Results 4,401-4,420 of 4,893 for speaker:Séamus Brennan

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (21 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to my Department is set out in the following table. Consultant Description Cost € O'Herlihy Communications PR Consultants for the Department (January – September) 37,800 CHL Consulting Report on the progress of the implementation of the Business Plan for 2006 and 2007 for the James Joyce Centre and to recommend on future of the...

Written Answers — Complaints Procedures: Complaints Procedures (21 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The number of complaints received by my Department in relation to its activities since the beginning of 2005 is set out in the following table: Year No. of Complaints 2005 0 2006 0 2007 (to date) 2 Total 2 My Department is fully committed to the delivery of quality customer service and has to that end recently revised its Customer Charter. There are procedures in place in my Department...

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (21 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: My Department which includes the National Archives was established in June 2002. The total spend on advertising since that date is as follows; Year € June-December 2002 186,797 2003 393,352 2004 392,178 2005 200,824 2006 243,430 2007 to date 102,726 The bulk of the expenditure on advertising incurred by my Department is in respect of newspaper advertisements and advertisements in...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: In making this response to the Deputy it is assumed that when he refers to efficiency savings analyses he means reviews under the aegis of the Value for Money and Policy Review Initiative. Under the current round of that Initiative, which commenced in 2006, there are six reviews in train, as follows: Irish Film Board, Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, Irish Sports Council Reviews...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (22 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: My Department provides capital grants for the arts and culture infrastructure around the country. The main vehicle for such capital funding is the Arts & Culture Capital Enhancement Support Scheme (ACCESS), under which over €75 million has been granted to 107 arts and cultural facilities to date, since the scheme commenced in 2001. This scheme has played an important part in increasing...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (22 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The information sought by the Deputy in respect of the organisations under the remit of my Department since its establishment in mid 2002 is set out in the following tables. Boards, Agencies, Bodies, Commissions and Offices Established since mid-2002 Name Date of Establishment Culture Ireland 2005 Culture Ireland replaced the Cultural Relations Committee which previously operated under...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (27 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: Under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, which is administered by my Department, grant aid is provided to local authorities towards the capital costs of a new or replacement public swimming pool or the refurbishment of an existing pool provided by local authorities themselves or by other bodies where the application for capital funding is supported by the local authority. Under the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: As my Department was only established in June 2002 and its final complement of staff was not in place until the end of that year, it is not possible to make a meaningful comparison with the numbers of people serving at 31 October 2002. To facilitate a more realistic comparison, I am comparing numbers at 31 October 2007 with those at 31 December 2002 in respect of the Department including...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The following table sets out the expenditure incurred by my Department since 2004 on air travel as requested by the Deputy: Total Business Class € € 2004 275,234 134,623 2005 87,733 29,366 2006 74,546 9,575 2007 67,622 18,037 In relation to the breakdown between business and first class costs, my Department does not retain details on the class of travel undertaken. However, my...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The amount spent by my Department on couriered documents, registered post and standard post to date in 2007 is as follows: Service Spent to date in 2007 â'¬ Couriered Documents 20,115 Registered Post 110 Standard Post 27,310

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The scheme of performance-related awards in the civil service applies to Deputy and Assistant Secretaries and equivalent grades only. On the basis that the awards are confidential to the officer concerned details of individual awards are not disclosed nor is the total amount awarded under the scheme made known in respect of Departments where there are less than 5 officers covered by the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table in respect of positions in the Department including the National Archives and including the National Museum of Ireland and National Library of Ireland prior to their establishment as corporate bodies in May 2005: Year Staff who transferred to other Departments Staff who left the Civil Service 2002 (from September) 2...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: There have been no allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing reported in my Department by Departmental staff since 1 January 2007.

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (27 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department, grants are allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The organisation in question was allocated grants totalling €100,000 in 2006 and 2007. The 2006 grant allocation of €50,000, which was allocated towards surface replacement, has all been...

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (27 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: Questions in relation to excise duty are matters for my colleague the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Mr Brian Cowen TD, in the first instance. I understand that the Department of Finance, in conjunction with other relevant Departments including my Department, is exploring alternative non-tax support mechanisms that could be put in place, where appropriate, to maintain the assistance...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (27 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The information sought by the Deputy in respect of the organisations under the remit of my Department since its establishment in mid 2002 is set out in the following table, with the exception of the budgetary information. This is set out in my Department's Estimates, which are published annually as part of the Estimates Volumes. Current Boards, Bodies, Authorities and Agencies Name Date...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (27 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: There are currently three buildings occupied by my Department, two of which are located in Dublin at Kildare Street and South Frederick Street. Both of these buildings are fully accessible to people with disabilities. Staff in my Department also occupy offices in temporary accommodation at Fossa in County Kerry. With the exception of a small number of offices located on the first floor, the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The direct cost of running my Department's Press Office in each of the first three quarters of 2007, including salary costs, is set out in the following table: Period Total € Quarter 1 59,590 Quarter 2 59,580 Quarter 3 76,990

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (27 Nov 2007)

Séamus Brennan: Apart from its own website, my Department also hosts a website for Culture Ireland and a temporary one for the Sea Stallion Viking Longship project. In addition, the National Archives, which is part of my Department, also has a website. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to these sites, in tabular format as requested, is as follows: Website Address Date 'live' Updated...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (27 Nov 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. The date of the next round of the Programme has not yet been decided. As in previous years, advertisements announcing the next round of the Programme will be placed in the national press and application...