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- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: My Department is responsible for the administration of three major grant programmes â the Sports Capital Programme, the Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Scheme (ACCESS) and the Local Authority Swimming Pools Programme. Of these the first two programmes attract a significant number of applications from non-governmental agencies and organisations. All unsuccessful applicants receive a...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme allocates funding to sporting and to voluntary and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. All applications received under the programme are assessed on an individual basis by my Department in accordance with a detailed set of assessment criteria...
- Written Answers — Sports Facilities: Sports Facilities (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations and, in certain circumstances, schools and colleges, throughout the country. Projects must be of a capital nature and be directly related to the provision of sporting and physical recreation facilities. Applications to the programme from primary and post-primary...
- Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The ACCESS Scheme, which ran from 2001, allocated capital grants of â¬45.71m for the development of 44 arts and cultural facilities around the country. ACCESS was a follow on to the CDIS programme that ran from 1994 to 1999 and under which some â¬26 million was allocated to 38 projects. In the coming weeks I will announce details of a scheme to succeed ACCESS. Once details are announced,...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 336 and 344 together. The national lottery funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, is the primary means of providing capital funding for sports facilities to clubs and voluntary and community organisations in every county throughout the country. The Programme is advertised on an annual basis. Since 1998, the Government has...
- Written Answers — Film Industry Development: Film Industry Development (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 337 and 339 together. The promotion of film making in the State is primarily a matter for the Irish Film Board, an independent statutory agency under the aegis of my Department. Funding provided by my Department to the Board since 1996 was as follows: Year â¬m 2006 17.126 2005 15.95 2004 11.846 2003 10.768 2002 12.265 2001...
- Written Answers — National Stadium: National Stadium (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited, the company charged with developing the Sports Campus project, have drawn up a detailed proposal for the development of the sports campus at Abbotstown in a series of phases. Planning work for Phase One of the Development Control Plan is already underway and will provide a National Field Sports training centre, catering for rugby, soccer, Gaelic...
- Written Answers — Arts Policy: Arts Policy (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I wish to refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 92 and 93 on 31st May 2006.
- Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Responsibility for marketing the island of Ireland overseas as a tourism destination rests with Tourism Ireland Limited. Tourism Ireland is a North-South body, established under the Good Friday Agreement. It is jointly funded by the Irish and British Exchequers â to the sum of â¬64m this year. Significant additional resources were secured for Tourism Ireland in 2005 and again this year, to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: In relation to the budgetary allocations for bodies and agencies under the aegis of the Department, this information can be found in the Department's published Estimates and the associated agency statements. With regard to the budgetary allocation for any task forces or similar groups established by my Department, the membership of such groups is normally drawn from relevant Departments,...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: A total of 12 chairpersons of state bodies under the aegis of my Department are affected at present by the increases referred to by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: A number of task forces and similar groups have been created in my Department since its establishment in 2002 and details in respect of the more important such groups are set out as follows. 1. Name of Task force: Working Group on the National Stadium Function: To make a recommendation to the Government regarding the size, cost, design and specification of a National Stadium Membership: It...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The total cost for advertising since the establishment of my Department in June 2002, including advertising by the Cultural Institutions, was as follows. ⬠June-December 2002 186,797 2003 393,352 2004 392,178 2005 200,824 2006 to date 31,449 In addition my Department spent â¬67,760 earlier this year on an Educational Pack for the Beckett Centenary Festival of a box set...
- Written Answers — National Aquatic Centre: National Aquatic Centre (27 Sep 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The day-to-day management of the National Aquatic Centre (NAC) is vested in a private company Dublin Waterworld Ltd. under a lease between Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Ltd. (CSID) and Dublin Waterworld Ltd. Under the terms of this lease the centre is operated on a commercial basis without the direct involvement of the either CSID or my Department in the day-to-day operation of the...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (27 Sep 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 913 and 920 together. The Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department, is the primary means of providing Government funding for sports facilities. Projects submitting an application to the programme must be directly related to the provision of sport and recreation facilities and be of a capital nature, which, for the purpose of the...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (27 Sep 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 914 and 916 together. The question of a compulsory purchase order is, in the first instance, a matter for the relevant local authority. I understand that the swimming pool in question was built, by a religious order and while privately owned and operated by them, has been open to the public. I also understand that the pool received some financial support...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (27 Sep 2006)
John O'Donoghue: No funding was allocated by my Department in 2006 for local horse shows or equestrian events. The national lottery-funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, is the primary means of providing Government funding for sports facilities. Projects submitting an application to the programme must be directly related to the provision of sport and recreational...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (27 Sep 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Under the terms of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, where a swimming pool project is being undertaken by an organisation other than a local authority, the proposal must be considered, supported and submitted by the relevant local authority. Before supporting such a project, the local authority would have to be satisfied that the proposal is viable, that the balance of funding...
- Written Answers — Horse Racing Ireland: Horse Racing Ireland (27 Sep 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was established as the statutory body with responsibility for the horseracing industry under the Horse and Greyhound Act, 2001. HRI receives a guaranteed level of funding from the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund which is based on accrued excise duty on off-course betting, subject to a minimum level based on the year 2000 level adjusted for inflation. Any shortfall...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (27 Sep 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The 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 in November last. All applications received, including...