Results 841-860 of 6,645 for speaker:Jimmy Deenihan
- Greyhound Racing Industry. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: Whereas I welcome the appointment of the new members â I know both people â I remind the Minister that there is no female member of Bord na gCon. This flies in the face of Government policy concerning gender balance on such boards. It is inexplicable why the Minister has not made such an appointment. Does the Minister agree that the chairman of Bord na gCon had no option but to publicly...
- Greyhound Racing Industry. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: Outgoing.
- Greyhound Racing Industry. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: Did the Minister say he was outgoing?
- Greyhound Racing Industry. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: It was on the Sunday papers.
- Greyhound Racing Industry. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: Will the Minister clarify his use of the word "outgoing"? Mr. Taggart is still the chairman, is he not?
- Greyhound Racing Industry. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: Of course.
- Regional Tourism Authorities. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the implementation of the PricewaterhouseCoopers reports on the RTAs; the way in which the new arrangements will address the decline of pure holiday tourism in the regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21129/06]
- Regional Tourism Authorities. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: How will these new arrangements help to stop the obvious east-west tourism divide in this country? How will the new arrangements, which are really scrapping RTAs, help the ailing bed and breakfast industry? Traditional bed and breakfast establishments, which were hitherto the pillar of rural tourism, are now closing right across the country every day. How will the new arrangements bring back...
- Regional Tourism Authorities. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: Does the Minister agree there is concern that confusion will arise when the PWC report is put in place in the coming weeks? Five RTAs will be diluted and scrapped. Two RTAs, those of Dublin and Shannon, and three super-regions, as the Minister refers to them, will remain to market Ireland. There will be total confusion. Will the Minister state how pure holiday tourism will be promoted in the...
- National Stadium. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: In the event of not being on schedule, how far can the project proceed and still be sustainable for the IRFU and the FAI, in particular, given that the Minister said the Government is not prepared to give more than the â¬191 million already committed? If there are delays, and given increasing building costs, for how long will the costing of â¬390 million be sustainable?
- Sports Facilities. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: I agree with the Minister that ground sharing is important. Does he agree that ground sharing between different sporting organisations is equally important? Surely the Gaelic Athletic Association has some justification in looking for ground sharing in Tallaght. What is the Minister's view? Is he requesting that in any new arrangement where he will make a major investment of State funds there...
- National Cultural Institutions. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will provide the necessary finance to carry out major renovation and conservation work on the older sections of the National Gallery of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21062/06]
- National Cultural Institutions. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: I understand these further works will cost in the region of â¬30 million. In view of the importance of the National Gallery, will the Minister provide this money, if possible in the Estimates, because the gallery is within his remit? I remind him that the other national institutions, namely, the Abbey Theatre and the National Concert Hall, have been allocated funds for major refurbishment or...
- National Cultural Institutions. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: The Minister better not give them to the Great Southern Hotel.
- Greyhound Racing Industry. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: Earlier the Minister inadvertently referred to the "outgoing chairman". Will the Minister confirm that Mr. Taggart is the chairman of Bord na gCon and is likely to continue in that post for some time? Will the Minister agree that the leaking of the report was targeted and selective? Will he agree it was damaging to the reputation and integrity of the chairman of Bord na gCon, Mr. Taggart? He...
- Greyhound Racing Industry. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: Will the Minister ensure, if he is involved in future appointments, that two women are appointed to Bord na gCon to establish a gender balance? If I introduce my Bill on control of the doping of greyhounds in private Members' time, will the Minister accept it? From the leaks of the report, it seems there will be a new procedure where the control of doping will be taken out of the hands of the...
- Ryder Cup. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: In view of the fact that bringing the Ryder Cup to Ireland cost taxpayers in the region of â¬16 million, surely they should be entitled to at least see it free-to-air. As Deputy Wall stated, only one in five households here have Sky Sports. The Government could have included this event in the legislation. The excuse that golf is not considered part of Irish culture is rather lame. More...
- Ryder Cup. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: I do not dispute that.
- Ryder Cup. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: What about the FAI?
- Physical Education Facilities. (31 May 2006)
Jimmy Deenihan: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this matter. There is an obesity epidemic sweeping the country at the moment. According to the national obesity task force report, 300,000 children are overweight or obese and this is growing by 10,000 annually. In a survey which I carried out in 2005 in 1,400 primary schools, I discovered that only 23% of the schools had a...