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Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: The Tourism Marketing Fund is a subhead of the Vote of the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and, as such, is audited as part of the Departmental Vote in accordance with Article 33 of the Constitution, which provides for the Comptroller and Auditor General to audit all accounts of moneys administered by or under the authority of the Oireachtas. Section 3 of the Comptroller and Auditor...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: There are eleven agencies under the aegis of the Department which are or have been members of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) in the period 2007 to 2009 (to date), inclusive. Membership payments by these agencies for each of the years in question are as set out in tabular form. Agency Year 2007 (€) Year 2008 (€) Year 2009 (€) Arts Council 1,653 1,872 1,872...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: As the Deputy will be aware, the allocation of the proceeds of the National Lottery is a matter for the Minister for Finance. The elements of my Department's Vote which are part-funded by proceeds of the National Lottery are as follows: Subhead C.1 – Grants for sporting bodies and for the provision of sports and recreational facilities under the Sports Capital Programme; Subhead C.3 –...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 231 together. No round of the Sports Capital Programme has taken place to date in 2009 and therefore no allocations have been made this year by my Department to sporting, recreational or voluntary bodies in County Kildare. Details of grants allocated in previous years are available on my Department's website at www.dast.gov.ie. No decision has been...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. 2004(m) 2005(m) 2006(m) 2007(m) 2008(m) 2009(m)* Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme â'¬17.58 â'¬14.10 â'¬22.70 â'¬27.79 â'¬20.49 â'¬6.70 Sports Capital Programme â'¬80.70 â'¬56.78 â'¬60.05 â'¬63.72 â'¬60.13 â'¬40.28 Lansdowne Road â'¬0.82 â'¬9.49 â'¬12.59 â'¬46.15 â'¬115.99...

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: Latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show a reduction of 10.9% in the number of overseas visitors to Ireland for the first eight months of 2009 compared with the corresponding period of 2008. Although the figures are down compared to 2008, we still welcomed almost five million overseas visitors in the first eight months of the year. While any reduction in the number of overseas...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237 and 238 together. I refer the Deputy to my answers in this House previously to this question and in particular to the policy as outlined in replies to Questions Nos. 114, 218 and 220 [2407/09, 2680/09 and 2682/09] answered together on 28 January 2009; Question No. 101 [16413/09] of 28 April 2009 and Question 23816 of 16 June 2009 last. Government Policy...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (21 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: I have noted the concerns expressed recently by the artistic community in relation to the future funding of the Arts. The Government is currently considering the Estimates for Public Services for 2010 and in that context funding for the arts will be considered and divided.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (20 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: The Sports Policy Unit of my Department has responsibility for a number of areas of work including the National Sports Facilities Strategy. Two members of staff in this unit are employed on the National Sports Facilities Strategy. However these staff also have other areas of responsibility within the sports policy area. In the Sports Capital Unit, a number of the staff complement also...

Written Answers — Film Industry Development: Film Industry Development (20 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: In my comprehensive reply to Priority Questions No 1 and 2 of 24 September 2009, I outlined, inter alia, the benefits that accrue to Ireland of having a vibrant film industry and the crucial role of the Irish Film Board in that respect. I also pointed out that the recommendations of the Special Group on Public Sector Numbers and Expenditure Programmes have not been adopted by the Government...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (20 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: The Government approved a reduction of 10% in the fees for non-executive chairpersons and members of boards of state bodies with effect from 1 May 2009. The Department informed all relevant bodies accordingly and all these bodies are obliged to comply with this requirement.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (20 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: Following the full implementation of the incentivised early retirement scheme it is expected that there will be 15 staff at Principal Officer level or higher working in the Department including the National Archives, which will represent 9% of total staff.

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (20 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: An updated Corporate Governance manual was prepared and issued by the Department to all agencies under its aegis earlier this year. Subsequently, the Department brought the requirements of the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, 2009, which was issued by the Department of Finance and included requirements in relation to expenses, to the attention of all its agencies. In...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (20 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: In accordance with the Department of Finance Public Procurement Guidelines, the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism recently sought tenders in respect of the provision of cleaning services in the Department's office at New Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry. Of seven qualifying tenders, the Department selected one which was considered to be the most economically advantageous having regard to the...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (20 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: Culture Night 2009 took place on the 25th of September last, with 11 towns and cities throughout Ireland participating in the event. On Culture Night, key artistic and cultural organisations, including the National Cultural Institutions, extended their opening hours until late in the evening to allow the public increased free access to the various collections, workshops and other events on...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (20 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: Information in relation to withdrawals is only available to hand since 2001. This information is set out in the table. Year Amount Withdrawn (€) Number of Grants 2008 6,637,526 19 2007 1,293,157 29 2006 1,208,062 40 2005 1,572,442 65 2004 3,550,824 124 2003 8,271,699 170 2002 & 2001 4,924,403 166 For a variety of reasons it can take grantees several years to draw down allocations....

Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: The Deputy has the right to attend the Committee Stage proceedings.

Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: For God's sake.

Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: Ah, come on.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Oct 2009)

Martin Cullen: There were no costs incurred by the Department for leaflet design, production, delivery or other related costs for either my constituency office, since becoming Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism in May 2008, or that of Minister of State Mansergh, since becoming Minister of State at the Department in May 2008.