Results 11,861-11,880 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Abbey Theatre. (16 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I have no statutory responsibility for the Abbey, which is operated by the National Theatre Society Limited, a private company limited by guarantee. My Department maintains liaison with the Abbey at various levels, and I have been briefed on recent developments regarding the theatre's finances and financial accounts. State subvention to the Abbey is provided by the Arts Council, which is a...
- Abbey Theatre. (16 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I confirm that I described the governance arrangements at the Abbey as Victorian. The theatre is owned and operated by the National Theatre Society Limited, a private company limited by share capital whose shareholders are the nine members of the board of directors and no fewer than 23 others who are now collectively termed the advisory council. The term "shareholder" when used publicly...
- Abbey Theatre. (16 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I agree fully with Deputy O'Shea's observations. I cannot defend the errors, nor do I seek to do so. My aim is to ensure there is no recurrence of such errors and I feel sure that in placing an official of my Department on the finance committee I am making a positive contribution. In addition, we have asked consultants to examine the procedures which were extant at the Abbey with a view to...
- Sports Capital Programme. (16 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery-funded sports capital programme administered by my Department allocates funding to sporting, voluntary 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 last and the...
- Sports Capital Programme. (16 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I remind Deputy Cowley that Ballycroy field management was allocated a grant of â¬30,000 under the 2002 sports capital programme to help fund the construction of a multi-purpose sports area, clubhouse and installation of floodlighting. The grant was fully paid early in 2004. It applied unsuccessfully under the 2004 programme and I understand it has made a new application under the 2005...
- Sports Capital Programme. (16 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Deputy Ring suggested this morning that I am seen more often in his constituency than in the House. I will be in Ballinrobe next Tuesday night and if I have no winner after the first three races we will drop out and have a look at the place. In any event we will give it consideration.
- Abbey Theatre. (16 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: As I have previously informed the House on a number of occasions, I was authorised by Government to invite expressions of interest by way of public invitation from the private sector in participating, on the basis of a PPP, in the capital redevelopment of the Abbey Theatre in and-or around the vicinity of the site of the existing theatre. With successive proposals for redevelopment of the...
- Abbey Theatre. (16 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I welcome Deputy Deenihan's comments. I hope we will be in a position to go to Government shortly to seek a final decision in this regard. I am grateful to the Office of Public Works and the Dublin Docklands Development Authority for their work. If the site is finally approved I would consider it an appropriate one for what is a great national cultural institution. I have said on many...
- Repatriation of Archives. (16 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: In 1922, the departing British authorities removed considerable quantities of records from the Chief Secretary's Office in Dublin Castle to the Irish Office in London. While some of these records dated back to the mid-19th century, it is believed that most were concerned with the early 20th century. Unfortunately, it is understood that a large portion of the transferred records were destroyed...
- Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Deputy Ring has come down a few steps.
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I am not aware of any appointees to State boards under the auspices of my Department currently disqualified from holding a directorship of a private company.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The total expenditure on courier and postal-packaging services by my Department including expenditure by the National Archives, the National Museum of Ireland and the National Library of Ireland, for the years 2000 to 2004 is as follows: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ Courier Services 21,204.84 42,202.80 75,313.98 59,855.71 65,064.45 Postal Services...
- Written Answers — Authorised Bookmakers Regulation: Authorised Bookmakers Regulation (14 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Horse Racing Ireland and Bord na gCon, the statutory bodies responsible for the horse and greyhound racing industries respectively, are responsible for the control of the operations of authorised bookmakers under the provisions of the Greyhound Industry Acts 1958 and Irish Horseracing Industry Act 1994. As my Department does not have a role in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's inquiry...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (14 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: As I stated in a previous reply on 12 April last, I travelled to London to participate in the St. Patrick's Day celebrations from Saturday, 12 March to Sunday, 13 March. I was accompanied on this trip by my special adviser, my private secretary and my wife. While the Department has yet to be invoiced for all the costs associated with the visit to London, I understand the total cost of the...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (14 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme which is administered by my Department allocates funding to sport clubs and to sports and voluntary 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...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (14 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme which is administered by my Department allocates funding to sports 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 last. The closing...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (14 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sports 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 last. The closing...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (14 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Following a series of meetings last year with representatives of the National Community Games to discuss issues with regard to the hosting of the annual community games finals in Mosney, I approved funding of funding of â¬100,000 towards the renovation of the accommodation at the Mosney holiday centre specifically to ensure that the facilities are of a comfortable standard for use by the...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (14 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I refer the Deputy to my reply to his Parliamentary Question No. 258 of Tuesday 31, May 2005 which sets out the position on Leixlip, Maynooth and Celbridge. The position outlined in the reply continues to apply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Jun 2005)
John O'Donoghue: No costs have been paid from Exchequer funds in respect of commissions, inquiries or tribunals commenced by my Department since its establishment in June 2002.