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Topical Issue Debate: Sports Funding (6 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: -----and she fudged it. She fudged it. There will still be an opportunity when the Deputy gets around to valuing sport rather than just coming in and picking out the latest negativity. What we listened to in Question Time was just another wave of the Deputy's usual negativity. Women's sport is to the fore of my agenda in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. It is to the...

Other Questions: Private Rented Accommodation (6 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: No.

Topical Issue Debate: Sports Funding (6 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to comment on the events of the past few days. Like most Members, I am delighted the issues between the women's teams and the FAI have been resolved, training has recommenced and the scheduled match will go ahead next Monday evening. I wish the team the best of luck. Over the past number of years, we have seen huge strides being made by our women's international...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (6 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I can confirm that an application has been submitted by the organisation referred to by the Deputy under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme. All of the 2,320 applications received under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme will be assessed by officials in my Department over the coming months. An announcement regarding allocations will be made later this year.  It is not possible...

Defence Forces: Motion (4 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am sharing time with Deputy Tony McLoughlin. I welcome Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin's contribution. She mentioned confusion. There is utter confusion in Fianna Fáil, because in 2010, when it was last in government, it provided for 8,000 members of the Permanent Defence Force, which would, as the Deputy quite rightly suggests, have left us in an even worse position. When Fianna...

Brexit: Statements (4 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: So why do you want to be in it then?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Expenditure (4 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: Phase 1 of this development, in which Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology is a partner, comprises a Swimming Pool and Leisure Centre together with a Training Centre for Outdoor Pursuits at Lough Lannagh. Mayo County Council's estimated cost of this phase is €11.095m. Castlebar Swimming Pool is in the 2000 round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Capital Investment Programme (4 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 638 to 640, inclusive, together. My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy.  It is not directly involved in the management or development of individual tourism projects.  These are operational matters for the Board and Management of Fáilte Ireland.  While the Department provides...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (4 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: Any proposal to proceed with the development of a velodrome at the National Sports Campus would be subject in the normal way to the availability of capital funding and the outcome of an appropriate financial appraisal, in accordance with the Public Spending Code. A financial appraisal for the project is currently being finalised by Sport Ireland. The availability of capital funding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (4 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I can confirm that an application has been submitted by the organisation referred to by the Deputy under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme. All of the 2,320 applications received under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme will be assessed by officials in my Department over the coming months. An announcement regarding allocations will be made later this year.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (4 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: All of the 2320 applications received under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme will be assessed by officials in my Department over the coming months. Given the number of applications received and the detailed information submitted, it will take a number of months to complete this process and I expect that allocations will be made in August or September.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (4 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I can confirm that an application has been submitted by the organisation referred to by the Deputy under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme. All of the 2320 applications received under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme will be assessed by officials in my Department over the coming months.  An announcement regarding allocations will be made later this year. It is not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (4 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I can confirm that an application has been submitted by the organisation referred to by the Deputy under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme. All of the 2320 applications received under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme will be assessed by officials in my Department over the coming months.  An announcement regarding allocations will be made later this year.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Eligibility (4 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: The provision of schools facilities, including sports facilities, is primarily a matter for the Minister for Education and Skills. The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is the primary means of providing Government funding to sport and community organisations. The most recent round of the programme closed for applications on the 24th February. The full terms and conditions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (4 Apr 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: 2,320 applications were submitted under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme by the deadline of the 24th of February. These applications are seeking a total of €155m in funding. The total amount available for allocating under this round of the Programme is €30m. An announcement on allocations will be made later this year once the assessment process has been completed.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Prison Accommodation (30 Mar 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: At the outset, I apologise on behalf of the Tánaiste, who unfortunately cannot attend. I assure Senator Bacik that I have noted the individual concerns that she raised and I will relay them to the Tánaiste. I thank the Senator for giving me the opportunity to discuss the planned repurposing of the training unit place of detention as an older prisoners unit. The training unit is a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Prison Accommodation (30 Mar 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: On the Tánaiste's behalf, I assure the House that the Irish Prison Service and Mountjoy Prison management are working to ensure that prisoners relocating from the training unit are accommodated on regimes that mirror in so far as possible their current ones so that they can continue their rehabilitation and help their eventual reintegration on release from prison custody, which is a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (30 Mar 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I can confirm that an application has been submitted by the organisation referred to by the Deputy under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme. All of the 2,320 applications received will be assessed by officials in my Department over the coming months.  An announcement regarding allocations will be made later this year.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (29 Mar 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: I can confirm that an application has been submitted by the organisation referred to by the Deputy under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme. All of the 2320 applications received under the Programme will be assessed by officials in my Department over the coming months.  An announcement regarding allocations will be made later this year. It is not possible to estimate...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme (29 Mar 2017)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme (LASPP) provides grant aid to local authorities towards the capital costs of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of existing pools.  It should be noted that the maximum possible grant available under the LASPP is €3.8m. There are four stages in the development of a project under the programme, namely Preliminary...