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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Details of the many grants awarded by my Department, including the recipients and the amounts involved, are available on the Department's corporate website at www.tcs.gov.ie. These include grants awarded over many years under the Department's Sports Capital Programme and Arts and Cultural Capital Enhancement Support Scheme. None of the grant programmes and schemes require that sets of...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (2 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 414 and 415 together. My Department does not currently have any premises or sites rented or leased. However, it did occupy a premises at Fossa, Killarney, Co. Kerry during 2008 and early 2009. This premises temporarily accommodated staff who relocated to the permanent Departmental headquarters in Killarney in December 2008. The premises in Fossa was leased...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has not deployed open source software packages for general use to date. However, the Department's Information Technology Unit has been assessing some open source office productivity suite software for potential use. Furthermore, the National Archives of Ireland has deployed open source operating system software on some of its infrastructure associated with the recent online...

Written Answers — Departmental Procurement: Departmental Procurement (2 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: In the past three years, no such contracts were awarded directly by my Department to service providers outside the State.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (2 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: There are 3 high-level groups currently operating within my Department, with details as set out in tabular form below. Title of High-Level Group Purpose of Group Year Established Number of Times Group has Met Tourism Renewal Implementation Group To oversee and drive action on measures to support the competitiveness and sustainability of tourism in Ireland, based on the Tourism Renewal...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (2 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: My Department took part in the Inter-Departmental Group on Administrative Burden Reduction, as led by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation. As a consequence of this participation, my Department identified all legislation that imposes an administrative burden on business, listed the so-called information obligations (IOs) in each such piece of legislation and estimated in broad...

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: With the permission of the House I will share my time with the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Brendan Smith. This is a very important debate, if only to reassure people that everyone in this House is genuinely interested and concerned. It does not serve the debate well for people to fire phrases such as "Punch and Judy" across the floor or to advocate protests and anger...

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I am encouraged by the number of people in my constituency of Dún Laoghaire who are contacting me, obviously worried and concerned but also with ideas and suggestions as to how we might turn and what we might do. That shows the genuine concern, interest and fear that exists among people. We are here and we are willing to listen. There is a perception that the last ten years were spent...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: A community association in Dublin 13 was allocated €12,000 under the Sports Capital Programme in 2006 for a new water tank and to upgrade showers for use by local clubs including the club in question. None of this allocation has been drawn down.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is set out hereunder: State Board Number sitting on Board National Library of Ireland 12 Crawford Gallery 16 Irish Manuscripts Commission 20 National Archives Advisory Council 6 Tourism Ireland Ltd* 12 National Tourism Development Authority (Fáilte Ireland) 12 Irish Sports Council 11 National Sports Campus Development Authority 13 Irish Film...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (27 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The requested information (Revised Estimates provision) is as set out in tabular form below. Agency 2006€000 2007€000 2008€000 2009€000 2010€000 Arts Council 72,310 80,000 82,102 73,350 68,649 Chester Beatty Library 2,483 3,208 3,467 3,083 2,714 Crawford Art Gallery 1,190 2,080 1,991 1,753 1,579 Fáilte Ireland ** 77,857 79,496 82,819 78,687 68,299 Irish Film Board 17,126...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: A total of four staff in my Department retired under the Incentivised Early Retirement Scheme. The retirees were one at Principal Officer, two at Assistant Principal Officer and one at Higher Executive Officer level. It should be noted that, as per the terms of the Incentivised Early Retirement Scheme, none of the staff who availed of the scheme were replaced. Over the past number of years,...

Seanad: Tourism Sector: Statements (Resumed) (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis na Seanadóirí uilig a labhair ar an ábhar seo. Taispeánann siad cé chomh tábhachtach agus a cheapann siad atá an turasóireacht mar thionscal sa tír. We are all agreed on the importance and value of the tourism industry to every corner of Ireland. Whether small bed and breakfasts, large hotels or exciting visitor attractions, it...

Seanad: Tourism Sector: Statements (Resumed) (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: A number of Senators raised the issue of the air travel tax. I met the airline operators to discuss this tax. The initial estimate was that the tax would earn €125 million for the Exchequer. That is a significant sum of money, particularly in the current environment. In light of the decrease in tourists and travel experienced this year, the figure will probably be smaller but it will...

Seanad: Tourism Sector: Statements (21 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Tá áthas orm deis a bheith agam labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo. Tourism makes a vital contribution to Ireland's economy. With the support of the Government, the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport and the tourism agencies, the tourism and hospitality sector has the resilience to overcome its current difficulties and make an important contribution to Ireland's economic...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Under the Sports Capital Programme, funding is allocated to sporting and to voluntary and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. Given the current budgetary situation and the high level of outstanding commitments it was considered prudent to pause prior to announcing the next round of the Programme and accordingly no date has been set for the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The number of staff in my Department primarily employed in the areas referred to by the Deputy are set out in tabular form below: Area Number of Staff Primarily Employed Entitlement Processing 0 Inspections 0 Information Technology 5.5 Human Resources Unit 5.7 Procurement 0 Legal Services 0 In respect of Inspections and Procurement, these functions are carried out by officers in...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department including the National Archives is set out hereunder: Number on temporary contract in 2008 Cost of salaries in 2008 Number on temporary contract in 2009 Cost of salaries in 2009 11 €247,267 5 €215,958 These numbers do not include Ministerial staff appointed in my Department over the period in question. It is not...

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I am aware of the document referred to by the Deputy, which I understand is, at this stage, a protocol for an agreement and relates to the possibility of Italy, France and Spain undertaking joint marketing initiatives in some new and developing markets. I understand that the initiative is still at a pilot stage with a Working Group established to look at practical arrangements. With regard...

Written Answers — Abbey Theatre: Abbey Theatre (20 Oct 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The amount expended to date by my Department on the feasibility study on relocating the Abbey Theatre to the GPO complex is €16,694.14.