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Written Answers — National Sports Venue: National Sports Venue (26 Jan 2005)

John O'Donoghue: I have no plans to designate Tolka Park, Richmond Road, Dublin, which is leased at present to Shelbourne Football Club, as a national sports venue. I do not intend, therefore, to investigate the legal side of this issue.

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (26 Jan 2005)

John O'Donoghue: The funding available to my Department for expenditure on sport, of which voluntarism is the backbone, comprises funding to the Irish Sports Council, which provides funding of a current nature in respect of programmes and activities and schemes of grants operated by my Department towards the provision of sporting facilities. Although the exact nature of the activity in respect of which...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Funding: Sports Capital Funding (26 Jan 2005)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 498 and 501 together. In January 2004 I met representatives of the Irish Cricket Union, ICU, which is the national governing body for cricket in Ireland. At this meeting the ICU outlined its plans for hosting the prestigious International Cricket Council, ICC, trophy in 2005. This tournament will involve 12 international teams competing for five qualifying...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (26 Jan 2005)

John O'Donoghue: Limerick County Council has applied for grant-aid under the local authority swimming pool programme to replace the existing outdoor pool in Askeaton with an indoor swimming pool. This proposal is one of a number of projects that are under consideration in my Department at contract document stage of the programme.

Written Answers — Greyhound Racing Industry: Greyhound Racing Industry (26 Jan 2005)

John O'Donoghue: Under the provisions of the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, Bord na gCon is the statutory agency responsible for the promotion and development of greyhound racing in Ireland. Section 16(1)(a) of the Act provides that Bord na gCon may apply its funds for "the payment of expenses incurred by it in the exercise and performance of its powers and duties under the Act". Integrity costs are included in...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (26 Jan 2005)

John O'Donoghue: The proposal to replace the existing swimming pool in Thurles is one of a number of swimming pool projects within the local authority swimming pool programme under consideration in my Department. There are four stages in the swimming pool development process — preliminary report, contract document, tender approval and construction. The Thurles project is at contract document stage. The...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (26 Jan 2005)

John O'Donoghue: The Freedom of Information Act applies to all State, semi-State, State-sponsored and statutory bodies directly under the aegis of my Department. Tourism Ireland Limited is a North-South co-operation body accountable to the North-South Ministerial Council and, as is the case with the six North-South implementation bodies established under the Good Friday Agreement, the Freedom of Information...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (26 Jan 2005)

John O'Donoghue: The proposal to replace Naas swimming pool is one of a number of swimming pool projects within the local authority swimming pool programme under consideration in my Department. There are four stages in the swimming pool development process — preliminary report, contract document, tender approval and construction. The Naas project is at contract document stage. The question of this project...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (26 Jan 2005)

John O'Donoghue: The proposal to refurbish Portarlington swimming pool is one of a number of swimming pool projects within the local authority swimming pool programme under consideration in my Department. There are four stages in the swimming pool development process — preliminary report, contract document, tender approval and construction. The Portarlington project is at contract document stage. The...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (26 Jan 2005)

John O'Donoghue: The following persons were newly appointed to the Irish Film Board with effect from 17 January 2005 until January 2009: Mr. James Morris, Chair, Ms Lesley McKimm, Mr. Kevin Moriarty, Mr. Tristan Orpen Lynch and Ms Kirsten Sheridan. These appointments were made in accordance with the procedures set out in the Irish Film Board Act 1980. The following persons were re-appointed to serve on the...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (23 Nov 2004)

John O'Donoghue: Tourism Ireland has not received funding from the EU.

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (23 Nov 2004)

John O'Donoghue: The allocation of funding on a multi-annual basis is not compatible with the existing Estimates system, which operates on an annual cycle. It is, therefore, not possible to provide funding on the basis suggested by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Film Industry Development: Film Industry Development (23 Nov 2004)

John O'Donoghue: Television production and advertising fall outside of my remit. With regard to film production, I and my officials maintain contact with the industry at a number of levels, of which formal meetings are only a small part. I formally met Screen Producers Ireland, formerly known as Film Makers Ireland, on two occasions and am scheduled to meet with it again in January 2005. I and my officials...

Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)

John O'Donoghue: I welcome the opportunity of discussing the very important matter of sports facilities. All of us here today have experienced an incredible sense of pride and achievement at Ireland's many international successes in various sporting activities. Visitors to this country often remark on the intense and widespread interest in sporting events at international, national and local level, not least...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Nov 2004)

John O'Donoghue: My Department has a dedicated internal audit unit which acts as an appraiser of the adequacy, application and effectiveness of the systems of internal financial control in place. There are three officials working in the unit, none of whom has a professional accountancy qualification. The accounting officer, who has overall responsibility for ensuring the effectiveness of the system of...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (2 Nov 2004)

John O'Donoghue: A grant of €20,000 was provisionally allocated to the group in question under my Department's 2004 sports capital programme. Approval of grants under that programme is subject to recipients meeting the terms and conditions of the programme. The group was advised in June 2004 of the conditions to be met and the documentation required by my Department to approve and pay the grant. While the...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (2 Nov 2004)

John O'Donoghue: My Department is not involved in providing advice to persons wishing to start a GAA club at adult and junior level. Any such group of persons should contact the headquarters or the relevant county board of the GAA for guidelines and advice on how to proceed. The national lottery-funded sports capital programme administered by my Department allocates funding to sporting and community...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (2 Nov 2004)

John O'Donoghue: According to the latest figures available from the central application facility, there have been 83 applications for decentralisation to Fáilte Ireland, which is proposed for relocation to Mallow, County Cork. Of the applications, ten are from officers serving in Dublin and the remainder from officers serving in provincial locations. I will not be in a position to state when the transfers...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (19 Oct 2004)

John O'Donoghue: As the Deputy is aware, the Irish Sports Council is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including initiatives to promote sport in local areas. The provision in funding for the Irish Sports Council in the 2004 Estimates is more than €30 million, in comparison with just over €13 million in 2000. The Programme for Prosperity and Fairness committed the...

Written Answers — Museum Projects: Museum Projects (19 Oct 2004)

John O'Donoghue: The historic vessel, the Asgard, by arrangement with the National Museum of Ireland, is in safe keeping at John's Road, Inchicore, under the care of the Office of Public Works. The vessel is an archaeological object as defined by the National Monuments Act 1930 as amended by the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994 and, as such, my Department takes responsibility for its preservation. The...