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Written Answers — National Concert Hall: National Concert Hall (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: I wish to confirm that the procurement phase of the redevelopment of the National Concert Hall is progressing. In accordance with the Government decision, it is a Design / Build / Finance / Maintain PPP project. Two participating consortia submitted tenders on 25 September 2009 for the project and these are being evaluated at present. This stage of the process should be competed around the...

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: I wish to advise the Deputy that, in accordance with the provisions of section 8(1) of the National Tourism Development Authority Act, 2003, it is a day to day matter for Fáilte Ireland to encourage, promote and support either inside or outside the State (a) the development of Tourism traffic within and to the state and (b) the development and marketing of tourist facilities and services...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: A number of the national cultural institutions already provide patrons with later opening hours on selected evenings every week. The National Gallery remains open until 8.30 p.m. on Thursdays; the Crawford Art Gallery Cork remains open late on Thursdays (until 8 p.m.), whilst the National Library of Ireland remains open until 9 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. This is in addition...

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: The Tourism Marketing Fund is a subhead of the Vote of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and, as such, is audited as part of the Departmental Vote in accordance with Article 33 of the Constitution, which provides for the Comptroller and Auditor General to audit all accounts of moneys administered by or under the authority of the Oireachtas. Section 3 of the Comptroller and Auditor...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: There are eleven agencies under the aegis of the Department which are or have been members of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) in the period 2007 to 2009 (to date), inclusive. Membership payments by these agencies for each of the years in question are as set out in tabular form. Agency Year 2007 (€) Year 2008 (€) Year 2009 (€) Arts Council 1,653 1,872 1,872...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: As the Deputy will be aware, the allocation of the proceeds of the National Lottery is a matter for the Minister for Finance. The elements of my Department's Vote which are part-funded by proceeds of the National Lottery are as follows: Subhead C.1 – Grants for sporting bodies and for the provision of sports and recreational facilities under the Sports Capital Programme; Subhead C.3 –...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 231 together. No round of the Sports Capital Programme has taken place to date in 2009 and therefore no allocations have been made this year by my Department to sporting, recreational or voluntary bodies in County Kildare. Details of grants allocated in previous years are available on my Department's website at www.dast.gov.ie. No decision has been...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. 2004(m) 2005(m) 2006(m) 2007(m) 2008(m) 2009(m)* Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme â'¬17.58 â'¬14.10 â'¬22.70 â'¬27.79 â'¬20.49 â'¬6.70 Sports Capital Programme â'¬80.70 â'¬56.78 â'¬60.05 â'¬63.72 â'¬60.13 â'¬40.28 Lansdowne Road â'¬0.82 â'¬9.49 â'¬12.59 â'¬46.15 â'¬115.99...

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: Latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show a reduction of 10.9% in the number of overseas visitors to Ireland for the first eight months of 2009 compared with the corresponding period of 2008. Although the figures are down compared to 2008, we still welcomed almost five million overseas visitors in the first eight months of the year. While any reduction in the number of overseas...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237 and 238 together. I refer the Deputy to my answers in this House previously to this question and in particular to the policy as outlined in replies to Questions Nos. 114, 218 and 220 [2407/09, 2680/09 and 2682/09] answered together on 28 January 2009; Question No. 101 [16413/09] of 28 April 2009 and Question 23816 of 16 June 2009 last. Government Policy...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: I have noted the concerns expressed recently by the artistic community in relation to the future funding of the Arts. The Government is currently considering the Estimates for Public Services for 2010 and in that context funding for the arts will be considered and divided.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Cullen: Government support for the horse and greyhound racing industries is provided under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, which was established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001. In 2004, the Government put in place regulations to increase the limit of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund from €254m to €550m to continue the Fund for a further four years to 2008. By the end of...

Written Answers — Film Industry Development: Film Industry Development (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Cullen: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question No 390 of Tuesday 20 October 2009.

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Cullen: This Department does not have plans to introduce a national endowment plan for the arts.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Cullen: While the Report referred to by the Deputy was compiled and produced by DKM, they were assisted in the terms of reference and the identification of research material by qualified economists in my own Department. While the Department has previously produced related documents viz the Arts and Culture programme in 2008 it was considered that added value would be obtained by having an...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Cullen: The information requested by the Deputy is below in Tabular format. Under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, which is administered by my Department, grant aid to a maximum of €3.8 million is provided to Local Authorities towards the capital costs of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of existing pools, subject in both cases to the total grant not exceeding 80% of the eligible...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Cullen: The most effective process for giving effect to this commitment is being considered by my Department in the context of input to the Animal Health and Welfare Bill which is being drafted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Cullen: The elements of the Department's Vote which are part-funded by the proceeds of the National Lottery are as follows: - Subhead C.1: Grants for sporting bodies and for the provision of sports and recreational facilities under the Sports Capital Programme; - Subhead C.3: Grant-in-Aid provided to the Irish Sports Council in respect of general assistance to sports organisations and expenditure in...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Cullen: Details, including costs, of the documents produced by external consultants on behalf of the Department from 2005 to 2009 (to date) are set out in tabular form below. In accordance with Department of Finance guidelines, the Department commissions reports from consultants only where specialised knowledge or expertise, which is not available in the Department or elsewhere in the public service,...

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Cullen: Operational responsibility for both tourism marketing and the development of specific products, such as golf tourism, rests with the tourism agencies. There is no doubt but that the period to date in 2009 has been very difficult for tourism globally with all major international tourism destinations showing decreased numbers of visitors. In that context, the golf tourism market is, like other...