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Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: A number of capital programmes administered by my Department are targeted at disadvantaged areas and play a significant role in combating anti social behaviour. 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...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 18 and 32 together. Government Policy on the Arts is set out in the Programme for Government and elaborated further in my Department's Statement of Strategy and my recently published Arts and Culture Plan, 2008. Since taking office I have met with and received submissions from a wide range of arts and culture organisations. This was done in the context of...

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Identifying and communicating the extent of the real contribution of Tourism to the national economy is a considerable policy challenge which many other jurisdictions share with Ireland. Tourism does not, as the Deputy has noted, fit into one tidy economic classification. Because of that, there can, unfortunately, be a tendency to undervalue or downplay its economic contribution. That is...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (13 Mar 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. For the 2008 Sports Capital Programme my Department has implemented a number of changes to improve the administration of the scheme and to implement key commitments contained in the Agreed...

Written Answers — Legal Fees: Legal Fees (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Legal fees paid by the National Sports Campus Development Authority (formerly CSID) from 2003 to date total €1.241 million in respect of cases involving the previous operator of the National Aquatic Centre. Due to the fact that all legal proceedings have yet to be finally resolved, it is not possible to provide an indication of the anticipated final costs involved.

Written Answers — Arts Plan: Arts Plan (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 22, 23, 34 and 121 together. Government Policy on the Arts is set out in the Programme for Government and elaborated further in my Department's Statement of Strategy and in my recently published Arts and Culture Plan, 2008. Government Policy on Sports is also set out in the Programme for Government and elaborated on in our Statement of Strategy. In 2008,...

Written Answers — Heritage Fund: Heritage Fund (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question number 17 on the 29th November, 2007, in which I outlined the background to the Heritage Fund. Following a very positive review of the governance and operation of the Heritage Fund, which is now virtually depleted, I am seeking new funding for the Fund for the next five years. As the existing legislation does not allow for the...

Written Answers — Arts Plan: Arts Plan (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Government Policy on Arts is set out in the Programme for Government and elaborated further in my Department's Statement of Strategy and my recently published Arts and Culture Plan, 2008. One of the stated objectives of this policy is to encourage and support the strategic development of the arts in local communities, both geographic and communities of interest, for the disadvantaged and for...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I hope to announce another round of Capital Arts funding shortly. At present I am considering the scope of the scheme and, therefore, the terms of reference and guidelines are not, as yet, finalised.

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: My Department has received no such request. However, all requests for funding are considered by my Department, as appropriate. I would refer the Deputy to the recently published statistical analysis of public involvement in the arts conducted by the National Economic and Social Forum.

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 28, 29 and 33 together. The Irish Sports Council (ISC), which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body responsible for encouraging the promotion, development and co-ordination of competitive sport and for increasing participation in recreational sport. The ISC's basic philosophy is, therefore, one of inclusion and its Statement of Strategy recognises...

Written Answers — Drugs in Sport: Drugs in Sport (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Ireland's national anti-doping programme is administered by the Irish Sports Council (ISC), which is the statutory body responsible for the promotion and development of sport in Ireland. My Department funds the ISC on an annual basis and has allocated over €57 million to the Council in 2008. This includes funding to enable the ISC to meet its statutory function to combat doping in sport....

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Taxation issues are a matter for the Minister for Finance, with whom I am in contact on taxation matters, as they apply to my brief, from time to time. There is no current proposal to have choreographers included in the scheme referred to by the Deputy. But I will keep the request under review.

Written Answers — National Cultural Institutions: National Cultural Institutions (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Substantial increases in current funding, over 11% in some cases, have been secured for the national cultural institutions in 2008. This additional funding allows the institutions to enhance and develop their exhibition and event programmes, so as to attract the widest possible audience. An element of this additional funding has been specifically targeted at extending the cultural...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: My Department has established a number of linkages with other Government Departments in relation to the development of policy and implementation of initiatives in the areas of arts and sport. The nature of these linkages in the context of delivery of my Department's goals and objectives for the sectors in question is prescribed at Section 6 in my Department's Statement of Strategy 2008 to...

Written Answers — Departmental Committees: Departmental Committees (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 37 and 112 together. The National Economic and Social Forum (NESF), The Arts, Cultural Inclusion and Social Cohesion report outlines priorities in addressing the complex and multifaceted nature of the arts and culture sector and the need for an equitable and socially inclusive delivery of a high level service in a strategic, appropriate, coordinated and open...

Written Answers — Cultural Events: Cultural Events (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: On Culture Night key artistic and cultural venues extend their opening hours until late in the evening, thus providing the public with increased access. In 2007, my Department provided €35,000 to Temple Bar Cultural Trust, the coordinators of the event in Dublin, for costs associated with the event. Arising from a request by my Department, the proposal by Temple Bar Culture Trust for the...

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The policy framework for the promotion and development of Irish tourism is set out in the Agreed Programme for Government, and reflects the investment plans in the National Development Plan 2007-2013 and the strategic drivers set out in the 2003 Report of the Tourism Policy Review Group, "New Horizons for Irish Tourism — An Agenda for Action", as well as the subsequent reports of the...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I refer the Deputy to my response to Priority question No 1 (10974/08) taken earlier today.

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (13 Mar 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. In this regard, under the Guidelines, Terms, Conditions of the Programme, all grantees have to confirm that the local community can use the facility. In addition, depending on the level of the...