Results 861-880 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Seanad: Fisheries Protection. (19 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I thank Senators Dardis and O'Toole for speaking on this issue. I acknowledge its importance to those living in the Clahane area of County Kerry. Matters relating to the management and development of fisheries and angling facilities are not the responsibility of my Department, since they come under the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural...
- Seanad: Fisheries Protection. (19 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Regrettably, there is no budget in my Department that might allow us to invest directly in such a product. There is no precedent for it and nothing in any Vote in my Department's Estimates that would legally allow me to sanction funds for the purchase of the fishery. Unfortunately, that rules out a role of the Department in that aspect. Unquestionably, the Department of Communications, Marine...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (20 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: All applications received under the sports capital programme are assessed on an individual basis by officials in the sports unit of my Department in accordance with a detailed set of assessment criteria as specified in the guidelines, terms and conditions for the programme, which accompany the application form for the programme. Following the assessment process each application receives a...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (20 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: A feasibility report, representing the first stage in the process, was submitted by Galway County Council for a pool in Loughrea and was assessed as being in order from a technical perspective in 1999. However, due to the limited funds available under the local authority swimming pool programme at that time, the county council was advised that it could be some time before funding might be...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (20 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Under the local authority swimming pool programme, which is administered by my Department, grant aid is provided towards the capital costs of new pools or the refurbishment of existing pools. The closing date for receipt of applications under the current programme was 31 July 2000. As I indicated in my replies to Question No. 181 of 1 February 2005 and Question No. 197 of 22 February 2005,...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (25 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: In commissioning outside expertise in the consultancy and public relations fields my Department adheres to the Department of Finance publications, Guidelines for Engagement of Consultants in the Civil Service, 1999; Public Procurement Guidelines â Competitive Process, 2004; and all of the supplement to the Department of Finance circular 40/02. Responsibility for the commissioning of...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (25 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: There are no instances in my Department where poor value for money has been highlighted in regard to reports, consultancies and cases from external commissions.
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (25 Oct 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 for projects which must be directly related to the provision of sport and recreation facilities. The guidelines, terms and conditions of the programme stipulate that "applicants will have to submit rules...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Prior to the enactment of the Official Languages Act 2003, my Department was already making a range of departmental publications available bilingually including the Department's statement of strategy and customer charter. It also had bilingual stationery and placed public advertisements in both languages. Therefore, implementation of the Act in these areas involves no extra costs for my...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (25 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: A grant of â¬100,000 was provisionally allocated to Dublin City Council under my Department's 2004 sports capital programme to assist in the provision of a skateboarding facility in Bushy Park. The provisional allocation was made following a detailed assessment of the council's application in accordance with the various criteria set out in the guidelines, terms and conditions of the...
- Written Answers — Foreign Travel: Foreign Travel (26 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I have undertaken a range of visits and attended a number of meetings overseas in my capacity as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism to promote the sectors for which I have responsibility but not for the purposes of attending foreign conferences.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery-funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, provides funding at local, regional and national level throughout the country to voluntary, sporting and community organisations and to local authorities towards the provision of sport and recreational facilities, including AstroTurf training or playing pitches. The programme is advertised on an...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (26 Oct 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. 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 2004 and I announced provisional...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (26 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: My Department administers the local authority swimming pool programme, which provides grant aid to local authorities towards the capital costs of a new swimming pool or the refurbishment of an existing pool. The closing date for receipt of applications under the current programme was 31 July 2000 and since then 55 projects have been or are being dealt with. As the priority in relation to the...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (26 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, provides funding at local, regional and national level to voluntary, sporting and community organisations and to local authorities but not to private organisations, towards the provision of sport and recreational facilities, including skateboard parks. The programme is advertised on an annual basis....
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (26 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, provides funding at local, regional and national level to voluntary, sporting and community organisations and to local authorities towards the provision of sport and recreational facilities. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. All applications received under the sports capital programme...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Oct 2005)
John O'Donoghue: There are no EU directives within my Department's competency which are waiting to be transposed into law nor has my Department received any warning letters from the Commission or other EU bodies relating to non-transposed directives since it was established in June 2002.
- Written Answers — Public Relations Contracts: Public Relations Contracts (2 Nov 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Consultancy Purpose/Report Month and Year Contract Value â'¬ Murray Consultants PR Consultants for Department Dec 2004 70,414 Mahon O'Neill PR work in relation to James Joyce and Yeats exhibitions and other special events. March 2005 65,289
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (2 Nov 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Six staff are employed in my constituency office: two executive officers; one personal secretary at Oireachtas secretarial assistant level; and three clerical officers. All the staff are paid at the appropriate Civil Service rates. In addition, my personal secretary is paid a 10% attraction allowance in respect of her current position.
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (2 Nov 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The information sought by the Deputy regarding my Department since its establishment in June 2002 is set out as follows: Consultancy Purpose or Report Year Contract Cost Project completed Yes/No/Ongoing â'¬ Eugene Downes Advice on framing new international arts and cultural policy 2003 18,000 Yes Richard Wakeley Commissioner for the Irish Festival of Arts and Culture in...