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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, which is administered by the Community Welfare Division of the Health Service Executive, is designed to provide immediate and flexible assistance for those in need who do not qualify for payment under other State schemes. Under the legislation governing the scheme, the Health Service Executive may make an exceptional needs payment to people...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Apr 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The Dublin/Mid-Leinster Area of the HSE has advised that the person concerned is an asylum seeker in receipt of a direct provision allowance of €19.10 granted to her when she resided at accommodation provided previously through the Reception and Integration Agency of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The HSE has further advised that in view of her moving from direct...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: I congratulate the Ceann Comhairle on his election and pay tribute to the negotiating team from the Green Party with whom my ministerial colleagues, Deputies Cowen and Dempsey, and I worked so closely in the past ten days or so. I refer to Deputy Gormley, Dan Boyle and Dónall Geogheghan. Despite whatever comments have been made, they constituted a formidable team. They had strong opinions...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: If my colleagues are too busy, I am sure I will find a chance to serve the constituency for them. I wish Deputy Ryan luck with his assignment and I congratulate Deputy Tom Kitt.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: It is the green gene.

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: My Department is completing the Expenditure Review of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme at present and on its completion it will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas and published. 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. Thereafter, following...

Written Answers — Departmental Projects: Departmental Projects (26 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: There have been no projects approved to date in my Department in 2007 which exceed the threshold of €30 million required for undertaking a cost benefit analysis.

Order of Business (27 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: Well spotted.

Written Answers — Interpretation Act 2005: Interpretation Act 2005 (27 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: There have been no decisions overturned or amended under section 22 of the Interpretation Act 2005 in my Department since the commencement of the Act.

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (28 Jun 2007)

Séamus Brennan: Under the Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Support Scheme (ACCESS II) some 155 applications were received seeking funding of over €200m. This demand greatly exceeded the funding of €32m available for disbursement under this round of the scheme. An independent Selection Committee was appointed to evaluate all the applications received under the ACCESS II scheme. On this occasion this...

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

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 318 and 322 together. All applications for approval of sports capital projects for tax relief purposes under section 847A Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, have to be submitted to my Department for certification. An application for approval was received from the club in question by my Department and on examination of the proposed project it was found that it was...

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

Séamus Brennan: As the Deputy is aware, my Department was designated under the Government's Decentralisation Programme as one of the "early mover" Departments. It is intended that the entire Department (excluding the National Archives which will remain in Dublin) will relocate to Killarney. Following a tendering process, the Office of Public Works selected PJ Hegarty and Sons to develop the permanent...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (3 Jul 2007)

Séamus Brennan: On 27 April 2007, Roscommon County Council submitted to my Department a revised Feasibility Study relating to a proposed public swimming pool in Ballaghaderreen. The Feasibility Study is under consideration at present, in consultation with my Department's technical advisors, the Office of Public Works.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 Jul 2007)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 321 and 326 together. On 28 May 2007 four members were reappointed to the National Tourism Development Authority. The following is the list of current vacancies and vacancies that are due to arise in the period referred to by the Deputies on the Boards of the key bodies under the aegis of my Department. Name of Board / Body Number of Vacancies/ Appointments...

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

Séamus Brennan: 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. Allocations under the 2007 Sports Capital Programme totalling €85 million were announced in April last, including a provisional allocation to the club in question of €80,000 towards an all-weather...

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

Séamus Brennan: The sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, is the primary means of providing Government funding for sports facilities. Applications for funding under the programme must be directly related to the provision of sport and recreational sport facilities and be of a capital nature, which, for the purpose of the programme, is defined as: expenditure on the improvement or...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (3 Jul 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The construction or refurbishment of public swimming pools is grant aided under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme which is administered by my Department. The current round of the programme closed to applications on 31 July 2000 and no application was made in respect of a public swimming pool in Rathmines before that closing date. Consequently no funds have been committed to that...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (3 Jul 2007)

Séamus Brennan: My Department is completing an Expenditure Review of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme at present and on its completion it will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas and published. 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. Thereafter, following...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (4 Jul 2007)

Séamus Brennan: I have not had a meeting with the Gaelic Players Association (GPA). I have today received a request from Cumann Lúthchleas Gael to meet with them to discuss, inter alia, player grants. It has been indicated that the Chief Executive of the GAA would be in attendance at such a meeting. I will be responding to this request in due course. The GAA and the GPA submitted a joint proposal to my...

Museum Accident: Statements (5 Jul 2007)

Séamus Brennan: I wish to make a short statement on the incident at the Natural History Museum this morning. Late this morning, part of a limestone stairs in the private part of the Natural History Museum fractured and collapsed. Some 21 primary teachers attending a science appreciation course were in that part of the building at the time. A number of those attending were in the vicinity of the stairs....