322 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of sports capital grants awarded in each county for the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008; the number of these grants by county which have not been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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317 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the concerns in the tourist industry that the marketing budget, particularly in the US market, should be maintained in the current climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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267 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the subsidy per passenger trip to Irish Rail for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the future need for either one 32 class school or two 16 class schools in the greater Kilternan area as is provided for in the Kilternan local area plan; the communication there has been between Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and his Department; when it is envisaged that he will purchase land in order to begin construction of the new schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the action he has taken in view of the technical difficulties experienced by the radar system at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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586 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the demand for school places and the lack of space for further prefabs, he will sanction the construction of a permanent building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin.
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420 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a sunset clause applies in respect of sports capital grants which have been awarded; the timeframe of such a clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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355 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the number of passenger carryings by Dublin Bus for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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354 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the amount of the subsidy to DART per passenger trip for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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353 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the amount of the subsidy to Dublin Bus per passenger trip for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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352 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the annual running costs of the Dublin Port tunnel in each year since it opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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351 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the number of vehicles using the Dublin Port tunnel in each year since it opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the annual income of the Dublin Port tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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349 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if the final accounts for the Dublin Port tunnel have been settled; the full costs from planning to completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1637 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made regarding the commitment in the programme for Government to work towards making physical education mandatory at second level and the putting in place of a revised PE curriculum for senior cycle students; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1636 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made regarding the commitment in the programme for Government to provide a dedicated fund of at least €100 million over five years from within the allocation for school buildings within the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1366 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to advance plans to commemorate the Irish soldiers who fell at the Somme in 1916; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1365 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to provide a fund to which community groups can apply for support for the refurbishment of existing monuments commemorating events during the period 1913 to 1923; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1364 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to ensure a prominent cultural component to the 1916 centenary commemoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1363 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to restore 16 Moore Street and establish therein an interpretative centre, linked to the refurbished General Post Office, to honour those who fought in the 1916 Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1362 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to advance the redevelopment of Glasnevin Cemetery as part of the preparations for the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1361 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish the General Post Office as a museum of celebration of Irish progress and achievement across a broad spectrum as a landmark 1916 centenary project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1360 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to push forward with plans for a substantial commemoration in the lead-up to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1359 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to make available to historians and to the public, records of the Military Pension Archive in the Department of Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1139 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to roll out ACCESS II; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1138 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish a national sports museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1137 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to complete phases II and III of the National Museum and Collins Barracks and complete phases II and III of the National Gallery; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1136 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to begin a programme to digitise all State papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1135 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to complete the construction of a new National Theatre and a new National Concert Hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1134 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to place the National Theatre, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the National Concert Hall on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1133 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish a museum of Irish literature in Parnell Square, Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1132 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to digitise the collections of the National Library, the National Gallery, the National Museum and the National Archives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1131 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to ensure that cultural institutions here are developed to their highest potential by capital investment in storage, presentation and digitisation of national treasures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1130 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to ensure that the increased level of arts activity is sustained and developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1129 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to provide multi-annual funding to the Arts Council that identifies key areas for development either for organisations or key strategies in the arts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1128 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to continue the examination of fiscal incentives to encourage investment in the indigenous film industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1127 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to ensure that dynamic incentives remain available to the film and television sector and develop bilateral agreements to maximise the potential of Section 481; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1126 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to create a new combined cultural visa and work permit that simplifies and speeds up entry by incoming artists and groups to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1125 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to continue to support the development of the traditional arts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1124 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to encourage the full participation of the private and corporate sector in supporting the development of arts infrastructure and arts programmes and services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1123 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to provide new tax and other incentives aimed at making cultural and educational philanthropy more attractive and to help those working in the arts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1122 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to develop a new policy to create and sustain employment in the arts, particularly arts employment that can market, operate and develop local arts infrastructure here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1121 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to encourage partnerships between local authorities, central Government, relevant local community groups and the Arts Council with a view to funding arts locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1120 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to ensure that arts venues are adequately funded to facilitate activities and to maximise community use and accessibility for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1119 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to encourage, promote and foster volunteerism in the arts, drawing on the successful development of volunteerism in sports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1118 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made in regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to encourage and support the strategic development of the arts in local communities, both geographic and communities of interest, for the disadvantaged and for minority groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1117 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to promote an appreciation of and engagement in arts and culture from early education through to all levels of education levels by the implementation of a comprehensive national strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1116 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to increase funding to the Arts Council for education initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1115 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to support measures that are child centred in arts and cultural programmes and develop and enhance child centred policies that impact throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1114 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to support training and professional development for the performing arts by creating, enhancing and extending modules of in-service training; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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