Results 21-40 of 5,383 for speaker:John O'Donoghue in 'Written Answers'
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (17 Feb 2004)
John O'Donoghue: A request has been received by my Department from Ennis Town Council for approval for that local authority to seek to raise a loan of â¬6 million for the project in question. This request is being examined in consultation with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (17 Feb 2004)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme 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 2004 sports capital programme was advertised in the national newspapers on 30 November and 1 December 2003. The closing date for receipt of...
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (30 Mar 2004)
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. The 2004 sports capital programme was advertised in the national newspapers on 30 November and 1 December 2003. The closing date for...
- Written Answers — Performing Arts: Performing Arts (30 Mar 2004)
John O'Donoghue: The cultural relations committee, an independent voluntary body operating under the aegis of my Department, makes recommendations to me in respect of financial assistance for Irish artists who want to perform or show their work abroad. The organisation in question should, therefore, contact the secretary to the cultural relations committee, c/o the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, South...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (30 Mar 2004)
John O'Donoghue: As the Deputy will be aware, there are four stages leading to the provision of a pool, namely, preliminary report, contract documents, tender approval and construction. Each stage of the process is subject to the approval of the Department. The locations and current status of the applications in question are set out in the following statement. The list refers to applications that were...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (30 Mar 2004)
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. The 2004 sports capital programme was advertised in the national newspapers on 30 November and 1 December 2003. The closing date for...
- Written Answers — Property Acquisitions: Property Acquisitions (4 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: My Department has had no discussions or negotiations which might lead to the acquisition by purchase or leasehold of the property in question.
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (4 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: The 2004 sports capital programme was advertised in the national newspapers on 30 November and 1 December 2003. The closing date for receipt of applications was 16 January 2004. A total of 1,304 applications were received before the closing date, including one from the organisation in question. All applications are currently being evaluated against the programme's assessment criteria, which...
- Written Answers — Arts Council: Arts Council (4 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: I have no powers to direct the Arts Council, as suggested by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (13 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 to 138, inclusive, together. The 2004 national lottery-funded sports capital programme was advertised in the national newspapers on 30 November and 1 December 2003. The deadline for receipt of applications was 5 p.m. on 16 January 2004. A total of 1,304 applications were certified as having been received before that deadline and these were evaluated...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (13 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: Decisions on the allocations of funding under the 2004 sports capital programme were finalised late last week with a view to publication of the complete list of successful applicants on the Department's website on Friday. Arrangements were also made for the simultaneous release of information to national and local media. Unfortunately it took somewhat longer than had been anticipated to...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (18 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: The 2004 national lottery funded sports capital programme was advertised in the national newspapers on 30 November and 1 December 2003. The closing date for receipt of applications was 16 January 2004. A total of 1,304 applications were received before the deadline. They were evaluated against the programme's assessment criteria, that were outlined in the guidelines, terms and conditions. On...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (18 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: My Department operates the business expansion scheme for the music industry. Details of the scheme are in section 496(8) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. The Finance Act 1996 broadened the scheme to include investment in qualifying musical recordings and the Finance Act 2004 extended it to the end of 2006. The tax incentive scheme allows an individual to obtain income tax relief on...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (18 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. It is advertised on an annual basis. A review of the programme was completed at the end of 1998. Since then every application for funding each year is treated on its merits and evaluated against detailed assessment...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: My Department approved grant aid of â¬1,500,000 for the development of an arts and resource centre in Castleblayney. To date payment has not been made because a legal framework is still being worked out between my Department's legal advisors and solicitors for the project. Payment will commence without delay once the outstanding legal issues have been resolved.
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (18 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 278 to 280, inclusive, together. The national lottery funded sports capital programme allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. It is advertised on an annual basis. A review was completed at the end of 1998. Since then applications for funding each year have been evaluated against...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (18 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: The national lottery funded sports capital programme is administered by my Department. It allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. It is advertised on an annual basis. My Department evaluates applications in accordance with published assessment criteria. To obtain an assessment score applicants must meet basic...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (18 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: My Department administers the national lottery funded sports capital programme. It allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. It is advertised on an annual basis. The closing date for receipt of applications under the 2001 sports capital programme, and indeed for the 1999 and 2000 programmes prior to that, was early...
- Written Answers — Lansdowne Road Development: Lansdowne Road Development (25 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 37, 41 and 49 together. The preparatory work leading to the construction of a new stadium at Lansdowne Road is already under way. There has been no change in the end-2008 target date for completion of the project. Since the Government's decision of 27 January to support a joint IRFU-FAI proposal to redevelop Lansdowne Road stadium as a 50,000 all seated...
- Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (25 May 2004)
John O'Donoghue: On 5 April last, Ireland hosted a major Presidency Conference on Competitiveness and Sustainability of European Tourism entitled, Charting Tourism Success, in Dublin Castle. The aim of the conference was to bring representatives from the Irish and European tourism industry together with representatives from the European Commission and other policy makers to identify and discuss issues of...