Results 12,101-12,120 of 12,487 for speaker:John O'Donoghue
- Abbey Theatre. (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The short answer is I do. I am reluctant to give timeframes because we were unable, for reasons beyond our control, to announce a new site for the Abbey Theatre during its centenary last year. The Carlton site is subject to a judicial review. There is the possibility of a developer going to the Supreme Court following a recent High Court decision. It is impossible to give a timeframe in...
- Abbey Theatre. (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I do not understand what impact it would have on the legal position. I cannot see how it could change the situation in any way. It might indicate a preference on the part of those polled regarding where they believe the theatre should be located but it would not resolve the legal difficulties because people have property rights under the Constitution, which they have a right to pursue in the...
- Tourism Industry. (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Last year, we had a record number of foreign visitors. Visitor attitude surveys continue to record a high level of satisfaction with the overall visitor experience, although there have been significant declines in satisfaction regarding value for money. The Government, the tourism agencies and the industry, by and large, have been addressing this competitiveness challenge. Actions that...
- Tourism Industry. (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I certainly agree with Deputy Wall that there has been a great deal of very bad publicity that has reflected poorly on the industry at large, especially over the past year or so. Shortly after I entered office, I pointed out that we had a problem with competitiveness and that we would have to address the issue. Various measures to do so have been undertaken since. We now have more special...
- Performing Arts. (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I presume the Deputy is referring to the Tinteán Theatre, Ballybunion, which was awarded grant support totalling â¬825,235 by my Department in 2001. To satisfy the conditions attaching to the grant, the promoters were required to provide evidence that the balance of the capital funding required to complete the project and bring it to operational status was available. That was done in 2002,...
- Performing Arts. (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I accept the facility will be of enormous benefit to the entire Ballybunion region, and I acknowledge the importance of phase 2. In doing so, I must say regarding the possibility of further funding from my Department for phase 1 that I currently do not have any more funds available that might enable me to allocate a further grant to the Tinteán project. However, I hope it will be possible in...
- National Aquatic Centre. (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: During the severe weather conditions experienced in the west Dublin area on New Year's Day 2005, damage was caused to the National Aquatic Centre at Abbotstown. The roof of the 50 metre pool and diving pool and the roof of the leisure water area were both damaged and, in addition, damage occurred to lights and fittings around the complex. This has resulted in the National Aquatic Centre being...
- National Aquatic Centre. (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I am not aware of any issue regarding compensating underbidders. With regard to the actual repairs to the facility, CSID's first priority was to make the building safe and that work, together with the weather proofing, was undertaken straight away. At that point Kavanagh Mansfield & Partners, Consulting Structural and Civil Engineers, were commissioned to provide an independent report to...
- National Aquatic Centre. (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I reiterate that I want to see the National Aquatic Centre reopen at the earliest possible date. Although I fully understand the frustration of the staff and the general public, including members of facility clubs, at the continued closure of the centre, the alternative scenario, that of opening the centre while there was a risk to people using the facilities, is not an option that anybody...
- Tourism Industry. (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The importance of tourism as an instrument of national and regional development has been recognised by the Government for a long time. The need to achieve as wide as possible a distribution of visitor numbers throughout the regions, with an associated spread of tourism revenue, is similarly recognised as a major objective and challenge in tourism policy. Various factors have conspired to...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (9 Mar 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 (9 Mar 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 Staff: Departmental Staff (9 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 to 204, inclusive, together. The principal mechanism for the assignment of functions to civil servants is the Public Service Management Act 1997. Assignments of responsibility have been made by the Secretary General in my Department under section 9 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. The assignments, which were updated most recently in 2004, have...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (9 Mar 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 6 and 7 December last. The...
- Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 269 to 272, inclusive, together. I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question No. 82 of Thursday 17 February 2005.
- Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The Heritage Fund Act, which was enabled in 2001, established a fund with an overall limit of â¬12.697 million over the five-year period 2001 to 2005. The balance in the fund is â¬5,333,423. The Act does not permit the use of heritage fund moneys for conservation works and therefore, the conservation of the Asgard is not eligible for assistance therefrom.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Full details of my itinerary for the celebrations surrounding St. Patrick's Day are being finalised. However, as I outlined in my reply last week to the Deputy, the main elements of my programme include a visit to London to participate at the St. Patrick's Day festival which commences on 13 March. This festival, which includes a major parade, has become a highlight in the London calendar over...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Horse Racing Ireland, HRI, was established as the statutory body with responsibility for the horseracing industry under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. Under the terms of the Horse Racing Ireland (Membership) Act 2001, which amended the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001, the members of the board of HRI, which consists of a chairman and 13 ordinary members, are appointed by the...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: A grant of â¬20,000 was allocated to the organisation in question under the 2003 national lottery funded sports capital programme administered by my Department. The grant was in respect of the provision of a viewing balcony at the sports complex concerned and, following the receipt of the required documentation, was paid in full in September 2004. The organisation did not submit an...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: There are currently seven staff employed in my private office. These consist of one special adviser at principal officer level, one private secretary at higher executive officer level, one personal assistant at higher executive officer level, two executive officers and two clerical officers. There are currently 6.2 staff employed in my constituency office. These are two executive officers,...