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Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (11 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. The information sought by the Deputy in relation to sports capital allocations made to Kerry in the selected years is outlined below: 2003 — €3,748,000 2004 — €4,476,000 2005 —...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (11 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. The information sought by the Deputy in relation to sports capital allocations made to Galway in the selected years is outlined below: 2003 — €2,558,000 2004 — €3,435,014 2005 —...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (11 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. The information sought by the Deputy in relation to sports capital allocations made to Sligo in the selected years is outlined below: 2003 — €963,000 2004 — €1,453,000 2005 —...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (11 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. The information sought by the Deputy in relation to sports capital allocations made to Roscommon in the selected years is outlined below: 2003 — €777,600 2004 — €1,027,000 2005 —...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (11 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. The information sought by the Deputy in relation to sports capital allocations made to Leitrim in the selected years is outlined below: 2003 — €454,800 2004 — €479,000 2005 — €660,000...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The only potential area of possible involvement by my Department in this matter relates to the capital funding provided directly to organisations under the Sports Capital Programme, Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Scheme (ACCESS) and the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme. Guidelines and criteria for the programmes take cognisance of relevant Government policies and requirements....

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: No Civil Servants in my Department have attended specific stress management courses during the period 2005 to 2007. A major training programme for all staff in my Department, which concluded in early 2005, covered stress management in a changing environment with particular reference to decentralisation. While no stress reduction procedures were put in place in my Department arising from...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 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. The 2008 programme was advertised on 13th and 14th of January and the deadline for receipt of applications is 29th February for paper-based applications and 7th March for online applications....

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (6 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I do not have direct responsibility for small private museums, or for museums generally, with the exception of the National Cultural Institutions. In line, however, with my remit to create an environment, which enables culture to flourish, I commenced a scheme last year to support designated County museums and museums within the Museums Standards Programme administered by the Heritage...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: As Minister, I have overall responsibility for the formulation of national policy in the areas of Arts, Sport and Tourism and, through my Department, for monitoring its implementation. The statutory bodies under the aegis of my Department which have responsibility for the execution of policy are listed in my Department's Statement of Strategy and Annual Reports which are available on my...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (5 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: My Department has completed a Value for Money and Policy Review Report of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme. The Report examined, among other things, how the Programme has worked to date and what changes, if any, are required to ensure its effective and efficient delivery. Following consideration of the recommendations in the Report, it is my intention to launch a new round of the...

Written Answers — National Museum: National Museum (5 Mar 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 exhibitions of the Museum's collections. Any decision, therefore, to commemorate the victims of the Famine within the campus of the National Museum of Ireland...

Written Answers — Tourism Project: Tourism Project (4 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Following the decision to establish an Inter-Departmental Group to examine options for the future development of Spike Island as a tourism project, my Department sought nominations from: the Department of Defence, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the Department of Finance, the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Office of Public Works, the...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (4 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Sports Campus Development Authority have arranged for a benchmarking exercise on the National Aquatic Centre to be carried out. Work commenced at the beginning of February with an estimated timeframe of approximately two months. At present the contracted consultants are reviewing documentation on the operation of comparable facilities elsewhere. I...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (4 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The Arts Council Touring Programme provides annual funding for touring. Under the Arts Act 2003 the Arts Council are statutorily independent in the conduct of their day-to-day business and I have no role to play in the Council's funding decisions. Grants of €757,000 have been made available to the Arts Council in 2008 for touring, effectively doubling the Arts Council annual allocation for...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (4 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: There are currently three buildings occupied by my Department, two of which are located in Dublin at Kildare Street and South Frederick Street where my Department is not the main tenant in either building. This limits to some extent the action that can be taken directly by my Department to reduce its carbon footprint. The third is at Fossa in County Kerry, which accommodates an advance party...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (4 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Government Policy on the Arts is set out in the Programme for Government and elaborated further in my Department's Statement of Strategy. 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 minority groups. My policy on the arts is to...

Written Answers — Arts Council: Arts Council (27 Feb 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Funding for the Arts Council in the calendar year 2008 is €82.102m outlined in Subhead D7 of my Department's Vote. The figure of €85.1m referred to (once) in the Arts and Culture Plan reflects the total funding for the Arts Council for the period 1 December 2007 to 31 December 2008 which includes a supplementary estimate provision of €3m granted in December 2007.

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (26 Feb 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 programme is advertised on an annual basis. Applications for funding under the 2008 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on January 13th and 14th last. The closing date...

Written Answers — National Museum: National Museum (26 Feb 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 256 together. The provision of accommodation for Seanad Éireann is a matter for the Office of Public Works whose remit includes responsibility for the acquisition and fitting out of accommodation for the Oireachtas and Government Departments and Offices. As stated in my response to Parliamentary Question Number 118 of 12 February 2008, referred to by...

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