Minister has said, would be a flagship for artistic merit in this country?

Tourism Industry. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Does the Minister envisage that the recommendations contained in the PricewaterhouseCoopers report will be implemented for the 2006 tourism season? If not, it would be advisable to postpone any proposed changes until the 2007 season. We had difficulties this year in north Kerry when the transition from Shannon Development to Fáilte Ireland meant that promotion of the region never really got...

Ticket Touting. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Minister may be aware of a Private Members' Bill which I introduced in May regarding ticket touting, the Prohibition of Ticket Touts Bill. In view of the fact that the IRFU, the FAI, the GAA and Ticketmaster supported the Bill, and Ticketmaster said it was a genuine attempt to tackle the scourge of touts, the Government should accept the Bill as a positive way forward. Will he give a...

Ticket Touting. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Is that legal advice available?

Ticket Touting. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Will the Minister make the legal advice available to me?

Ticket Touting. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Minister's predecessor accepted an Opposition Bill in this regard.

Ticket Touting. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Deputy McDaid accepted a Bill when he served as Minister of State in the Department.

Sports Facilities. (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: We cannot have an effective national sports policy unless there is a national sports audit. The programme for Government for 2002 promised a national sports audit and in June it was announced that one would be carried out immediately. We have still not received it. How long does the Minister envisage the audit taking? I carried out a survey of primary schools in this country in May. Out of...

Written Answers — National Concert Hall: National Concert Hall (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the redevelopment of the National Concert Hall; the extent of the buildings to be purchased from UCD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28098/05]

Written Answers — National Stadium: National Stadium (13 Oct 2005)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when work will commence on Campus Ireland at Abbotstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28224/05]