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Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Martin Cullen: -----a fact that has escaped Deputies Gilmore and Kenny. They got no mandate two years ago-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Martin Cullen: -----to stand on this side of the House. They can go out and earn it, but I will tell the Deputies something.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Martin Cullen: They will wait three years to get it because this Government and I are imbued by the challenge lying ahead of us. When I am challenged most in my life is when I will stand up most. This is the time. To listen to Deputy Coveney suggest we were great to stay here in the good times, but should run away because there is a challenge in front of us, is utter nonsense and rubbish.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Martin Cullen: It is not what Fianna Fáil is made of and it is not what politicians that I stood for and stand for are made of. One believes in what one is doing or one does not. I believe in what we have achieved, the adjustments we made and what we will achieve over the next three years. I will guarantee one thing. If Fine Gael thinks, based on the policies it has espoused to date - which are...

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Martin Cullen: It has no chance. After the next election-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Martin Cullen: -----when we are back in this House and Fianna Fáil is back is office again, one will look at the white faces which will be on the other side of the House. I am giving them the reasons.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Martin Cullen: I am trying to help them and tell them what they need to do to be credible to form a Government.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Martin Cullen: They do not have the policies or the credibility to do it.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Martin Cullen: I did not use a script.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Martin Cullen: Not at all.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Martin Cullen: Deputy Neville would be surprised at what I know. He should not say that because he is wrong.

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (28 May 2009)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 153 together. Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department, funding is allocated towards the provision of sports facilities at national, regional and local level. Over 7,400 projects providing a range of essential sports facilities have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998 bringing the total allocation in...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (27 May 2009)

Martin Cullen: My Department does not provide grants to specific performing art practitioners as described by the Deputy. Funding decisions including bursaries are a matter for the Arts Council.

Written Answers — Sports Capital Funding: Sports Capital Funding (26 May 2009)

Martin Cullen: An unsuccessful application was made by Dublin City Council under the 2008 programme for a facility used by the club in question at Marino Park. No decision has been taken about the timing of future rounds of the Programme.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 May 2009)

Martin Cullen: The Department does not provide funding for the specific purpose of tackling problematic alcohol and illegal drug use. The Department's various funding schemes and programmes, particularly in the sports and arts sectors, may contribute to this goal indirectly by encouraging healthy lifestyles through sport and recreation and promoting personal and social development. For example the Code of...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Funding: Sports Capital Funding (26 May 2009)

Martin Cullen: Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. Since 1998, over €725 million has been allocated to over 7,400 projects across the country. Applications for funding under the 2008 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Funding: Sports Capital Funding (26 May 2009)

Martin Cullen: Grant allocations are subject to the terms and conditions of the Sports Capital Programme, which include, for allocations above certain specified thresholds, the execution of a deed of covenant and charge. This places a charge on the grantee's title to the property and is intended to protect the taxpayer's investment by ensuring that the facility remains in sporting use for at least 15...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Funding: Sports Capital Funding (26 May 2009)

Martin Cullen: The organisation in question has been allocated €476,184 under the programme since 1998 - €76,184 in 1999, €200,000 in 2002 and €200,000 in 2006. Both the 1999 and 2002 grants have been drawn down in full. Grant allocations are subject to the terms and conditions of the Programme, which include, for allocations above certain specified thresholds, the execution of a deed of covenant...

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (26 May 2009)

Martin Cullen: After six years of successive growth culminating in a record high in 2007, overseas visitor numbers declined slightly (2.2%) in 2008 to 7,839,000. In revenue terms overseas visitors generated an estimated €4.8 billion in revenue (including carrier receipts and cross-border expenditure) which was a reduction of 2.46% on the record expenditure generated in 2007. This resilient performance...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (21 May 2009)

Martin Cullen: Satisfactory legal documentation in respect of the grants in question was received today by my Department and will be processed in the normal manner. The club in question was provisionally allocated €175,000 under the Sports Capital Programme in 2006 for dressing rooms only. The guidelines, terms and conditions for the programme specify that the Department will pay grants in stages as an...