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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driving Test Waiting Lists (18 Oct 2017)

Brendan Griffin: -----in order if people stuck to the facts.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme (19 Oct 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 212 together. Full details on the allocations for each of my Department's subheads for 2018 will be set out, as usual, in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV). The 2018 provision for the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programmes will cover all existing commitments made under the programme. There are four swimming pool projects in the current programme and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (19 Oct 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Full details on the allocations for each of my Department's subheads for 2018 will be set out, as usual, in the Revised Estimates Volume (REV). The allocation will be sufficient to cover all existing commitments under previous rounds of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) as well as new commitments under the 2017 round of the programme. In this regard, by the closing date of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Status (19 Oct 2017)

Brendan Griffin: In relation to the proposed swimming pool at the Campus, in January 2016 my Department contacted local authorities and sought expressions of interest in a limited round of swimming pool allocations for the construction of new swimming pools and/or the refurbishment of existing pools. Of the expressions of interest received, only three were for new pools, two of which were valid and both in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme (24 Oct 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme (LASPP) provides grant aid to local authorities towards the capital costs of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of existing pools.  General remedial works in swimming pools are a matter for the relevant local authority in the first instance. My Department has not received any correspondence from South Dublin County Council regarding...

Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill. This is my seventh budget in government.

Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Brendan Griffin: It does not. Time is flying. I remember the first Fine Gael budget in 2011. It was certainly a very different time overall for the country. That is not to say we do not have our challenges and problems at the moment; we absolutely do. It is remarkable how far we have come over the past seven years. Long may it continue. We have a long way to go yet. It is not really until every...

Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Brendan Griffin: He was a driver. He did take part in the audition process. He left the acting to his son. As I said, he worked in the industry for almost 40 years and our family benefited hugely from that income from it. I have three brothers. We all got to go to college and progress in life, in part because of that income. The 230,000 people employed in tourism are just like my family. They all...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Funding (26 Oct 2017)

Brendan Griffin: Later this year, the Government will be publishing the National Investment Plan alongside the National Planning Framework which will set out in detail the planned infrastructure priorities over the coming years including those in the sports area. Furthermore, full details on the allocations for each of my Department's subheads for 2018 will be set out, as usual, in the Revised Estimates...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (26 Oct 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme closed for applications on the 24th February. By the closing date, a record number of 2,320 applications seeking €155 million in grants were received. I can confirm that an application has been submitted by the organisation referred to.  When the programme was launched, it was envisaged that €30m would be available...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (26 Oct 2017)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies in the area of national tourism policy. It is not directly involved in the management or development of individual tourism projects. These are operational matters for the Board and Management of Fáilte Ireland and I do not have a direct role in relation to the development of branding strategies. As the consultation for the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Arts Funding (26 Oct 2017)

Brendan Griffin: I thank Senator Warfield for agreeing to defer this Commencement matter until this morning. It is much appreciated. I thank the Senator for raising this matter, which is of huge interest to a large number of groups throughout the country whose members are currently recipients of Fáilte Ireland funding as well as their local authority funding. As Ministers, I and my colleague, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wild Atlantic Way Project (7 Nov 2017)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy.  It is not directly involved in the management or development of individual tourism projects, such as the Wild Atlantic Way.  These are operational matters for the Board and Management of Fáilte Ireland. I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland for direct reply...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wild Atlantic Way Project (7 Nov 2017)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy.  It is not directly involved in the management or development of individual tourism projects, such as the Wild Atlantic Way.  These are operational matters for the Board and Management of Fáilte Ireland.   The overall level of funding to be allocated to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Project Funding (7 Nov 2017)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy.  It is not directly involved in the funding of individual tourism projects, such as the one mentioned by the Deputy. These are operational matters for the Board and Management of Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Project Funding (7 Nov 2017)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy.  It is not directly involved in the funding of individual tourism projects, such as the one mentioned by the Deputy.  These are operational matters for the Board and Management of Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wild Atlantic Way Project (7 Nov 2017)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy.  It is not directly involved in the management or development of individual tourism projects, such as the Wild Atlantic Way.  These are operational matters for the Board and Management of Fáilte Ireland. I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland for direct reply...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wild Atlantic Way Project (7 Nov 2017)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy.  It is not directly involved in the management or development of individual tourism projects, such as the Wild Atlantic Way.  These are operational matters for the Board and Management of Fáilte Ireland.   I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Eligibility (7 Nov 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The Sports Capital Programme provides grants to assist in the development or refurbishment of sports facilities and the provision of sports equipment. The Department's guide to making  applications under the programme makes it clear the programme is only open to sporting organisations and projects of a sporting nature. To determine if a project is eligible  for the programme, the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (7 Nov 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme closed for applications on the 24th February. By the closing date, a record number of 2,320 applications seeking €155 million in grants were received. I can confirm that an application has been submitted by the organisation referred to.  When the programme was launched, it was envisaged that €30m would be available...