Results 1,121-1,140 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (21 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the action taken in respect of contracts within my own Department arising from aspects of the address by the Minister for Finance to the Dublin Chamber of Commerce on 20 October 2005 on value for money and the peer review process for ICT projects over â¬5 million announced by the Government on 11 October last. Specifically, the address of the...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (21 Feb 2006)
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 throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. Applications for funding under the 2006 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 27 and 28 November 2005. The...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: My Department, with the exception of the National Archives, will be transferring to Killarney under the Government's decentralisation programme. The number of first preference applications received under the central applications facility for approximately 130 posts exceeds the numbers required in the case of most of the grades. The following table shows the number of internal and external...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (21 Feb 2006)
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 throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. Applications for funding under the 2006 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 27 and 28 November 2005....
- Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The fox in the hen house.
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: It is proposed to take No. 10, motion re presentation and circulation of Revised Estimates 2006; No. 10a, motion re referral to Select Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Ãireann of the Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2006; No. 10b, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Ãireann of proposals for a regulation of...
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I understand from the Government Chief Whip that communication was made by fax with the Whips of the various parties to explain to them why there could not be a debate on these motions today.
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: A fax was sent to explain the position to the Whips. No. 10 is a standard motion put before the Dáil each year. Before Revised Estimates can be presented and circulated to Members, the agreement of the Dáil must first be obtained by way of a motion. There is no great mystery about it.
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: With regard to 10a, the motion to allow for the carryover of unspent capital included in the Appropriation Act 2005, to be spent in 2006, the Minister for Finance is required to make an order no later than 31 March. Clearly the carryover sum of unspent capital from the previous year could not be spent on the particular capital purposes until the order is approved by Dáil Ãireann and signed...
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The Department of Health and Children has subsequently indicated the definitive position on capital spending in 2005 in the HSE area will not be known until the end of March when the HSE's appropriation accounts will be finalised.
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Accordingly, no provision for capital carryover is being made in respect of the HSE. This is a simple and straightforward explanation.
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: It is also the case that Nos. 10 and 10a will be discussed and scrutinised in committee in accordance with precedent. There is no mystery.
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: My reliable information is that the faxes were sent.
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: There is no promised legislation on Ministers or Ministers of State, no more than there is planned legislation to prevent the speedy rotation of Fine Gael leaders.
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill has passed all Stages in the House and the Minister, in the context of the discussions, has stated he is willing to meet the industry after the Bill is enacted to discuss the future development of the industry.
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Those discussions can address the potential, within the context of developing the Common Fisheries Policy, to introduce a system of administrative penalties at a future date.
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Neither of these issues arises on the Order of Business.
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The Minister for Transport has met and is meeting management and unions on the Great Southern Hotels issue. The situation relating to the individual referred to by Deputy Rabbitte has been explained to him in writing and he knows what it states.
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: It states the individual was appointed following legal advice.
- Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I greatly appreciate the unprecedented interest in my constituency.