Results 8,901-8,920 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: I wish the money came from the national lottery. However, there is no abrogated tax to my Department marked, "national lottery". The national lottery money goes into the central Exchequer.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: I am giving the Deputy a straight answer, if she will permit me to finish.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: While the national lottery may well believe that, I am giving the Deputy a straight answer.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: Not a single cent of the money that comes in from the national lottery goes to my Department. The money from the national lottery goes to the central Exchequer and every year, when the Estimates are prepared, I bid for resources for my Department. If some of those resources happen to come from the national lottery, that is fine. However, the point I am trying to make is there is a...

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: That is how it is done.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: I am simply outlining the position to the Deputy.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: I wish it was different.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: There must be a point——

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: That has not been the case for a long time.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: If one considers the overall contribution from the national lottery, it is significantly greater than that.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: I would be delighted if the moneys from the national lottery were abrogated, if that is the correct term, to sport, to my Department.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: I am simply clarifying for the Deputy——

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: ——the money goes to the central Exchequer.

Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: There are currently three public-private partnerships (PPPs) in train under the aegis of the Department, one of which is underway and the other two at various pre-contract stages. These projects are the redevelopment of the National Theatre, the redevelopment of the National Concert Hall and the development of a National Conference Centre. National Theatre The Government decided, in 2006, to...

Written Answers — Sports Facility Strategy: Sports Facility Strategy (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 115 together. Work on the National Sports Facilities Strategy is at an advanced stage in my Department. The aim of the strategy is to provide high-level policy direction for future investment/grant assistance at national, regional and local level. It is intended to identify the facilities requirement for sport so that participation at reasonable cost...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: Because of the current budgetary constraints, it is not intended to launch a new round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme at this time. The matter will be reviewed again in 2009. A total of 57 applications were received under the current round of the Programme, of which 39 projects have been completed and opened to the public. The priority now is to work with the relevant local...

Written Answers — Film Industry Development: Film Industry Development (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: My Department has considered this review in detail, and in particular its recommendations and findings. There were two key recommendations: (1) the Irish Film Board should agree with the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism a set of measurable, quantifiable targets, including the timeframes for their delivery and the performance indicators by which progress will be measured, for the period...

Written Answers — National Aquatic Centre: National Aquatic Centre (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: The National Aquatic Centre is operated by NSCDA (Operations) Ltd., a subsidiary company of the National Sports Campus Development Authority. All day-to-day operations of the National Aquatic Centre are a matter for the Authority and the operations company. Following the restoration of possession of the National Aquatic Centre to the then Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Ltd. on 1...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: In the Arts and Culture Plan 2008 my Department indicated that it aims to undertake a programme to encourage philanthropic support of the arts. In response to that the Arts Council, which is funded by my Department, has completed a position paper on the subject. The paper is very thought provoking and provides many interesting ideas in which this much under utilised source of funding for...

Written Answers — Sports Promotion: Sports Promotion (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: The Irish Sports Council (ISC), which is funded by my Department, has a statutory role in encouraging the promotion, development and co-ordination of sport. The Irish Sports Council Act, 1999 specifically states that the ISC has responsibility for developing "strategies for increasing participation in recreational sport and to coordinate their implementation by all bodies (including public...