Results 10,721-10,740 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: My Department is responsible for the administration of three major grant programmes â the Sports Capital Programme, the Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Scheme (ACCESS) and the Local Authority Swimming Pools Programme. Of these the first two programmes attract a significant number of applications from non-governmental agencies and organisations. All unsuccessful applicants receive a...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme allocates funding to sporting and to voluntary and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. All applications received under the programme are assessed on an individual basis by my Department in accordance with a detailed set of assessment criteria...
- Written Answers — Sports Facilities: Sports Facilities (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations and, in certain circumstances, schools and colleges, throughout the country. Projects must be of a capital nature and be directly related to the provision of sporting and physical recreation facilities. Applications to the programme from primary and post-primary...
- Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The ACCESS Scheme, which ran from 2001, allocated capital grants of â¬45.71m for the development of 44 arts and cultural facilities around the country. ACCESS was a follow on to the CDIS programme that ran from 1994 to 1999 and under which some â¬26 million was allocated to 38 projects. In the coming weeks I will announce details of a scheme to succeed ACCESS. Once details are announced,...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 336 and 344 together. The national lottery funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, is the primary means of providing capital funding for sports facilities to clubs and voluntary and community organisations in every county throughout the country. The Programme is advertised on an annual basis. Since 1998, the Government has...
- Written Answers — Film Industry Development: Film Industry Development (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 337 and 339 together. The promotion of film making in the State is primarily a matter for the Irish Film Board, an independent statutory agency under the aegis of my Department. Funding provided by my Department to the Board since 1996 was as follows: Year â¬m 2006 17.126 2005 15.95 2004 11.846 2003 10.768 2002 12.265 2001...
- Written Answers — National Stadium: National Stadium (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited, the company charged with developing the Sports Campus project, have drawn up a detailed proposal for the development of the sports campus at Abbotstown in a series of phases. Planning work for Phase One of the Development Control Plan is already underway and will provide a National Field Sports training centre, catering for rugby, soccer, Gaelic...
- Written Answers — Arts Policy: Arts Policy (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I wish to refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 92 and 93 on 31st May 2006.
- Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Responsibility for marketing the island of Ireland overseas as a tourism destination rests with Tourism Ireland Limited. Tourism Ireland is a North-South body, established under the Good Friday Agreement. It is jointly funded by the Irish and British Exchequers â to the sum of â¬64m this year. Significant additional resources were secured for Tourism Ireland in 2005 and again this year, to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: In relation to the budgetary allocations for bodies and agencies under the aegis of the Department, this information can be found in the Department's published Estimates and the associated agency statements. With regard to the budgetary allocation for any task forces or similar groups established by my Department, the membership of such groups is normally drawn from relevant Departments,...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: A total of 12 chairpersons of state bodies under the aegis of my Department are affected at present by the increases referred to by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: A number of task forces and similar groups have been created in my Department since its establishment in 2002 and details in respect of the more important such groups are set out as follows. 1. Name of Task force: Working Group on the National Stadium Function: To make a recommendation to the Government regarding the size, cost, design and specification of a National Stadium Membership: It...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The total cost for advertising since the establishment of my Department in June 2002, including advertising by the Cultural Institutions, was as follows. ⬠June-December 2002 186,797 2003 393,352 2004 392,178 2005 200,824 2006 to date 31,449 In addition my Department spent â¬67,760 earlier this year on an Educational Pack for the Beckett Centenary Festival of a box set...
- State Boards. (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together.
- State Boards. (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: In assenting at its meeting on 4 July to the publication of the Dalton report, the Government also approved my proposals for the implementation of the main recommendations made by Mr. Dalton. These address, inter alia, the need for the creation of an independent doping control structure for the regulation of greyhound racing; a comprehensive review of existing legislation governing the...
- State Boards. (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Yes, I believe that due process was administered. In so far as I was concerned, I followed up on my promises to the letter all the way from the time when Mr. Dalton was first appointed to the date when the report was published. I repeat that neither I nor my departmental officials were responsible for any leak, anywhere, at any time.
- State Boards. (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I do not know.
- State Boards. (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: How in the name of goodness could I possibly know who leaked it?
- State Boards. (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy is asking the wrong person.
- State Boards. (6 Jul 2006)
John O'Donoghue: If Deputy Deenihan wants to call for an inquiry, that is his business. I am afraid, however, that I must be practical about it. I know very well from past experience that an inquiry would not get us too far. In any event, I followed due process from the moment that Mr. Dalton was appointed right to the day the document was published. There can be no question but that neither I nor my...