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Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (1 May 2008)

Séamus Brennan: 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. The 2008 programme was advertised on 13th and 14th of January and the deadline for receipt of applications was 29th February for paper-based applications and 7th March for online applications. ...

Written Answers — National Aquatic Centre: National Aquatic Centre (30 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Aquatic Centre reverted to the control of CSID (now the National Sports Campus Development Authority) on 1 December 2006 following High Court proceedings against the previous operators for failure to comply with the terms of their lease. As part of the contingency planning for the repossession of the Centre, the Authority established a subsidiary...

Written Answers — National Aquatic Centre: National Aquatic Centre (30 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 124 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the National Aquatic Centre reverted to the control of CSID (now the National Sports Campus Development Authority) on 1 December 2006 following High Court proceedings against the previous operators for failure to comply with the terms of their lease. As part of the contingency planning for the repossession of...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (30 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 and 126 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. The 2008 programme was advertised on 13th and 14th of January and the deadline for receipt of applications was 29th February for paper-based...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (29 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 282 to 284, inclusive, and 288 and 289 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. The 2008 programme was advertised on 13th and 14th of January and the deadline for receipt of applications was...

Written Answers — Natural History Museum: Natural History Museum (29 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Since the National Museum of Ireland became an autonomous statutory body under the National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997 on 3rd May 2005, the Board of the National Museum is statutorily responsible for operational matters concerning its collections. The National Museum has carried out an assessment of possible locations within its own premises to house a selection of exhibits from the...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (29 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, which is administered by my Department, provides grant aid to a maximum of €3.8 million towards the capital costs of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of an existing pool. However, the current round of the Programme closed to applicants on 31 July 2000. No application was received on behalf of Carrickmacross swimming...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (29 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Since taking up my appointment as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism in June 2007, I have not met in an official capacity, with any Heads of State, Government Ministers or representatives of Governments from non-OECD countries.

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (24 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: All applications for funding under the 2008 Sports Capital Programme received before the deadline, including the one in question, will be evaluated against the programme's assessment criteria, which are outlined in the guidelines, terms and conditions of the programme. I intend to announce the grant allocations for the programme as soon as possible after the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (24 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The number of new persons transferred from Dublin under the decentralisation programme since 1 January 2008 currently stands at 2. The total number of persons transferred under this programme to date to my Department's temporary accommodation at Fossa Killarney Co Kerry is 72.

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Statements (24 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I thank Senators for this fine debate and for their thoughtfulness. I have taken a careful note of the issues raised as I may be unable to respond to all of them. However, significant themes emerged. Transport and access to the island is important, as Senator Cummins stated. A successful tourism industry cannot be developed unless safe access to and from the island at a reasonable price...

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Statements (24 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I welcome the opportunity to address the current situation in the tourism industry. I also look forward to hearing Senators' contributions as I highly value the role and expertise of this House in economic debate. It is timely to review the tourism industry in its entirety given recent developments in the global economic outlook. We have been developing our economy under a framework of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: A total of €424.542 million in current expenditure has been allocated to my Department in 2008. The proposed allocation of this expenditure across the areas for which I am responsible is shown in the Revised Estimates for the Public Services 2008 which was published in February. The various divisions of my Department will operate within the allocations made to them in 2008. At present,...

Written Answers — Arts Plan: Arts Plan (23 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The Inter-Departmental Group, chaired by my Department, was reconvened in September last to review the working and implementation of the Per Cent for Art Guidelines. To date the group, which is representative of a wide range of Government Departments and agencies with construction budgets, has met on three occasions and significant progress has been made. The group is also examining ways in...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (23 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Under the 2008 programme, forty-four applications have been received from Kildare. The corresponding figures for the years 2006 to 2007 are 33 and 38 respectively.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: As my Department was established in June 2002 the information relevant to the period referred to by the Deputy is not available.

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (22 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 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. The 2008 programme was advertised on 13th and 14th of January and the deadline for receipt of applications was 29th February for paper-based...

Written Answers — Sports Facilities: Sports Facilities (22 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The nationwide audit of sports facilities has commenced and is being carried out in stages to help speed up the availability of information. Phase One, which focuses on national and regional sports facilities, has now been completed within my Department. Phase Two of the audit, which is a more complex undertaking to establish a record of existing sports facilities at local level and...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (22 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The material the Deputy seeks is available on the Oireachtas website. The website provides chronological information on the presentation, and consideration by the Dáil and Seanad, of all Bills and Acts, including those introduced by my Department since its establishment in June 2002. The link to the information is www.oireachtas.ie and then continue to the legislation link.

Written Answers — National Museum: National Museum (22 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Since the National Museum of Ireland became an autonomous statutory body under the National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997 on 3rd May 2005, the Board of the National Museum is statutorily responsible for operational matters concerning its collection and I, as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, do not have a statutory function in respect of those operational matters. The National Museum...