Results 81-100 of 4,893 for speaker:Séamus Brennan
- Sports and Public Health. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: Yes.
- Sports and Public Health. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: Now that the sports capital programme is so many years old and has provided so many thousands of infrastructural projects up and down the country we are examining the next round of that and how we can make it even more effective. One way to do that is to ensure facilities can embrace the educational system. That might be as simple as ensuring a facility is built on an adjacent site or in...
- Sports and Public Health. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: It would be unfair for any of us to give the impression that nothing is going on in that area and I do not think Deputy Upton suggests that. Many schools are trying hard and doing their best for students from age 15 upwards and putting on physical education programmes. An amount of the sports capital programme money allocated in recent years has gone to more than 60 different sports. We...
- National Archives. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: The principal function of the National Archives Advisory Council, NAAC, is to advise me in the exercise of my powers under the National Archives Act on all matters affecting archives within the scope of the Act, and on the use of the archives by the public. The council also has a statutory function to advise the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on keeping local...
- National Archives. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: I want to address a range of issues around the National Archives. In most countries the national archives are a major institution and are usually housed in an iconic building and looked on with pride by the citizenry. I do not say that is not the case here, but we tend to take a storage view of our archives rather than a view that we are proud of what we have managed to assemble. We saw it...
- National Archives. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: Whether a building is iconic is a matter of opinion.
- National Archives. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: There is approximately â¬20 million in the national development plan for the development of the archives. It does not specifically lay down that it is for a building, but I have come to the conclusion that the archives are unsung heroes that need to be brought centre stage. Just like our museum or our library, they need the same kind of national status. I will look at how I can move that...
- Film Industry Development. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: The availability of adequate, fully equipped studio resources that can cater for the needs of indigenous and incoming film and television productions is essential to marketing Ireland as a film location. The Irish Film Board was asked to prepare a report on the future options available for film studios in Ireland. With the support of independent consultants, the Irish Film Board, which is...
- Film Industry Development. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: I have often said that we are only scratching the surface when it comes to the Irish film industry. There is great potential, but we need to roll up our sleeves and come at it from a fresh direction. There are almost 2,000 people employed full time in the industry, which is the highest number since 2000. We are doing very well in television and we have also had wonderful successes in the...
- Access to Sporting Facilities. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: The Department of Education and Science is represented on the inter-agency steering group established by my Department to oversee the development of a national sports facility strategy. The aim of the strategy is to provide high-level policy direction for future investment at national, regional and local level. Work on the development of the national sports facility strategy has included...
- Access to Sporting Facilities. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: The Deputy previously raised this issue with me and the need for joined-up thinking. Primary and post-primary schools that want to be considered for funding can apply jointly with local sports clubs. This is a change because until now, the sports capital programme was separate from the Department of Education and Science. We have formally agreed for the first time that we will work more...
- Access to Sporting Facilities. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: As the Deputy knows, that is an old issue, which comes up regularly. Many of the difficulties are related to insurance issues and so on.
- Access to Sporting Facilities. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: What I can offer is that if funding is jointly applied for by sports clubs, community groups and/or local schools, whether primary or post primary, that the mixture can be considered for a capital grant and in that connection, use of whatever public building is available could be part of that deal. That is all I can offer. On the Chief State Solicitor's office issue, my Department informs me...
- Arts Plan. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: I refer the Deputy to my reply of 12 February last. As I outlined then, meetings are taking place between officials from my Department, the Department of Education and Science and the Arts Council to consider the recommendations contained in the draft report. This inter-agency group has been examining the report and is identifying ways of implementing and giving effect to the practical...
- Arts Plan. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: I have sent the report back to the Arts Council with a request that it come up with some practical recommendations. Some of the recommendations, in my view, are not very practical. They need to be fleshed out some more so I have returned the report to the Arts Council and asked it to do that.
- School Accommodation. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: I am replying on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Mary Hanafin. As the Deputy will be aware from the Minister's reply to his previous question, the position is that while comprehensive information is held on individual school files, the Department does not yet have these details available in a format that provides readily accessible cumulative information on the...
- Schools Building Projects. (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: On behalf of the Minister for Education and Science I thank the Deputy for giving me the opportunity to outline to the House the Department's position regarding the proposed provision of a new school building for Sonna national school, County Westmeath. Sonna national school was originally included under the small schools initiative and the school was offered â¬440,000 to build and improve...
- Written Answers — Cultural Programmes: Cultural Programmes (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: I understand that the scheme referred to by the Deputy is a broad-based scheme aimed at encouraging the over 55's to avail of and participate in the various sports, art, culture and other facilities operated by or in conjunction with Dublin City Council. I commend Dublin City on this initiative and would hope to see other local authorities follow suit, particularly in the context of publicly...
- Written Answers — National Archives: National Archives (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: A capital provision of â¬20m is included in the National Development Plan 2007-2013 for the redevelopment of the National Archives headquarters. The Office of Public Works has carried out significant preliminary work on the accommodation brief and the likely cost of providing the National Archives with new storage and other accommodation. My over-riding priority for the National Archives is...
- Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (13 Mar 2008)
Séamus Brennan: The High Level Strategy of my Department in relation to Tourism includes a commitment to "support the sustainable growth of the tourism industry...". In line with the national Sustainable Development Strategy, the principles of Sustainable Development are increasingly permeating public policy including policy on Tourism which is one of our main economic sectors. Sustainable Development...