Results 11,741-11,760 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (28 Sep 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I approved the detailed contract documents, submitted by Kildare County Council, for the Naas swimming pool project in March 2005. Following this approval, Kildare County Council indicated to my Department that it proposed to change the site for the project. My Department understands that the Council expects to be in a position to submit a proposal for the new site within the next few weeks.
- Written Answers — Arts Council: Arts Council (28 Sep 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I have long made clear my view that I regard it as a priority that we achieve an optimal place for the arts in the education system. I am aware that the Arts Council is working closely with the Department of Education and Science in this regard. At this point I have not established a special committee on the arts in education.
- Written Answers — National Aquatic Centre: National Aquatic Centre (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 327 and 346 together. The management of the National Aquatic Centre, NAC, is undertaken by Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited, CSID, a company specifically established under the legislation to manage the Abbotstown project. Its shareholders are the Taoiseach, the Minister for Finance and myself as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism. The chairman...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (30 Jun 2005)
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. Applications for funding under the 2005 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 5 and 6 December 2004. The...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: A grant of â¬200,000 was provisionally allocated to the project in question under the 2003 national lottery-funded sports capital programme administered by my Department. The grant allocation was subject to the terms and conditions of the programme, including the execution of a Deed of Covenant and Charge, which provides, inter alia, for a refund of the grant in the event of the facility not...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: As I indicated in my reply to Question No. 99 of 16 June 2005, I approved the detailed contract documents, submitted by Kildare County Council, for the Naas swimming pool project in March 2005. It is now a matter for the council to further this project by inviting tenders.
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Under the terms of the local authority swimming pool programme, Offaly County Council applied grant aid to refurbish the swimming pools in Clara and Birr, to provide a new pool in Tullamore and to replace the pool in Edenderry. As I indicated in a reply to Parliamentary Question No. 192 by the Deputy on 12 October 2004, the council was asked to identify its priorities concerning the...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (30 Jun 2005)
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. Applications for funding under the 2005 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 5 and 6 December 2004. The...
- Written Answers — National Concert Hall: National Concert Hall (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I refer the Deputy to my oral reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 15 and 22 on 16 June 2005, which outlined details of the extensive consultations and investigations carried out by officials from my Department and the Office of Public Works with a view to identifying a suitable location for a state-of-the-art National Concert Hall in Dublin. The situation remains as outlined in that response.
- Written Answers — Arts Plan: Arts Plan (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I am actively considering the establishment of a high level group to assess the potential involvement of the Government in marketing the Beckett centenary in 2006 in Ireland. Of particular interest to me is the opportunity of any synergies that would exploit educational and-or cultural opportunities. Synergies of this nature were pursued very successfully during the "Bloomsday" centenary...
- Written Answers — National Aquatic Centre: National Aquatic Centre (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: As I have stated in the House previously, the Office of Public Works, at the request of my Department and in consultation with Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited, commissioned Kavanagh, Mansfield & Partners to examine the damage at the National Aquatic Centre and to provide a report. The findings of that report have been taken into consideration in the repair works that have been...
- Written Answers — National Aquatic Centre: National Aquatic Centre (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The contract for the development of the National Aquatic Centre was awarded by Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited to a consortium comprising Rohcon Limited, Dublin Waterworld Limited and Waterworld (UK) Limited. The final account agreed with Rohcon is â¬63,325,294, which is made up of the contract amount of â¬62,090,192 plus change orders of â¬1,235,102. These figures are...
- Written Answers — National Conference Centre: National Conference Centre (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 337 and 339 together. I would refer the Deputies to the text of my reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 37 and 43 on Thursday, 16 June 2005. The position as outlined then remains unchanged.
- Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: My Department does not provide direct funding for festivals and cultural events. The festival and cultural events initiative, a scheme set up some years ago to expand regional tourism through festivals and cultural events by both assisting with the marketing activities of existing festivals as well as promoting new events, is administered by Fáilte Ireland. Information about the funding...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (30 Jun 2005)
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. Applications for funding under the 2005 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 5 and 6 December 2004. The...
- Written Answers — Access to Sporting Facilities: Access to Sporting Facilities (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Funding is available from my Department for sports related projects through the national lottery-funded sports capital programme. This programme allocates funding towards the provision of sporting and recreational facilities 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. No...
- Written Answers — Community Games: Community Games (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Following a series of meetings last year with representatives of the National Community Games to discuss issues relating to the hosting of the annual community games finals in Mosney, I approved funding of â¬100,000 towards the renovation of the accommodation at the Mosney Holiday Centre specifically to ensure that the facilities there were of a comfortable standard for use by the community...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The funding provided for my Department under Vote 35 and the surplus surrendered to the Department of Finance for 2004 is set out in the following table. Year Estimate Surplus Surrendered 2004 â'¬444.4 million â'¬4.9 million The net surplus is derived mainly from savings on subheads B6, tourism product development, C1, sports capital grants, and D5, cultural...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Prior to the enactment of the Official Languages Act 2003, my Department was already meeting the required standards of bilingual practice in areas, for example, such as stationery and in the placing of public advertisements. The costs arising to date in 2005 amount to â¬2,000. My Department was included in the first tranche of public bodies required to produce an Irish language scheme under...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (30 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Under the local authority swimming pool programme administered by my Department, proposals for the provision of a swimming pool in Ballaghaderreen were submitted by Roscommon County Council and Ballaghaderreen and Districts Development Limited. It is a requirement of the programme that projects not being developed directly by a local authority must be submitted through and have the full...