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Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296 and 297 together. Primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council which, under the Arts Act, is independent in its funding decisions. The allocation to the Arts Council for 2010 is €68.6m from which it may also provide funding to local authorities for arts initiatives. My...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations for the capital costs of providing sports facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment at local, regional and national level throughout the country. Applications for funding must be in respect of projects that are of a capital nature and must...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Capital funding for arts and cultural projects supported by my Department is primarily provided from the Cultural Development subhead, D5, of Vote 35 of the Revised Estimates Volume. Under this subhead, capital grants have been awarded for the development of arts and cultural infrastructure throughout the country. Integrated arts centres, theatres, museums, galleries, arts studios and...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (16 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Payment of an allocation under the Sports Capital Programme is subject to compliance on the part of the grantee with the Programme's terms and conditions. Provisional allocations under the Programme cannot be formally approved until all legal requirements are met. The grantee in question was informed in the letter of provisional allocation on 9 May 2007 that no works should be carried out...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: In terms of valid invoices for goods or services received which have not yet been approved and/or sent forward for payment, it is estimated that the amount of money currently owed to private firms by my Department is €14,462. The Department makes every effort to observe both the provisions of the Prompt Payment of Accounts Act 1997 and a Government decision of May 2009 mandating a...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The number of external reports and reviews commissioned by my Department in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 is 3, 2 and 0, respectively. The other information requested by the Deputy is as set out in tabular form below. Title to Report/Review Year Spend (€) Church Records Microfilm and Records Numbers Survey 2008 5,808 Evaluation of Irish Sports Council Value-for-Money and Policy...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The total capital allocation for my Department's Vote for 2010, as outlined in the amended Revised Estimates Volume following transfer of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund function to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in May 2010, is €128.842m. The amount spent to date is almost €71m. By the end of November, capital expenditure is profiled to reach €106m. The...

Written Answers — Public Relations Contracts: Public Relations Contracts (11 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The information sought by the Deputy is as set out in tabular form. Item Year 2008 Year 2009 Year 2010 Public Relations â'¬60,000 (+ VAT) Nil Nil Advertising â'¬80,094 â'¬27,691 â'¬10,486

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The levels of exchequer funding provided by my Department to Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and all other agencies under the aegis of my Department are outlined in detail in the Revised Estimates Volumes and Appropriation Accounts for each year. The following table outlines the total provided to Tourism Ireland each year since 2002, when my Department was established as the Department of...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting: Garda Vetting (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The Irish Sports Council (ISC), which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body responsible for the promotion, development and coordination of sport which includes responsibility for dealing with the recognised sporting organisations and allocation of funding to same. The ISC was established on a statutory basis on 1st July, 1999, and the functions of the Council are outlined in...

Written Answers — Art Collections: Art Collections (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Question Nos. 238 and 239 together. I am advised by my colleague, the Minister for Finance, that the State, at present, holds, through the National Pensions Reserve Fund, some 18% of the ordinary equity in Allied Irish Bank. The day to day management of the Bank will remain on a normal commercial basis and the management of assets by Allied Irish Banks, including the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: No staff in my Department availed of the incentivised career break arrangements announced in 2009. Hence there were no savings to the Exchequer from this Department as a result of the initiative.

Written Answers — National Sports Campus Development Authority: National Sports Campus Development Authority (9 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: The National Sports Campus Development Authority (NSCDA) took over the role and function of Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Ltd. (CSID) on 1 January 2007 and a fully owned subsidiary of the Authority, NSCDA (Operations) Ltd., now operates the National Aquatic Centre. I have been informed by the NSCDA that, to the end of October 2010, costs amounting to €152,141 have been incurred by...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (9 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Primary responsibility for the support and promotion of film-making in Ireland in respect of both the indigenous sector and inward productions is a matter for the Irish Film Board (IFB). This agency is funded through my Department but is independent of the Department in its operations. Details of the IFB's funding schemes are available on its website (www.Irishfilmboard.ie). My Department's...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (9 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: My Department does operate telephone numbers using the 1890 Lo-Call designation and advertises them on the Departmental websites and in printed form. In instances where the Lo-Call number is advertised, the standard geographic telephone numbers have also been presented. The Department's website and that of the National Archives of Ireland are already being updated to notify users of the...

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (9 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: A high-level coordinating group, chaired by my Department, is identifying opportunities that may arise for Ireland, across the sports, tourism and cultural sectors, from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The group comprises representatives from Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland, the Arts Council, Culture Ireland, the Irish Sports Council, the Olympic Council of Ireland, Paralympic...

Written Answers — Daylight Savings Time: Daylight Savings Time (9 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: No additional cost has accrued to my Department in connection with the changing of clocks from summer time to winter or vice versa. The clocks in my Department are changed as part of the normal duties of certain support staff resources.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: In general, whenever the Department requires legal services it obtains these from the Office of the Attorney General and/ or the Office of the Chief State Solicitor. Any associated fee costs are borne directly by those two Offices. However, on occasion and in exceptional circumstances the Department, including the National Archives, may obtain legal services from other sources. These are set...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: My Department has not received an application for support from or on behalf of this exhibition.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (3 Nov 2010)

Mary Hanafin: Since its establishment in June 2002, my Department has not established any specific bodies, committees or groups to deal with matters arising from the social partnership agreements. However, the Department's internal Partnership Committee has a role in the implementation, in the organisation, of the Civil Service modernisation agenda which forms part of the social partnership agreements....