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Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

John O'Donoghue: I cannot conceive of a situation whereby a chief executive officer, in giving an account of the administration of the authority, would impinge on policy.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

John O'Donoghue: This section refers specifically to general administration, as stated in section 21(1).

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

John O'Donoghue: In this day and age, with all matters subject to the Freedom of Information Act, I cannot conceive of that happening.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

John O'Donoghue: That little subsection allows for fluctuations in the money markets.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

John O'Donoghue: Níl aon dabht ach go bhfuil an Seanadóir Ó Riain agus mé féin an-bhródúil, ós rud é go mbeidh stádas oifigiúil ag ár dteanga san Eoraip. Yesterday, the Government looked forward to the fact that Ireland and Éire would be synonymous in defining this country.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

John O'Donoghue: I appreciate the fact that Senator Ryan has recognised that the Irish language is used as the first language in this legislation.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

John O'Donoghue: This was not a contentious Bill and I appreciate the general support that has been given to it. I thank Members of the House for their comments and contributions over the past two days. Although the amendments discussed this evening have not been accepted, I have listened to the points that were raised and I mean to take the Senators' proposals into account even if they are not underpinned by...

Written Answers — Sports Facilities: Sports Facilities (4 Jul 2006)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 366 and 368 together. I have recently finalised details of the membership of the proposed task force to oversee the development of a strategy to ensure maximum benefit is derived from our proximity to the London Olympics in 2012, details of which I will be announcing shortly. Drawing on the expertise of people from across the sport, tourism, cultural and...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (4 Jul 2006)

John O'Donoghue: As I indicated in my reply to Parliamentary Questions No. 128 and 129 on 8 June last, the Expenditure Review of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme which my Department is carrying out is examining, among other things, how it has worked to date and what changes, if any, are required to ensure its effective and efficient delivery. On completion of this Review, the question of re-opening...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (4 Jul 2006)

John O'Donoghue: As the Government only very recently recognised the Republic of Montenegro as a sovereign, independent state my Department, as yet, has no specific plans in place for cultural and sporting exchanges. I look forward however to exploring the scope for the development of such exchanges with the Republic of Montenegro in the future.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Jul 2006)

John O'Donoghue: As current, day-to-day expenditure for my Department has not been agreed beyond the figures published in the 2006 Revised Estimates Volume, my reply deals solely with the Arts, Sport and Tourism Ministerial Vote Group 5-year Capital Investment Framework for the period 2006-2010. The 5-year capital envelope agreed for my Department and the National Gallery for 2006-2010 is set out on page 11...

Written Answers — Sports Facilities: Sports Facilities (4 Jul 2006)

John O'Donoghue: Morton Stadium, Santry is owned and operated by Fingal County Council and therefore the management and use of the stadium is essentially a matter for Fingal County Council. Nonetheless, as Minister with responsibility for Sport, I fully appreciate of the importance of this Stadium to athletics and for this reason, in 2003, I directed that funding of up to €200,000 per annum should be...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (4 Jul 2006)

John O'Donoghue: The Irish Sports Council was set up as a statutory body in July 1999 with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards. The provision in funding for the Irish Sports Council in the 2006 Estimates is €40.9 million, in comparison to just over €13 million in 2000. The Sports Council provides funding to recognised National Governing...

Written Answers — Information Technology: Information Technology (4 Jul 2006)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 373 to 376, inclusive, together. My Department currently estimates that it has requirements of approximately €202,000 for hardware and €22,500 for software for the second half of 2006. Thus far in 2006 the Department has tendered for hardware valued at €78,000. My Department follows the Public Procurement Guidelines issued by the Department of Finance...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (4 Jul 2006)

John O'Donoghue: I have no statutory function in the matter referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (4 Jul 2006)

John O'Donoghue: My Department is responsible for the administration of three grant programmes — the Sports Capital Programme, the Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Scheme (ACCESS) and the Local Authority Swimming Pools Programme. The Sports Capital Programme funds the provision of sports facilities across the country. Applications for funding under the 2006 programme were invited through advertisements...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (4 Jul 2006)

John O'Donoghue: The Cabinet has today approved publication of the Independent Report on Certain Matters Affecting Bord na gCon, which was prepared for me by Mr Tim Dalton, former Secretary General of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. I am arranging to have copies of the Report placed in the Library of the Houses of the Oireachtas.

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (4 Jul 2006)

John O'Donoghue: The allocation of funding to specific cross-border initiatives is a day-to-day matter for Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland. As the Deputy will be aware, I have secured an unprecedented level of funding for tourism promotion generally which has been distributed to the Tourism agencies to support their business plans this year. The Deputy will also be aware that the promotion of tourism in...

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

John O'Donoghue: Since Mullingar all those false dawns ago we have listened to the meaningless meanderings of an Opposition that is tiring the public with its rhetoric.

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

John O'Donoghue: That was only the first sentence. The remnants of the rainbow coalition government, the constituent parts of which include old Labour, the retired revolutionaries of the Democratic Left and the battered survivors of Fine Gael's last debacle, are joined today by the Green Party and "whatever you're having yourself" in an attempt at the greatest public deception since the foundation of the...