Results 1,401-1,420 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen
- Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1091 to 1113, inclusive, together. The five-year programme for Government includes a series of commitments, in respect of sport, for achievement in the period to 2012. I am pleased to say that action is being taken in a progressive and gradual manner in these areas to ensure these targets are met in the lifetime of the Government. A comprehensive statement is...
- Written Answers — Arts Plan: Arts Plan (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1114 to 1139, inclusive, together. The five-year programme for Government includes a series of commitments which relate to the responsibilities of my Department and its Agencies for achievement in the period up to 2012. I am pleased to say that action is being taken in a progressive and gradual manner in these areas to ensure these targets are met in the...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: The Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations and, in certain circumstances to schools and colleges, throughout the country. It is the main vehicle for development of sports facilities at local, regional and national level throughout the country. Under the Programme priority is given to the needs of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: There were no vehicles acquired by this Department over the last three years either through purchasing or leasing. The vehicles used by Ministers in the Department over that period were acquired by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: Letters have issued to each of this year's unsuccessful applicants, including the one in question, setting out the reasons why they were not awarded a grant. As that letter pointed out, given the level of demand for funding and the amount of funding available under the Programme, it is not possible for my Department to allocate grants to every applicant. In this particular instance, the club...
- Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: Since its establishment in June 2002, the Department, including the National Archives, has not awarded any contract to the company in question. In respect of the agencies under the aegis of the Department the placing of contracts is a matter for the agencies themselves.
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: Letters have issued to each of this year's unsuccessful applicants, including the one in question, setting out the reasons why they were not awarded a grant. As that letter pointed out, given the level of demand for funding and the amount of funding available under the Programme, it is not possible for my Department to allocate grants to every applicant. In this instance, the club did not...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: Letters have issued to each of this year's unsuccessful applicants, including the one in question, setting out the reasons why they were not awarded a grant. As that letter pointed out, given the level of demand for funding and the amount of funding available under the Programme, it is not possible for my Department to allocate grants to every applicant. In this instance, the club did not...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department, funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. Applications for funding under the 2008 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on 13th and 14th of January and the deadline for receipt of applications was 29th February for...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: No member of staff of the Department attended the conference referred to by the Deputy. The attendance by staff of the agencies under the aegis of the Department at conferences is a day to day matter for the bodies themselves.
- Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: The IT Network of the Department is part of the Government Virtual Private Network (VPN) and, as such, is initially protected against intrusion by the VPN firewall. Beyond this level, the network is also protected by the Department's own firewall system. The traffic that is allowed through the firewall is further filtered for so-called 'spam' and the traffic that is subsequently allowed...
- Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: Since the beginning of 2007 to date, two blackberry communication devices have been lost. Neither of the devices in question held sensitive or personal information and both devices were remotely disabled following the loss. In the same period, one stand alone desktop computer was stolen. Neither sensitive nor personal information is stored by default on desktop or portable data devices in the...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by the Department, funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The aim of the Programme is to maximise participation in sport through the provision of modern high quality, safe, well-designed and sustainable facilities and sports equipment. The provision of...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1151 and 1156 together. Applications for funding under the 2008 Programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on 13 and 14 of January 2008 and the deadline for receipt of applications was 29 February for paper-based applications and 7 March for online applications. A list of grant allocations is available on the Department's website at...
- Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: Since the enactment of the Official Languages Act 2003, the Department, excluding The National Archives which forms part of the Department but is designated as a separate public body under the 2003 Act, has expended approximately â¬163,000 on advertising in the Irish language. The National Archives has expended approximately â¬52,400 on advertising in the Irish language in the same...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1153, 1167 and 1168 together. A sum of â¬184m has been provided in the National Development Plan 2007-2013 for supporting existing projects in the current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme and for new projects to be selected following the launch of a new round of the Programme. The current round of the Programme, which closed in July 2000,...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1154 and 1162 together. Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department, funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. Applications for funding under the 2008 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on 13th and 14th of January and the...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department, funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. Applications for funding under the 2008 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on 13th and 14th of January and the deadline for receipt of applications was 29th February for...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: The Department allocates grants under a number of headings. Details of grants allocated to all counties under the sports capital programme are available on the Department's website at http://www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie/. Apart from the regular allocations announced under the formal sports capital programme, in December 2005 a further series of allocations to noteworthy projects on a...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Sep 2008)
Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1158, 1160 and 1166 together. The details of the remuneration packages of the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), or equivalents, of the agencies under the aegis of the Department are as set out in tabular form below. In addition, the Department of Arts Sport and Tourism and the Northern Ireland Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment are sponsor...