Results 181-200 of 5,383 for speaker:John O'Donoghue in 'Written Answers'
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (3 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The proposal to replace Naas swimming pool is one of a number of swimming pool projects within the local authority swimming pool programme under consideration in my Department. There are four stages in the programme: preliminary report; contract document; tender approval; and construction. The Naas project is at contract document stage. The question of this project moving on to the next stage...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (3 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding 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 2005 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 5 and 6 December 2004. The...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (3 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: My Department has no record of any fees or remuneration being paid to the person referred to by the Deputy in respect of any consultancy or other work carried out on behalf of the Department since its establishment in June 2002.
- Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 269 to 272, inclusive, together. I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question No. 82 of Thursday 17 February 2005.
- Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The Heritage Fund Act, which was enabled in 2001, established a fund with an overall limit of â¬12.697 million over the five-year period 2001 to 2005. The balance in the fund is â¬5,333,423. The Act does not permit the use of heritage fund moneys for conservation works and therefore, the conservation of the Asgard is not eligible for assistance therefrom.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Full details of my itinerary for the celebrations surrounding St. Patrick's Day are being finalised. However, as I outlined in my reply last week to the Deputy, the main elements of my programme include a visit to London to participate at the St. Patrick's Day festival which commences on 13 March. This festival, which includes a major parade, has become a highlight in the London calendar over...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: Horse Racing Ireland, HRI, was established as the statutory body with responsibility for the horseracing industry under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. Under the terms of the Horse Racing Ireland (Membership) Act 2001, which amended the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001, the members of the board of HRI, which consists of a chairman and 13 ordinary members, are appointed by the...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: A grant of â¬20,000 was allocated to the organisation in question under the 2003 national lottery funded sports capital programme administered by my Department. The grant was in respect of the provision of a viewing balcony at the sports complex concerned and, following the receipt of the required documentation, was paid in full in September 2004. The organisation did not submit an...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (8 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: There are currently seven staff employed in my private office. These consist of one special adviser at principal officer level, one private secretary at higher executive officer level, one personal assistant at higher executive officer level, two executive officers and two clerical officers. There are currently 6.2 staff employed in my constituency office. These are two executive officers,...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (9 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding 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 2005 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 5 and 6 December last. The...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (9 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding 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 2005 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 5 and 6 December last. The...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (9 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 to 204, inclusive, together. The principal mechanism for the assignment of functions to civil servants is the Public Service Management Act 1997. Assignments of responsibility have been made by the Secretary General in my Department under section 9 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. The assignments, which were updated most recently in 2004, have...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (9 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding 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 2005 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 6 and 7 December last. The...
- Written Answers — Culture Ireland: Culture Ireland (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11, 12 and 26 together. On 24 February, I announced the establishment of a new body for the promotion of Irish arts abroad, which will be known as Culture Ireland, and replaces the cultural relations committee. The board's remit is to promote Irish arts and artists in the international context, utilising the funds made available to it by my Department, in...
- Written Answers — Athens Review: Athens Review (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13 and 33 together. In July 2004, the Irish Sports Council in conjunction with the Olympic Council of Ireland and the Paralympic Council of Ireland commissioned the Athens review to produce an objective assessment of the preparation and performance of the Irish teams at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Athens 2004. The purpose of the review was to identify...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14 and 238 together. The national lottery funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. The 2005 programme was advertised in the national newspapers on 5 and 6...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: While my Department has no statutory or regulatory responsibility in the area of ticket touting and ticket forgery, the three main national governing bodies of sport, the GAA, IRFU and FAI, were consulted by departmental officials on the issue some time ago. These consultations revealed a strong commitment on the part of the governing bodies to the elimination of ticket touting in respect of...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: My Department allocated capital grants totalling â¬2.57 million over the three years 2000 to 2002 in respect of the Shamrock Rovers stadium in Tallaght. This funding was allocated under the sports capital programme, which is administered by this Department to assist projects directly related to the provision of sports and recreational facilities. So far, â¬2.44 million of this amount has...
- Written Answers — Arts Policy: Arts Policy (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: My policy on the arts is to promote and strengthen the arts in all its forms, increase access to and participation in the arts, and make the arts an integral and valued part of our national life. The main channel for State support for the arts is the Arts Council, which receives a global allocation from my Department, and has statutory independence regarding its disbursement. In 2005, the...
- Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (22 Mar 2005)
John O'Donoghue: I understand that last year the European Commission engaged a consultant, Palmer-Rae, to carry out an analysis and synthesis of the European capital city events from 1995 to 2004 and that this report, which is on the European Commission's website and contains details of the operational budgets for the cities which were designated over that period. The scale of city and the variety in the...