Results 7,241-7,260 of 15,805 for speaker:Michael Ring
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90, 110, 115, 129, 138, 139, 143, 155, 711, 715 and 726 together.
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Michael Ring: My Department has received more than 2,150 applications for funding under the 2012 sports capital programme. A county-by-county breakdown of the applications received and the amounts of funding sought will be circulated with the Official Report. These figures are subject to minor amendment as assessments are undertaken. Departmental officials have started processing all applications...
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Michael Ring: There are 44 applications for funding worth â¬3,046,252 in the Deputy's county of Carlow. My officials and I are drawing up the guidelines on how we will deal with the applications. We want to see whether there are big or small applications, and when they have been assessed, we will draw up the guidelines on how the funding is to be spent. I would like to provide some figures to dampen...
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Michael Ring: There are 77 applications in from Kildare that are worth â¬8,715,000.
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Michael Ring: I want to see shared facilities. With resources so scarce, we will be looking to have shared facilities and participation where people will actually be taking part. Deputy Deering asked a question about the swimming pool scheme last year. We are looking at other ways and means of dealing with it. Deputy Lawlor's question on applications has been put to me before, and it is something the...
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Michael Ring: Shared facilities will be the big issue because resources are so scarce at present. If the Deputy thinks he has problems in Kildare, I will tell him what is happening in Mayo, as I was expecting someone to ask me that question. Mayo has applications for 114 projects worth â¬15.745 million, so they will be looking for 50% of the pot. What can I do? We all have problems. I want to dampen...
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Michael Ring: -----as fairly as possible. I do not want expectations to be raised. I know there are Deputies who are already showing the list and asking people to make applications. That is one of the things that happened during this round. I am disappointed that people were brought to public meetings, encouraged to make applications and encouraged to contact and put pressure on their TDs. We have...
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Michael Ring: With regard to the Deputy's area, Cork has 217 applications worth â¬21,083,163. Within the Department, we are at present looking to find other ways to assist sporting organisations. The Deputy is correct with regard to the local authority schemes last year. I want to put this on the record very clearly for the two major newspapers in this country. I was criticised in regard to Mayo...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (27 Jun 2012)
Michael Ring: The current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme closed on 31 July 2000. There are 58 projects in this round of which 12 remain. My priority is to see the remaining projects completed. My Department has consulted with the local authorities and in the current economic climate there is little or no demand for new pools. However there is a demand for refurbishment of old pools...
- Road Safety (27 Jun 2012)
Michael Ring: The Minister, Deputy Varadkar, has asked me to apologise for his failure to be present for this debate. On his behalf and on my behalf, I thank Deputy Broughan for raising this important issue. Safety on our roads affects all of our lives. It is vital that every effort is made by everyone involved to ensure our roads are as safe as we can possibly make them. The reduction in the number of...
- Road Safety (27 Jun 2012)
Michael Ring: I am the Minister of State with responsibility for sport and tourism and have full responsibility for sport. I wish to put that on the record, as I did yesterday. I do not mind accepting help-----
- Road Safety (27 Jun 2012)
Michael Ring: The Deputy raised some very serious issues, as I stated in my response. There is a steering group in the Department which is looking at these and talking to all stakeholders. I will ask that group to report to the Deputy and to talk to the Minister for Justice and Equality. The Departments of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Justice and Equality are interlinked and they must deal with this...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (26 Jun 2012)
Michael Ring: My Department has received over 2,100 applications for funding under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme. The process of inputting paper based hard copy applications into the Sports Capital Programme database is on-going. Until this process is completed, it is not possible to provide definitive figures for the exact number of applications received or the exact amount of funding sought for the...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (26 Jun 2012)
Michael Ring: The Sports Capital Programme is the main channel of Government support for developing sports facilities and purchasing sports equipment for sports clubs and organisations across Ireland. The 2012 round of the SCP was advertised in March 2012. By the closing date at the start of June, over 2,150 applications for funding had been received. The organisation referred to by the Deputy did not...
- Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2012)
Michael Ring: I did not raise it, and I am the Minister for sport.
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (21 Jun 2012)
Michael Ring: My Department has received over 2,000 applications for funding under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme. The process of inputting paper based hard copy applications into the Sports Capital Programme database is on-going. However, until this process is completed, it is not possible to provide definitive figures for the exact number of applications received or the exact amount of funding...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (19 Jun 2012)
Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 724 to 727, inclusive, 735 and 743 together. My Department has received over 2,000 applications for funding under the 2012 sports capital programme. The process of inputting paper based hard copy applications into the sports capital programme database is ongoing. However, until this process is completed, it is not possible to provide definitive figures for...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (12 Jun 2012)
Michael Ring: The 2012 Sports Capital Programme is now closed. The closing date for online applications was 5pm on Friday 1st June 2012. Any organisation that applied under the Programme should receive an acknowledgement of their application before the end of July 2012. Departmental officials have started processing all applications received. This process will take some time, due to the volume of...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Jun 2012)
Michael Ring: The Sports Capital Programme is the Government's primary vehicle for supporting the development of sports facilities and the purchase of sports equipment. The goal of the Programme is to increase participation in sport and to improve standards of performance by assisting in the development of sports facilities at national, regional and local level, thereby contributing to healthier...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Jun 2012)
Michael Ring: I presume that the Deputy is referring to allocations under the Sports Capital Programme. The Department does not compile such information on a constituency basis. Such information is only held on a county basis. Information on all allocations to organisations in Dublin are available on the Department's website www.dttas.ie . No new allocations have been made to organisations in Dublin...