Results 41-60 of 4,893 for speaker:Séamus Brennan

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows. Name of Body/ State Board Appointments from 03/07/07 to date and date names appeared in Iris Oifigiúil; Current Number of Vacancies Number of further vacancies anticipated to arise up to and incl. 01/10/2008 Arts Council 0 1 6 Abbey Theatre Advisory Council 0 0 0 Bord Scannán na hEireann 0 0 0 National Museum of Ireland...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (3 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: A provision of €184m is in the National Development Plan 2007 — 2013 for supporting existing projects in the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme and for new projects to be selected following the launch of a new round of the Programme later this year. The terms and conditions of the new round will be devised taking into account the recommendation of the Value for Money and Policy...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 129 and 130 together. There were no expenses incurred by my Department on recruitment advertising excluding advertising conducted by the Public Appointments Service in 2006. Costs amounting to over €23,900 were incurred in this regard in 2007.

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (2 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 521 and 524 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 — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (2 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I am advised that the contract administrator is at present working through all remaining items on the snagging list and hopes to have the process completed in a number of weeks. After the process is completed the final certificate will be issued and final retention will be paid.

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (2 Apr 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 organisation in question was allocated €209,046 under the programme, €19,046 in 2000 and €190,000 in 2004. Both of these allocations have been paid in full in December 2001 and April...

Written Answers — Museum Projects: Museum Projects (2 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I have requested that the Office of Public Works bring forward the refurbishment of the Natural History Museum as a first priority project of those projects for which there is provision of €280 million in the National Development Plan 2007-2013 in respect of major capital projects in the National Cultural Institutions. Funding of €15 million has been specifically provided in the National...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (2 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The recommendations contained in all research projects related to sport including those undertaken by the ERSI with support from the Irish Sports Council are considered in the review and implementation of sport policy.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (2 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The Irish Family History Foundation (IFHF) is a private umbrella organisation for the majority of local genealogy centres established throughout the island of Ireland. The IFHF does not receive any direct subvention from my Department. Since the establishment of my Department in 2002, Irish Genealogy Limited (IGL) has been the body through which funding has been provided for the local...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (2 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Department officials and I have met with the organisation in question to be briefed on the content of their Strategic Plan. The Deputy will be aware that the Irish Sports Council (ISC) has a statutory role in the development of sport in Ireland. One of the ISC's primary functions, as set out in the Irish Sports Council Act, 1999, is to develop strategies for increasing participation in...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (2 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 529, 530, 533 and 534 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...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (2 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: As I explained on 13th March 2008 in response to Parliamentary Questions from the Deputy my Department was allocated additional once-off funding of almost €2 million from the Dormant Accounts Fund in 2007 for the Sports for Disadvantaged Youth programme. The funding is being distributed to 781 projects throughout the country through the Local Sports Partnerships and Local Authorities,...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (2 Apr 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. All allocations under the Sports Capital Programme are initially provisional and grantees must meet a number of criteria including the submission of tax clearance details and comparable...

Written Answers — Departmental Facilities: Departmental Facilities (2 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: There are approximately 108 car park spaces currently available nationally to staff working in my Department, none of which is rented directly by my Department. Of these, 38 spaces are located in Dublin and the remainder at my Department's temporary offices at Fossa in County Kerry. The issue of car park spaces available to the bodies and agencies under the aegis of my Department is a...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (2 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The statutory bodies under the aegis of my Department are listed in my Department's Statement of Strategy and Annual Reports which are available on my Department's website. The role of the bodies is summarised in the Statement of Strategy and their functions are set out in detail in the relevant legislation under which they were established. Details of the income and expenditure of the...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (2 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 537, 538 and 541 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 (2 Apr 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 information sought by the Deputy in relation to sports capital allocations (rounded to two decimal places) made to the selected counties in the selected years is outlined in the following...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (2 Apr 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. 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 Bodies: Departmental Bodies (2 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The National Sports Campus Development Authority (NSCDA) established in January 2007 was the only new body, organisation or committee, other than semi-State commercial companies, which was established by and reports to my Department during 2007 and in the first three months of 2008. The NSCDA which replaced in function and responsibility Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Ltd. continues...

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (2 Apr 2008)

Séamus Brennan: My Department has not used a helicopter, other than Air Corps Helicopters, in the period under consideration. I understand that my colleague, the Minister for Defence, will be supplying details of the Air Corps Helicopter service used in respect of all Government Departments.