Results 1,161-1,180 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: I am simply outlining the position to the Deputy.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: I wish it was different.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: There must be a point——

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: That has not been the case for a long time.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: If one considers the overall contribution from the national lottery, it is significantly greater than that.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: I would be delighted if the moneys from the national lottery were abrogated, if that is the correct term, to sport, to my Department.

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: I am simply clarifying for the Deputy——

Sports Capital Programme. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: ——the money goes to the central Exchequer.

Arts Funding. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: As the Deputy will be aware, under measures introduced in the 2009 budget, all Departments and State agencies are to achieve a range of reductions and savings in 2009, both on pay and non-pay expenditure, and the Arts Council is no exception. These include a 3% reduction in the level of its 2008 pay bill, while also meeting the cost of the recently negotiated second pay agreement under...

Arts Funding. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: It is nothing like that.

Arts Funding. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: I do not accept what the Deputy said and she would not expect me to. There should not be any effect on organisations throughout the country. It has been made clear to the Arts Council that the administrative reduction of 3% in its budget should come from within its own staffing and administrative requirements, which are substantial. That might be difficult in these times but we all face...

Arts Funding. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy should not believe everything she reads in the newspapers.

Arts Funding. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: Deputy Mitchell well knows that last point is utterly incorrect and I do not accept it. The allocation to the Arts Council in 2002 was €47.6 million.

Arts Funding. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: Deputy Mitchell made a comment and I am replying to it. The allocation next year is €75.708 million. That is a huge budget by any standard involving substantial funds. I expect to be in a position to make the announcements with regard to the Arts Council shortly.

National Sports Campus. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: Following the completion of the move by the FAI to the former State Laboratory building at Abbotstown last year, work has been advanced on providing a headquarters for the Irish Institute of Sport. That involves refurbishing an existing building on the Abbotstown site. Construction is expected to commence before the end of the year and the Irish Institute of Sport is expected to move into...

National Sports Campus. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: That is correct.

National Sports Campus. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: The athletes would be disappointed with the Deputy's comment on the lack of success at the Olympics.

National Sports Campus. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: There were a number of successes in terms of best achievements and best times achieved and we won a silver medal and two bronze medals, albeit in one sport, namely, boxing. Nevertheless, one can never be prescriptive about the sport in which one would like to win medals. We did win medals and I hope we will win more in 2012, as I am sure does the Deputy. Everybody is discounting the cost of...

National Sports Campus. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: It is unlikely it will be possible to spend the full €160 million in the next three years. I do not want to see the project abandoned. It is too central to the development of sport in this country and the ability to attract many different nations here prior to the 2012 Olympic Games. The Australians have already made inquiries about the National Aquatic Centre. They have seen it and...

Tourism Industry. (19 Nov 2008)

Martin Cullen: The total allocation for tourism services announced in budget 2009 is €161 million. The maintenance of this significant allocation for tourism services in 2009 reflects the Government's continuing commitment to the development of tourism. Although there will be marginal reductions in the budgets of the principal tourism agencies, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, these should be...