Written answers
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Departmental Reports
5:00 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of reports and task forces set up and commissioned in his Department in 2007, 2008 and 2009; the reason for each report; the number of reports completed; and the cost of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2620/10]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The number of reports commissioned by the Department from 2007 to 2009, inclusive, was thirteen, and the requested details in relation to each such report are set out in the following tabular form.
In same time period, the Department did not establish any task forces, although other forms of group, such as review groups, were established.
| Title of Report | Reason for Report | Completed | Cost |
| Review of Operation of Heritage Fund | To review the operation of the Heritage Fund as a means of facilitating the updating of legislation. | Yes | €8,800 |
| Progress on Implementation of James Joyce Centre Business Plan | To review the progress on the implementation of the James Joyce Centre Business Plan. | Yes | €20,570 |
| Analysis and Evaluation of the Potential Economic Benefits to Ireland from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games | To analyse and evaluate the potential economic benefits to Ireland in the sporting, business and tourism areas from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. | Yes | €114,000 |
| Evaluation of Irish Sports Council Value-for-Money and Policy Review | To independently evaluate the Irish Sports Council's value-for-money and policy review. | Yes | €3,267 |
| Evaluation of Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme Expenditure Review | To independently evaluate the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme expenditure review as part of a value-for-money report. | Yes | €3,354 |
| Update of the Cost Benefit Analysis for the National Museum at Collins Barracks | To provide a consultancy update of the cost benefit analysis for the National Museum at Collins Barracks. | Yes | €3,146 |
| Report of Tourism Strategy Implementation Group | To follow up on the recommendations of the New Horizons for Irish Tourism: An Agenda for Action 2003-2012 strategy over a two-year period and to recommend a framework for a mid-term review. | Yes | €15,660(Chairperson's Fee) |
| Review of Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund | To review the operation of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund. | Yes | €19,465 |
| Church Records Microfilm and Records Numbers Survey | To identify and provide estimates of the record numbers of non-digitised Church registers. | Yes | €5,808 |
| Economic Impact of the Cultural Sector of the Arts, Culture and Creative Sectors | To research, demonstrate and provide concrete evidence of the economic importance of the arts, culture and creative sectors for Ireland, in terms of contribution to GNP, employment and Exchequer revenues. | Yes | €12,092 |
| Analysis of the Sports Facilities Provision in Ireland | To analyse the sports facility provision in Ireland to assist the Department in developing a sports facilities strategy. | Yes | €113,740 |
| Report of the Tourism Renewal Group (Survival, Recovery and Growth – A Strategy for Renewing Irish Tourism 2009-2013) | To review and, where appropriate, renew Ireland's existing tourism strategy and to report to the Minister with recommendations in the form of a Framework for Action for the period to 2013. | Yes | €3,130 |
| Report on the Amalgamation of the National Gallery, Irish Museum of Modern Art and Crawford Gallery, Cork | To review the current proposals to combine the National Gallery of Ireland, Irish Museum of Modern Art and Crawford Art Gallery while retaining their separate brand identities. | Yes | €8,677.14(excluding VAT) |
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