Results 701-720 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (23 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: There are no EU directives currently awaiting implementation by my Department.
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 to 373, inclusive, and 376 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The correspondence to which the Deputy refers relates to an application from an organisation under the 2005 national lottery funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department. This programme allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. It is advertised on an annual basis. The project to which the...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (28 Jun 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 Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Since the establishment of my Department in mid-2002 a total of â¬425 has been spent by the National Museum of Ireland, which formed part of my Department until 3 May last when it was set up as a separate legal entity, on the services of models. This related to a photo-call for the launch by the museum of an exhibition of Rigby guns. Expenditure of this nature by the agencies under the aegis...
- Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited, CSID, having consulted widely with the major governing bodies of sport, stakeholders and interest groups, put forward proposals for the development of a sports campus. I have received the development control plan from CSID and I am currently considering the proposals, and associated costs, and I will present the plan to the Government in due...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (28 Jun 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 — Legal Services: Legal Services (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: All legal services secured since the formation of my Department in June 2002 have been provided by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor or the Attorney General, with the exception of four instances where legal advice was provided by commercial companies at a combined cost of â¬34,420. In one instance, advice was sought by the Department on the drafting of a legal agreement, in a further...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: A preliminary report on the proposal for a swimming pool in Skerries, submitted by Fingal County Council on behalf of Fingal Swimming Pool Association, was approved in January 2001. This approval allowed for the preparation of detailed contract documents for the project. No such documentation has been received. However, Fingal County Council recently indicated to my Department that following...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The information sought by the Deputy in relation to my Department, since its establishment in June 2002 is set out hereunder. Consultancy Purpose/Report Year Cost â'¬ Eugene Downes Advice on Framing new international Arts and Cultural Policy 2003 18,000 Richard Wakeley Commissioner for the Irish Festival of Arts and Culture in China 2004 2002-2004 253,058 Donal Shiels...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: My Department has not rented, leased or purchased any demountable temporary accommodation since its establishment in June 2002.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The following people have been appointed by me since June 2002 in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines on such matters. Name Position Date of appointment Salary incl. pension Tony Cotter Special Adviser 7 June 2002 â'¬87,247 PO Standard Scale +10% attraction allowance. Colin Miller Personal Assistant 7 June 2002 â'¬47,921 HEO Standard Scale ...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 385 to 390, inclusive, together. 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...
- Written Answers — Tourist Accommodation: Tourist Accommodation (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The importance of tourism as an instrument of national and regional development has long been recognised by this Government and, in that context, achieving as wide as possible a distribution of visitor numbers across the different regions with an associated spread of tourism revenue continues to be a major objective and challenge for tourism policy. Various factors have conspired to...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 392 to 396, inclusive, together. All appointments made by me to State boards are on the basis of the experience, knowledge and expertise that the individual in question can bring to the board and are in accordance with the provisions of the relevant legislation. The appointment in question was made on that basis. If the Deputy has any particular concerns about...
- Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme allocates funding to sporting and to voluntary and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. I am providing in tabular format the specific data requested by the Deputy for the funding allocated to each county for each year from 2000 to 2004. The...
- Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The main mechanism through which my Department supports capital arts projects is the ACCESS scheme. Unfortunately, all the funds under this scheme are fully allocated. My Department is examining a successor to ACCESS and I hope to make a decision in that regard in due course. Applications for any such successor scheme would be invited by public advertisement.
- Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Killarney House is part of Killarney National Park and is under the responsibility of the national parks and wildlife service of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. I understand that the Minister, Deputy Roche, has outlined the current position in relation to the house in a separate reply today.
- Written Answers — Departmental Charges: Departmental Charges (28 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy will be aware that the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism had not been established during the years specified in the question, having been set up in June 2002. The areas that now constitute my Department were being operated in a variety of Departments over these years including the Department of Tourism and Trade, the Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation, the Department...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (29 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: A provisional grant of â¬635,000 was allocated to Laois County Council under the 2001 sports capital programme towards the provision of supplementary facilities to the planned swimming pool at Portlaoise. Laois County Council has indicated that works to be funded through the sports capital grant would be carried out in tandem with the swimming pool development. Last week I approved the...