Results 11,401-11,420 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (1 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The information sought by the Deputy about the Department is set out hereunder: Consultancy Purpose Value (VAT Included) Completed/Ongoing ⬠Mahon O'Neill, 33 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2 PR work â National media campaign across print and broadcast media in relation to the 1901/1911 Digitisation Project at the National Archives 6,331.32 Initiated and...
- Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I do not believe the Deputy will be giving any help with that any day soon.
- Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The Deputy was there before.
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (31 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 386 together. The national lottery-funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the funding allocated...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (31 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: As I indicated to the Deputy in my reply to Questions Nos. 397 and 272 of 8 November and 13 December 2005, respectively, I approved the tender and grant-aid of â¬3.8 million for the Monaghan pool project in January 2005. This approval allowed the council to finalise the legal formalities with the contractor so that work could begin on the project. Construction of the pool is under way with a...
- Written Answers — Tourism Revenue: Tourism Revenue (31 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: Outbound tourism in the last three years has grown at a higher rate than inbound tourism. In 2003, expenditure by Irish residents travelling abroad â at â¬4.16 billion â marginally exceeded tourism and travel earnings from visitors to Ireland â at â¬4.06 billion â for the first time. This trend has continued in 2004 and 2005 where the last third quarter figures show a net outflow of...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (31 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: As I indicated to the Deputy in my reply to Question No. 133 on 1 December 2005, I approved the detailed contract documents, submitted by Kildare County Council, for the proposed swimming pool in Naas in March 2005. Subsequent to this approval, however, Kildare County Council indicated to my Department that it proposed to change the site for the project. On 15 November, the council provided...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (31 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: My Department, with the exception of the National Archives, will be transferring to Killarney under the Government's decentralisation programme. The number of applications received under the central applications facility, CAF, for approximately 130 posts exceeds the numbers required for most of the grades. Eleven members of staff currently working in my Department have indicated that they...
- Written Answers — Transport Plan: Transport Plan (26 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9, 10, 19, 22, 23, 28, 35 and 76 together. I refer the Deputies to my response to Priority Question No. 5 of today in which I set out the policy and programme measures in place to achieve a wider spread of tourism business. As the Deputies are aware, the Minister for Transport has primary responsibility for the Transport 21 initiative. Its launch in November...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (26 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery-funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. The closing date for applications under the 2006 sports capital programme was Friday last, with in excess of 1,300 applications being...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (26 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12 and 70 together. The priority under the local authority swimming pool programme, which is administered by my Department, is to continue to support those projects remaining to be completed under the current programme, where the deadline for submission of applications was 31 July 2000. Of the 56 projects being dealt with, 31 have been grant aided, of which 18...
- Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (26 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: International comparisons are far less simple than initially appears to be the case. Approaches to what is classified as "arts" spend can differ quite dramatically from one jurisdiction and context to another, for example. It must also be said that jurisdictions with very high spending across the board also tend to have very high tax rates, and the latter is something that we do not have...
- Written Answers — Price Increases: Price Increases (26 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I refer the Deputy to the text of my detailed reply on this matter to Question No. 5 on 13 October 2005 and further reply to Question No. 27 on 17 November 2005. I am aware of concerns being expressed by some about the risk of excessive prices being charged by certain elements of the Irish tourism and hospitality industry in the context of the Ryder Cup 2006. However, as I have previously...
- Written Answers — Tourism Policy: Tourism Policy (26 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The nature of the tourism mandate is such that there are a number of important strategic results areas that require other Departments and agencies to deliver on Government policy. One of the key cross-cutting issues is the pursuit of an environmental policy that accommodates the sensitive development and expansion of tourism, with opportunities for the development of rural tourism and the...
- Written Answers — National Concert Hall: National Concert Hall (26 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Deputy Kenny's Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 17 November 2005. I am pleased to be in a position to say that the Government has approved, in principle, the development of a new national concert hall on a public private partnership basis. A provision of â¬42 million has been included in the 2006-2010 capital envelope of my Department for site purchase. The...
- Written Answers — National Conference Centre: National Conference Centre (26 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 18 and 31 together. On 17 November last, I informed the House that, following approval by the Government, I had the previous day announced that Spencer Dock international conference centre consortium was being invited to become the provisional preferred tenderer for the provision of a national conference centre in Dublin. The decision had been taken by the...
- Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (26 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 20 and 77 together. The increased prosperity of Irish residents in recent years coupled with the greatly improved access to foreign tourist destinations has undoubtedly led to sustained growth in the overseas holiday market. Irish consumers have more choice than ever before. They are generally taking more than one holiday a year, although the evidence suggests...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (26 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery-funded 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. This means that the project must...
- Written Answers — Stadium Development: Stadium Development (26 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 24, 30 and 32 together. As the House is aware, in January 2004 the Government agreed to provide funding of â¬191million to the joint IRFU-FAI project for the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road stadium. The new design for the stadium, which I was very pleased to launch on Monday 17 October 2005, has been created in consultation with the different stakeholder...
- Written Answers — Theatre Relocation: Theatre Relocation (26 Jan 2006)
John O'Donoghue: In December of last year the Government approved the redevelopment of the Abbey Theatre at George's Dock and agreed that my Department, in conjunction with the Minister for Finance, the Office of Public Works and the National Development Finance Agency would examine possible PPP procurement models. An examination of the possible PPP procurement models is currently being undertaken and I will...