Results 8,481-8,500 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen
- Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (17 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: The National Development Plan, 2007-13, contains a wide range of capital schemes and projects which will be progressively rolled out by my Department over the lifetime of the plan. The NDP includes an â¬800m Tourism Development Programme, a â¬904m Cultural Sub-Programme and a â¬991m Sport Sub-Programme. As regards Tourism, the international marketing sub-programme is on track, with a...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: The expenditure by the Department in 2007 on public relations is set out below: Consultant Description Cost O'Herlihy Communications PR Consultants for the Department (January-September) â¬37,800 â â¬4,200 monthly rate The consultants in question were engaged though a competitive tendering process and delivered the relevant services in accordance with the terms of their contracts, in a...
- Order of Business (18 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: That was no thanks to Deputy Gilmore.
- Order of Business (18 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: I thought I would raise the tone of the place.
- Lisbon Treaty: Statements. (18 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: Hear, hear.
- Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Analysis: Regulatory Impact Analysis (18 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: My Department has not carried out any regulatory impact assessment since the policy was introduced. The government approved a number of specific actions to be taken in relation to the key recommendations of the Dalton Report which was an independent assessment of certain corporate governance and anti-doping issues affecting Bord Na gCon. No formal regulatory impact assessment was carried out...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (19 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: Under the sports capital programme, which is administered by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. Applications for funding under the 2008 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on 13th and 14th of January and the deadline for receipt of...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (19 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: Under the sports capital programme, which is administered by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. Applications for funding under the 2008 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on 13th and 14th of January and the deadline for receipt of...
- Tourism Industry. (24 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: The recent Irish Tourism Industry Confederation's report reviews the factors impacting on the short-term outlook for tourism through Shannon Airport and Ireland generally. It highlights how external factors, such as the economic slowdown in some of our key markets, the relative strength of the euro against the US dollar and sterling, high oil prices and difficulties in the airline industry,...
- Tourism Industry. (24 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: In general, the figures for the first quarter of the year are telling in that they show a 4.5% growth again. I do not expect that level of growth will be sustained throughout the year but it is a good start and it will be helpful in terms of overall figures. Having breached the 8 million barrier last year the indications are that the figure will be about the same again this year. That...
- Tourism Industry. (24 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: I did not say that, what I said is that we have been waiting so long for a conference centre that I am anxious, as I am sure everybody is, to get the conference centre in Dublin finished. I will revert to the Deputy as I do not have any specific information on the matter. I appreciate the value of conference facilities, given the size of that market and the tourism potential that flows from...
- Tourism Industry. (24 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: When I was in that Department it was certainly my intention that Shannon would get the advantage of starting first, simply because it was possible to proceed with it, whereas this was not the case in Dublin. I will certainly communicate with the Minister for Transport to ascertain the status of the matter.
- Departmental Reports. (24 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: No report that has been commissioned by the Department is awaiting publication. However, as the Deputy will appreciate, a number of reports are completed or nearing completion under the Department's value for money programme, which will be published in the short to medium term. Reports on the Department's swimming pools programme and on the Irish Film Board have been finalised and a report...
- Departmental Reports. (24 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: In response to a recent parliamentary question I gave the Deputy details of consultants commissioned by the Department since 2006. As some of these reports are not finished I do not have the invoicing and costing in place. If there is more up-to-date information than the information already provided to the Deputy I will certainly make it available to her. I have no new information to add...
- Departmental Reports. (24 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: I am well aware of the report. The Deputy is correct in that the report will be launched within the next week or two. I am committed to and see the direct benefit of arts in education. It would be wrong to suggest that because a report has not been published nothing is happening in this area. As the Deputy may be well aware â I have witnessed this in many schools that I visited in the...
- National Theatre. (24 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: In 2006 the Government decided to proceed with the redevelopment of the Abbey Theatre by way of a public private partnership on a site at George's Dock, on a build, finance and maintain basis. This site was chosen following an extensive search exercise conducted by the Office of Public Works. Arising from the Government decision, an inter-agency steering committee was established to oversee...
- National Theatre. (24 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: I have been involved in a range of these projects and they are not as simple as the Deputy suggests. In the conclusion of my remarks I said the market is well aware this project is on the way and the international competition for the design of the theatre should get under way formally before the summer is over. As the Deputy knows, we have just successfully launched the total rebuild of the...
- National Theatre. (24 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: The Deputy would know that to go to the market, one has to be very specific on the parameters and technical specification for the project. All the key people, down to the experts on acoustics required for a theatre of this magnitude, are already on board. They are finalising all that technical work and it should go to the market this summer. I am anxious to see this project proceed. I was...
- National Theatre. (24 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: I do not have that information here but given the scale of the project, if we get to the market before summer, I would imagine a six-month timeframe.
- National Theatre. (24 Jun 2008)
Martin Cullen: I would say it will certainly take that amount of time.