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- Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputies should head for Hyde Park.
- Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: This is the same old joke.
- Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: More superlatives.
- Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: After the Angelus.
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (2 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Since the establishment of my Department in June 2002 I have made the following appointments to the State bodies under the aegis of my Department. Name of Body / State Board Appointments since June 2002 Arts Council Ms Olive Braiden Mr. Jerome Hynes Ms Mary Nunan Ms Rosaleen Linehan Ms Noelle Campbell Sharp Ms Orlaith McBride Mr. Theo Dorgan Mr. John...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (7 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Under the local authority swimming pool programme, there are four stages in the development of a swimming pool project. These are, in order of progress: feasibility study-preliminary report; contract documents; tender; and construction. My Department's technical advisers, the Office of Public Works, evaluate each stage and local authorities cannot proceed to the next stage of a project unless...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: There are currently eight persons with disabilities employed in my Department. This figure represents more than 4% of staff. My Department is fully committed to the employment of persons with disabilities, where possible, and is fully aware of the requirements of the Disability Act 2005 in this regard. However, all assignments to my Department are currently made with a view to the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (7 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 324, 325, 333 and 334 together. 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 following funding has been paid to grantees into counties Cavan and Monaghan since the establishment of my...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (7 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: In 2005, my Department's total expenditure on sport amounted to â¬184.5 million on the sports capital programme, local authority swimming pool programme, redevelopment of Lansdowne Road, Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited, Irish Sports Council, Horseracing Ireland and Bord na gCon. The provision for sport in 2006 in the Book of Estimates amounts to â¬228.795 million, an increase...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (7 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 327 and 331 together. My Department's role is to provide the overall policy framework and the necessary funding to assist in the provision of sports facilities and to enable its State agency, the Irish Sports Council, to carry out its various functions. The Irish Sports Council was established in 1999 as the statutory body with responsibility for the promotion...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (7 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 328 and 329 together. The national lottery funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, provides funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country towards the provision of sport and recreational facilities. Since 1998, almost â¬395 million has been allocated in sports...
- Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (7 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The Irish Sports Council and the Sports Council for Northern Ireland have an excellent working relationship and engage in a number of joint initiatives, such as the code of ethics and good practice for children's sport, the all-island sports development conference and programmes such as Youth Sport West. The high level all-island planning group, which includes the chairperson and chief...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (7 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I wish to refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 2 March 2006 which gives the most up-to-date information on appointments to State boards under the aegis of my Department.
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (7 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Under the local authority swimming pool programme, there are four stages in the development of a swimming pool project. These are, in order of progress, feasibility study-preliminary report; contract documents; tender; and construction. My Department's technical advisers, the Office of Public Works, evaluate each stage and prior approval is required before local authorities can proceed from...
- Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (7 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: In my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 2702 on 26 January 2006 the Deputy was advised of the position regarding the project in question. There has been no change in the position since then. 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...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (8 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: As I have previously informed the House a sum of â¬9.5 million has been provided in my Department's budget for 2006 for the commencement of phase one of the development of the sports campus at Abbotstown, by CSID, the company charged with developing the project. Phase 1 of the development control plan will provide: a national field sports training centre, catering for rugby, soccer, Gaelic...
- Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Enda always had a non-runner.
- Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Pay a bit of respect to the rules of the House.
- Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The first Labour Party leader never to be a Minister.
- Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy should try to get on "The Podge and Rodge Show".