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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484, 486 and 488 together. There is currently one Press Adviser at Principal Officer Higher level appointed by me in June 2007 and a Higher Executive Officer who acts as Press Officer in my Department. They are both paid at the civil service rates appropriate for those levels. There are also two executive officers, one on a worksharing basis, employed in my...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables. Daily Newspapers Newspaper Daily Quantity Annual Cost (Approx) Irish Times 45 19,213 Irish Independent 19 8,163 Financial Times 2 1,000 Racing Post 2 1,325 Evening Herald 1 332 Star 1 393 Daily Mirror 1 302 Daily Mail 1 175 Irish Examiner 9 3,913 London Times 1 238 London Independent 1 275 TOTAL 83 35,329 ...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The information sought by the Deputy in relation to my Department since its establishment in June, 2002 is set out in the table. Press/PR Company Project/Responsibility Year Fees € Mahon O'Neill Media relations to support launch of "Counties in Time" CD by the National Archives 2003 6,331 Mahon O'Neill PR work in relation to the launch of the online exhibition entitled "Views of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: It is my Department's policy to have in place an official credit card account under which credit cards are issued to the Minister(s), Private Secretary to the Minister and certain senior officials. As of now, eight cards have been issued. However, I do not use an official credit card. One of the cards issued under the account is for Departmental use in the case of exceptional purchases or...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The cost incurred by my Department to date in 2007 for services provided by photographers is €11,069.56. In previous years it was standard practice for photographers to be sourced indirectly by my Department's PR consultants. It has not been possible to isolate the costs attributable to photography services within the consultancy fees in the time available.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: No cost has been incurred in respect of make-up for me at any time.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The expenditure incurred by my Department, including the National Archives, on official entertainment since its establishment in June 2002 is set out below. Year â'¬ 2002 29,940 2003 63,428 2004 89,310 2005 50,576 2006 55,842 2007 to date 49,367 The National Museum and National Library were part of my Department until May 2005 when they were established as separate entities but the...

Written Answers — Government Information Services: Government Information Services (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: My Department does not receive a daily summary of stories from Government Information Services in either written, verbal or electronic format. Staff in my Department's Press Office are on an email circulation list and receive press releases issued by other state organisations, including Government Information Services, at the same time as they are issued to the media.

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: My press advisor accompanies me to official Departmental events where there is a media interest. He has been present at all official visits since my appointment as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism.

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 495 and 496 together. Since my appointment as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism in June 2007 I have incurred no costs in respect of public transport usage. No Minister of State has been appointed to my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Communications: Departmental Communications (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: My Department does not carry news summaries on its internal web.

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The date of the next round of the Programme has not yet been decided. As in previous years, advertisements announcing the next round of the Programme will be placed in the national press and application...

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to transport hire since the establishment of the Department in June, 2002 is set out below and is in respect of car hire for the Minister and accompanying staff while abroad and in the absence of a State car. There was no car hire for staff of my Department over the period in question. All arrangements in respect of car hire abroad are...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: Under the sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, grants are allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. Under the terms and conditions of the programme, an applicant (other than those solely seeking sports equipment) must provide evidence of freehold ownership of the property or evidence that they...

Written Answers — Departmental Communications: Departmental Communications (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: A total of 28 staff in my Department have been provided with mobile email devices. In addition, the National Archives, which is also part of my Department, has provided such devices to 13 members of its staff.

Written Answers — Departmental Communications: Departmental Communications (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 504 and 507 together. A total of 23 databases are currently in operational use in my Department. Of these, 18 databases are operated entirely by my Department and two are operated entirely outside of the Department by the Oireachtas. The three remaining databases are hosted by other civil service organisations, that is to say they are essentially owned by...

Written Answers — Departmental Communications: Departmental Communications (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: My Department's IT services assist the other divisions in the Department in meeting their objectives and providing the best possible service to the public. To that end, while no major information technology-only projects have been undertaken in that period, the IT Unit has had a significant role in the various projects undertaken by the Department which have had a far wider context than IT....

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: On foot of the commitment in the Programme for Government on carbon offsetting official air travel, my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr. Gormley, is developing a scheme for use by all Government Departments and bodies under their aegis. The proposed scheme, details of which will be announced shortly, will apply retrospectively to air travel since...

Written Answers — Management Information Framework System: Management Information Framework System (11 Dec 2007)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 508 and 509 together. My Department introduced a new financial management system in support of the Management Information Framework System in March, 2005, procured through the Department of Justice ,Equality and Law Reform Financial Shared Services facility in Killarney, Co. Kerry. It is now an integral part of the Finance function of my Department and...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (11 Dec 2007)

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. Since 1998 the Government has allocated a total of €568m in sports capital funding to 6,716 sports projects across the country. Additionally over €107m in capital funding has been provided...