Results 11,901-11,920 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (24 May 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 last. The...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (24 May 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 last. The...
- Written Answers — Horseracing Industry: Horseracing Industry (24 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act of 2001, Horse Racing Ireland, HRI, was established as the statutory body with responsibility for the horseracing industry. The general functions of HRI include the development and promotion of the Irish horse racing industry, including the development of authorised racecourses and the making of grants, loans and other disbursements to authorised...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (24 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The question of re-opening the programme will be considered following an expenditure review of the programme which is being carried out by my Department and which is expected to be completed later this year. The review is examining issues such as how the programme has worked to date, the benefits which have accrued to the areas where pools have been built and what amendments, if any, are...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (24 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: All programmes and schemes administered by my Department under which funding is provided to arts and sports groups are aimed at achieving overall policy objectives which underpin my Department's mission and high level goals as set out in its statement of strategy. These are reflected in the specific terms and conditions laid down in each case. Draw-down of funding in all cases is subject to...
- Order of Business (Resumed). (24 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: That rumour was around last year.
- Standards in Public Office. (24 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: It is a kind of "No, no".
- Standards in Public Office. (24 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: It is "No, no".
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (18 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The closing date for receipt of applications under the current round of the local authority swimming pool programme was 31 July 2000, and the priority up to now has been to support the 55 projects submitted for consideration. Of these 55 projects, 25 have been allocated grant aid, with 15 completed and ten at construction stage. The remaining 30 projects are at various stages in the process,...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (18 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: My Department provides direct funding to projects under the sports capital programme, the local authority swimming pools programme and the ACCESS scheme. It does not provide direct funding to tourism projects. From January 2004 to date, over â¬95 million has been provided under the sports capital programme, over â¬18 million under the local authority swimming pools programme and over â¬8...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (17 May 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 last. The...
- Written Answers — Departmental Charges: Departmental Charges (17 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: There are three agencies under the aegis of my Department that either charge or have the right to charge fees. These are Fáilte Ireland, the National Concert Hall and the National Gallery. I am satisfied that there is a legal basis for any such charges.
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (17 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Since the establishment of my Department in June 2002 no assets worth more than â¬100,000 have been sold by my Department.
- Written Answers — Fáilte Ireland: Fáilte Ireland (17 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I understand that in accordance with the terms of the verification process in place under Sustaining Progress the chief executive of Fáilte Ireland has decided that he is not a position at this point in time to recommend payment of the benchmarking and general round payments to certain staff in the organisation which fall due for payment from 1 June 2005. This is on the basis that he does...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (17 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: My Department does not own any land or buildings and consequently did not dispose of any such assets since its establishment in June 2002. Some assets such as office machinery, furniture and fittings which had a nominal book value or were fully depreciated have been disposed of during this period. These were accounted for as appropriate in my Department's annual appropriation accounts.
- Written Answers — National Aquatic Centre: National Aquatic Centre (12 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113 and 114 together. An independent report on the damage to the National Aquatic Centre was commissioned by the Office of Public Works, at the request of my Department and in consultation with Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited, CSID. The report was prepared by Kavanagh Mansfield and Partners, Consulting Structural and Civil Engineers. There are...
- Written Answers — Fairtrade Products: Fairtrade Products (12 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I am aware of the Fairtrade campaign for securing fair deals for small producers of tea, coffee, fruit etc. in Third World countries through raising consumer awareness. However, as my Department has no canteen facilities of its own, the scope to source such products does not arise.
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (12 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The statutory agencies under the aegis of my Department are as follows: The Arts Council; The Irish Film Board; The Irish Sports Council; The National Museum of Ireland; The National Library of Ireland; Fáilte Ireland; The Irish Sports Council; Horse Racing Ireland; and Bord na gCon. There are currently no vacancies on the boards of these agencies.
- Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (10 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67, 82 and 111 together. The year 2004 saw a record number of visitors to our shores, with overseas visitor numbers up over 3%. Numbers were up but revenue growth was soft, resulting in increased pressure on yields for tourism operators. The international tourism marketplace is challenging and is likely to become even more so. If we are to secure future...
- Written Answers — Athens Olympics Review: Athens Olympics Review (10 May 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 and 76 together. In July 2004, the Irish Sports Council in conjunction with the Olympic Council of Ireland and the Paralympic Council of Ireland commissioned the Athens review to produce an objective assessment of the preparation and performance of the Irish teams at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Athens 2004. The review was to identify the strengths...