Results 201-220 of 5,384 for speaker:John O'Donoghue in 'Written Answers'
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (24 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: The 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 2007 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on October 15th and 16th last. The closing date for...
- Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (24 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: An application for funding was received from this project under the Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Support Scheme II (ACCESS II). This is the successor to the highly successful ACCESS I scheme, introduced in August 2001, which allocated funding of almost â¬43 million to 40 projects nationwide. ACCESS has been widely acknowledged as a significant intervention in the provision of high...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (5 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 306 and 308 together. Public swimming pools are funded under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme which is administered by my Department. The current round of the programme was closed to applications on 31 July 2000 and no application was made in respect of a public swimming pool for Leixlip before that date. My Department is completing an Expenditure...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (5 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: Funding is provided by my Department to local authorities towards the capital costs of a new or replacement public swimming pool or the refurbishment of an existing pool under the terms of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme. This Programme is funded from Subhead C2 of my Department's Vote, where the provision for 2007 is â¬25m. The Programme provides for a maximum grant of...
- Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (5 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: An application for funding was received from this project under the Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Support Scheme II (ACCESS II). This is the successor to the highly successful ACCESS I scheme, introduced in August 2001, under which funding of almost â¬43 million was allocated to 40 projects nationwide. ACCESS has been widely acknowledged as a significant intervention in the...
- Written Answers — National Theatre: National Theatre (5 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: The Government's decision to relocate the National Theatre to the George's Dock site, which was offered free of charge for this purpose by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA), was made following careful and thorough examination of a number of alternatives. Following this decision, the Government authorised investigative surveys to be carried out at the George's Dock site. At my...
- Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (5 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: The sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national levels. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. While it is open to golf clubs to apply for funding under the programme in respect of the development of facilities, funding for private golf clubs would not generally be regarded...
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (5 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: The 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 2007 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on October 15th and 16th last. The closing date for...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (5 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: My Department is completing an Expenditure Review of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme at present. The Review is examining, among other things, how the programme has worked to date and what changes, if any, are required to ensure its effective and efficient delivery. The Review is currently being finalised and it is my intention to publish it shortly. Following consideration of...
- Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (5 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: Funding is provided by my Department to local authorities towards the capital costs of a new or replacement public swimming pool or the refurbishment of an existing pool under the terms of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme. The Programme provides for a maximum grant of â¬3.8million. Where a project is being undertaken by an organisation other than a local authority, the proposal...
- Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (5 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: The budget for sport has increased from â¬17 million in 1997 to over â¬295 million in 2007. By the end of 2006, the Government had invested over â¬900 million directly into sport since 1997, to support the promotion and development of Irish sport and the provision of a modern sporting infrastructure with high quality facilities catering for the participation, coaching, training and...
- Written Answers — EU Regulations: EU Regulations (5 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: As no regulations have been made transposing EU legislation into Irish law in respect of the areas for which my Department has responsibility the Supreme Court decision to which the Deputy refers will have no impact.
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: Since the establishment of my Department in June 2002 I have made the following appointments of each gender to the key State boards under the aegis of my Department. The Deputy will appreciate that in the case of some of these Boards, there are nominating rights conferred on certain representative or interest.
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: The following are the list of current vacancies and vacancies that are due to arise in the period referred to by the Deputy on the Boards of the key bodies under the aegis of my Department. A vacancy currently exists on the Board of the National Library of Ireland for a member of staff of the National Library of Ireland and consultations are in hand for the making of this appointment as set...
- Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (4 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: The Arts Council is the main channel through which State support for the Arts is channelled. They are statutorily independent under the Arts Act, 2003, and I have no role to play in their funding decisions. The Arts Council has developed a Children's Initiative where funding is given to organisations working in the area of young people, children and the arts. A total of â¬185,000 has been...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (3 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: An official of my Department, who represents my Department on the Cultural Affairs Working Group in Brussels has been in telephone contact with the person in question and has also issued an email response on this matter. As the matter relates to urban regeneration I understand that the email has also been passed to the Department of Environment and Local Government.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: Four civil servants in my Department who are in receipt of full salary have not been available for work in the past month. Two of the officers in question are absent on certified sick leave and two on maternity leave. These arrangements are in line with well-established terms and conditions governing employment in the Civil Service.
- Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (3 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: The 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 2007 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on October 15th and 16th last. The closing date for...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (3 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: The expert group in question was set up to address the needs of Kerry in key areas such as job creation, new enterprise development, road access to the county and broadband. This group is made up of top executives from key Government Departments, including Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Arts, Sport and Tourism and Transport as well as key Government agencies such as IDA, Enterprise Ireland...
- Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (3 Apr 2007)
John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 403, 404, 406 and 407 together. I have no responsibility in relation to the controls on angling, this is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. Insofar as the promotion and development of specific tourism niches and products are concerned, these are primarily day-to-day matters for the relevant Tourism...