Results 2,741-2,760 of 5,767 for speaker:Olivia Mitchell
- Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: It is earmarked in legislation for recreation and sport.
- Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: When the relevant legislation was passed, I specifically remember the national lottery money was earmarked. The legislation states it must be spent on sport and recreation.
- Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: What does the Minister mean?
- Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: This issue will be raised in this House.
- Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: When the Oireachtas passes laws and provides the Government with authority to spend moneyââ
- Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: This is outrageous.
- Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Is the Minister telling me it is going into a black hole?
- Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: A question to the Minister for Finance is appropriate in this respect. The Minister should have asked questionsââ
- Arts Funding. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has had discussions with the Arts Council since budget 2009 on the implications of the cuts on venues, events and artists as well as on Arts Council staff numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41832/08]
- Arts Funding. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: The Minister's press and media people are to be congratulated on the positive spin they can put on the worst of news. Unfortunately, the arts community can do sums and it knows how much the reduction is, despite every effort to make it seem as if it was a fraction of 1%. The actual cut to the Arts Council is 10%.
- Arts Funding. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: No matter how the Minister tries to dress it up the reduction is 10%. The total reduction is approximately â¬9 million. The Minister indicated he is awaiting a report from the Arts Council. To all intents and purposes there is not an Arts Council at the moment because since August it has been operating at half strength. The Minister is aware that five members are needed to form a quorum...
- Arts Funding. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: I am sure the members will make the decision to allocate the greatly reduced funding they have at their disposal. No matter how the Minister dresses it up, it is â¬9 million less than they had last year and only a fraction of the budget is spent on administration, and a fraction of that is to be saved. Whoever did the spinning for the Minister may have assumed nobody else could do sums but...
- Arts Funding. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: I do not believe everything I read in the newspapers but I would like to hear directly from the Minister when a chairperson of the Arts Council will be appointed. The last body for which a board was not appointed, namely, the National Archives, has been more or less abolished.
- Arts Funding. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: My question was when would the Minister appoint a chairperson.
- Tourism Industry. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the implications for the tourism industry arising from various new measures introduced in budget 2009; his further views on the potential impact such disincentives will have on the number of tourists visiting here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41834/08]
- Tourism Industry. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: I do not know if the Minister is aware of the latest CSO figures, which indicate that in September visitor numbers from Britain decreased by 17% and visitor numbers from the United States decreased by 10%. The recession is really beginning to bite. Given that we know there is a global recession and that the travel industry is contracting, it is very important to retain our market share such...
- Tourism Industry. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: We are only interested in this country. Can I take it from the Minister's comments that he agrees with the tax and believes it will not have an impact on Aer Lingus and will be absorbed by passengers? Does he believe passengers will continue to travel in the same numbers and that Aer Lingus was misrepresenting the facts when it stated it will have to absorb â¬30 million next year?
- Tourism Industry. (19 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: I appreciate that the marketing budget was kept intact but the reality is that people cannot come here if there are no inward flights. No amount of marketing will do any good in that case.
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (18 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 365: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the estimated increase in income accruing to the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund arising from the increase in the betting tax to 2% in budget 2009. [40622/08]
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (18 Nov 2008)
Olivia Mitchell: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reduction in the income to the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund which resulted from the decrease in betting tax from 2% to 1%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40623/08]