Results 2,461-2,480 of 5,767 for speaker:Olivia Mitchell
- Tourism Industry. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: While the OPW is not the Minister's direct responsibility, tourism is. I understand the OPW gets a budget to run its facility, pay guides and so on but it does not retain whatever income it takes in at the door so there is no incentive for the sites to either stay open even for the month of April, never mind a full year, or to open late. Will the Minister have discussions with the Minister...
- Tourism Industry. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Not enough people are meeting them.
- Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: To the Irish cause.
- Olympic Games. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will take action on foot of the recommendations of the recently published task force report on the 2012 London Olympics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8854/09]
- Olympic Games. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I wish to take this opportunity to state how pleased I am to see the Minister in the House, safe and sound. I wonder whether his experience has changed his views on decentralisation to Killarney.
- Olympic Games. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Minister for his reply. The task force report suggests the potential financial benefit to the State arising from the staging of the 2012 Olympic Games in London may be in the order of â¬140 million. I am confident it could be far greater provided that we are able to capitalise on all the opportunities that present. It is a one-off event for this generation to have people...
- Irish Horseracing Industry. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress that has been made on the review of the funding of the horseracing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8855/09]
- Irish Horseracing Industry. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: The Minister does not have to preach to me about the importance of the industry. I accept how important it is to showcase Ireland, for its jobs and as a foreign exchange earner. It is also important to the rural economy. This year, a figure of â¬69 million has been allocated in the budget. The Minister is on record as saying it will come from the increase in taxation. The levy increased...
- Irish Horseracing Industry. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I suspect there will be a revenue shortfall. Will the Government make up the shortfall or will the industry only receive what arises from the increase in taxation? The sector is suggesting we should capture some of the revenue spent on Internet betting. The William Hill chain is closing its shops, although this might not be a great loss, but even Paddy Power is saying that three quarters of...
- Irish Horseracing Industry. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: It is massive.
- Irish Horseracing Industry. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Can the Minister clarify that the figure of â¬69 million is guaranteed for this year, no matter what the income from the levy?
- Irish Horseracing Industry. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: There is now urgency to finding a source of revenue for the industry. I presume the Minister is looking at what is happening in other countries. It would be wonderful if we could capture it but the question is how to do so.
- National Theatre. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will report the progress made on the construction of the new national theatre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8856/09]
- National Theatre. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: In view of the shock to the Minister's system yesterday, I want to go easy on him today. The truth is that this design competition has been in gestation for years. It is not as if the Minister is designing the building as it is only the guidelines of a competition for somebody to design the building. It is incredible that it could possibly take this long. How much has been spent so far on...
- National Theatre. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: What about the financing?
- National Theatre. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I am referring to the period since we knew of the location and the announcement of the decision.
- National Theatre. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I remind the Minister that the time before I last brought this up was before the summer and he told me the competition would be announced before summer 2008. It still has not happened. Will the Minister answer the question of what has been spent so far?
- National Theatre. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: I thank the Minister.
- National Aquatic Centre. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the result of the promised benchmarking of the National Aquatic Centre's performance [i]vis-Ã-vis[/i] other similar facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8671/09]
- National Aquatic Centre. (3 Mar 2009)
Olivia Mitchell: The Minister knows my views on this facility. In 2007, the centre received a subsidy of â¬1.8 million, in 2008 it received a subsidy of â¬1 million and there is an overhang rates bill of â¬600,000 that has not been paid and is due. I discovered since we spoke about this last that as a result of a benchmarking process, the centre is entitled to an annual subsidy of â¬1 million, so I...