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Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (27 Feb 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 15 and 16 October last. The closing date for receipt...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (27 Feb 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 15 and 16 October last. The closing date for receipt...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (27 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: Under the terms of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, there are four stages in the development of a swimming pool project. These are, in order of progress, Feasibility Study/Preliminary Report, Contract Documents, Tender and Construction. My Department's technical advisors, the Office of Public Works (OPW), evaluate each stage and local authorities cannot proceed to the next stage...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (27 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: Under the terms of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, there are four stages in the development of a swimming pool project. These are, in order of progress, Feasibility Study/Preliminary Report, Contract Documents, Tender and Construction. My Department's technical advisors, the Office of Public Works (OPW), evaluate each stage and local authorities cannot proceed to the next stage...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (27 Feb 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 15 and 16 October last. The closing date for receipt...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (27 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: The total staff of my Department, which includes the National Archives, is 168. At present 80 staff are located at 23 Kildare Street Dublin 2 (Headquarters, Minister's Office, Press Office, Tourism Marketing and Impact Assessment, Internal Audit Unit and part of Corporate Services, part of Finance Unit, Tourism Development, and Major Sports Projects Unit) and Frederick Buildings, South...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (22 Feb 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 — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (22 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I am very familiar with Tuam Stadium and, as the Deputy is aware, met a delegation representing the project last week in relation to an application submitted under the 2007 sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department. This programme allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (22 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 6768/07 of Wednesday 21st February 2007.

Written Answers — Drugs in Sport: Drugs in Sport (22 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 5558/07 of 15th February last and reaffirm that animal welfare and the area of illegally imported animal remedies for greyhounds and racehorses is a matter in the first instance for the Minister for Agriculture and Food. Horse Racing Ireland and Bord na gCon are the statutory bodies responsible for the horse and greyhound racing...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (22 Feb 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. Projects seeking support under the programme must be directly related to the provision of sport and recreational facilities and be of a capital nature. The programme is advertised on an annual basis....

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (21 Feb 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 — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (21 Feb 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 — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (21 Feb 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 — Sports Projects: Sports Projects (21 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 to 235, inclusive, together. In response to approaches from South Dublin County Council, the FAI and Shamrock Rovers FC, I gave a commitment on behalf of the Government that funding would be provided towards the completion of a soccer stadium in Tallaght. The specifications for the stadium is that it would be capable of hosting senior soccer fixtures and...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (20 Feb 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 — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (20 Feb 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 Partnership Scheme: Arts Partnership Scheme (20 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 409 to 412, inclusive, and 414 together. The Arts Council is a statutory body under the aegis of my Department, and is the principal channel through which State support is directed to the arts. Promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is primarily devolved to the Council, which, although funded by my Department, is independent in relation...

Written Answers — Arts Partnership Scheme: Arts Partnership Scheme (20 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: I refer the Deputy to my replies to the House to Questions number 26924/06 and 27235/06 on 6th July 2006, Question number 35071/06 on 26th October 2006 and to Question number 5546/07 on the 15th February last. The Arts Council is a statutory body under my Department's aegis, and is the principal channel through which State support is directed to the Arts. The Council operates independently...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Feb 2007)

John O'Donoghue: Under my Department's decentralisation programme to Killarney, an advance group of 44 staff relocated to temporary accommodation at Fossa, in September 2006. Of the staff transferred to Fossa, 93% had transferred into my Department within the previous two years. The number of staff who have transferred from a non-Dublin office to a Dublin office to date is 11, the average time spent in the...